Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph
- When
- May 11, 10:20 AM CST
- Where
- St. Joseph County
- Coordinates
- 41.920, -85.530
Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 11, 1979
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 6
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
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- May 11, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -85.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Ingham
- When
- May 11, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ingham County
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -84.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- May 11, 11:05 AM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -85.180
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- May 11, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -84.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- May 11, 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Coordinates
- 43.000, -84.570
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes in Florida, May 11, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 11, 1979
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 11, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 11, 1979
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, May 11, 1979
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 11, 1979
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 11, 1979
- Hail in Texas, May 11, 1979
- Hail in Pennsylvania, May 11, 1979
- Hail in North Carolina, May 11, 1979
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1979Every state in 1979This day in weather history
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: 10039554, 10039555, 10039556, 10039557, 10039558, 10039559.