Hail, Jackson
- When
- July 4, 4:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.270, -84.470
Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 4, 1977
10 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- $803,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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
10 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clare
- When
- July 4, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clare County
- Coordinates
- 43.820, -84.770
Hail, Clare
- When
- July 4, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clare County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -84.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Montcalm
- When
- July 4, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Montcalm County
- Coordinates
- 43.400, -85.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Gladwin
- When
- July 4, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Gladwin County
- Coordinates
- 43.880, -84.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Ogemaw
- When
- July 4, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Ogemaw County
- Coordinates
- 44.280, -84.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Montcalm
- When
- July 4, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Montcalm County
- Coordinates
- 43.250, -85.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Montcalm
- When
- July 4, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montcalm County
- Coordinates
- 43.250, -85.070
Tornado, Arenac
- When
- July 4, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Arenac County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2.5 mi
- Path width
- 90 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -83.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Midland
- When
- July 4, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.620, -84.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Midland
- When
- July 4, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.750, -84.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee
- When
- July 4, 8:53 PM CST
- Where
- Genesee County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -83.720
Tornado, Isabella
- When
- July 4, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Isabella County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 7.1 mi
- Path width
- 67 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 43.520, -85.080
Tornado, Genesee
- When
- July 4, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Genesee County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 6.9 mi
- Path width
- 67 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 43.120, -83.580
Tornado, Monroe
- When
- July 4, 9:07 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 5.7 mi
- Path width
- 67 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 42.070, -83.550
Tornado, Montcalm
- When
- July 4, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Montcalm County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 4.1 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 43.470, -84.950
Tornado, Lapeer
- When
- July 4, 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lapeer County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 43.170, -83.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan
- When
- July 4, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Allegan County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.450, -86.250
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 4, 1977
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- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 4, 1977
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 4, 1977
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Utah, July 4, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 4, 1977
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 4, 1977
More
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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: 10040911, 10040912, 10040913, 10040914, 10040915, 10040916, 10040917, 10040918, 10040919, 10040920, 10040921, 10040922, 10040923, 10040924, 10040925, 10040926, 10040927, 10040928.