Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- July 26, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Lake County
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -85.680
Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 26, 1978
8 thunderstorm wind, 8 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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
8 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newaygo
- When
- July 26, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Newaygo County
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -85.800
Thunderstorm Wind,
- When
- July 26, 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- County
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -86.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Oceana
- When
- July 26, 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Oceana County
- Coordinates
- 43.680, -86.420
Hail, Ottawa
- When
- July 26, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -86.120
Hail, Eaton
- When
- July 26, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Eaton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.570, -84.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Midland
- When
- July 26, 2:12 PM CST
- Where
- Midland County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.620, -84.230
Hail, Eaton
- When
- July 26, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Eaton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.630, -84.630
Hail, Livingston
- When
- July 26, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston County
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.670, -84.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Sanilac
- When
- July 26, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sanilac County
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -82.930
Hail, Macomb
- When
- July 26, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Macomb County
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -82.870
Hail, Washtenaw
- When
- July 26, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Washtenaw County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -83.670
Hail, Washtenaw
- When
- July 26, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Washtenaw County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.150, -84.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw
- When
- July 26, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Washtenaw County
- Coordinates
- 42.150, -84.030
Hail, Oakland
- When
- July 26, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oakland County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -83.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- July 26, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Coordinates
- 42.330, -83.070
What these are
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, July 26, 1978
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 26, 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 26, 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 26, 1978
- Tornadoes in Florida, July 26, 1978
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 26, 1978
- Hail in Arizona, July 26, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 26, 1978
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: 10038726, 10038727, 10038728, 10038729, 10038730, 10038731, 10038732, 10038733, 10038734, 10038735, 10038736, 10038737, 10038738, 10038739, 10038740, 10038741.