Michigan, 1974

Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 15, 1974

June 15, 1974 · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

11 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

11 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Berrien

When
June 15, 6:30 AM CST
Where
Berrien County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.000, -86.330

Hail, Van Buren

When
June 15, 6:35 AM CST
Where
Van Buren County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.150, -86.120

Hail, Cass

When
June 15, 6:45 AM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.850, -86.080

Hail, St. Joseph

When
June 15, 7:05 AM CST
Where
St. Joseph County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.900, -85.730

Hail, St. Joseph

When
June 15, 7:30 AM CST
Where
St. Joseph County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.000, -85.450

Hail, Branch

When
June 15, 7:45 AM CST
Where
Branch County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.050, -85.230

Hail, Branch

When
June 15, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Branch County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.070, -85.000

Hail, Hillsdale

When
June 15, 8:20 AM CST
Where
Hillsdale County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
42.050, -84.750

Hail, Hillsdale

When
June 15, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Hillsdale County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.920, -84.620

Hail, Lenawee

When
June 15, 9:25 AM CST
Where
Lenawee County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.070, -84.080

Hail, Washtenaw

When
June 15, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Washtenaw County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.280, -83.730

Tornado, Macomb

When
June 15, 4:07 PM CST
Where
Macomb County
Rating
F2
Path length
2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.650, -82.970

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10039698, 10039699, 10039700, 10039701, 10039702, 10039703, 10039704, 10039705, 10039706, 10039707, 10039708, 10039709.