Michigan, 1980

Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 2, 1980

August 2, 1980 · NWS MT · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

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

4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jackson

When
August 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
42.200, -84.350

Hail, Van Buren

When
August 2, 3:34 AM CST
Where
Van Buren County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.220, -85.880

Hail, Washtenaw

When
August 2, 4:10 AM CST
Where
Washtenaw County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.250, -83.830

Hail, Branch

When
August 2, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Branch County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.950, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Branch

When
August 2, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Branch County
Coordinates
41.950, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsdale

When
August 2, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Hillsdale County
Coordinates
41.920, -84.620

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Michigan in 1980Every state in 1980This 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: 10041843, 10041844, 10041845, 10041846, 10041847, 10041848.