Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 16, 1980

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 16, 1980
Start: 1980-07-16T04:10
End: 1980-07-16T07:30
Location: Michigan

July 16, 1980 · NWS T · 17 events in 15 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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

16 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 16, 4:10 AM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 42.080, -86.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren

When: July 16, 4:20 AM CST
Where: Van Buren County
Coordinates: 42.250, -86.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan

When: July 16, 4:45 AM CST
Where: Allegan County
Coordinates: 42.620, -85.850

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: July 16, 5:00 AM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates: 41.920, -85.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo

When: July 16, 5:10 AM CST
Where: Kalamazoo County
Coordinates: 42.250, -85.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When: July 16, 5:12 AM CST
Where: Berrien County
Measured: 77 kt (89 mph)
Coordinates: 42.100, -86.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: July 16, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Coordinates: 42.320, -85.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsdale

When: July 16, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Hillsdale County
Coordinates: 41.880, -84.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 16, 6:07 AM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 42.270, -84.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Lenawee

When: July 16, 6:20 AM CST
Where: Lenawee County
Coordinates: 41.900, -84.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Branch

When: July 16, 6:20 AM CST
Where: Branch County
Coordinates: 41.920, -85.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw

When: July 16, 6:45 AM CST
Where: Washtenaw County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 42.220, -83.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 16, 6:53 AM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 42.230, -83.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: July 16, 7:05 AM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph)
Coordinates: 42.220, -83.350

Tornado, Wayne

When: July 16, 7:10 AM CST
Where: Wayne County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.3 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 42.250, -83.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Roscommon

When: July 16, 7:10 AM CST
Where: Roscommon County
Coordinates: 42.280, -83.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 16, 7:30 AM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 41.900, -83.450

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.
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: 10045014, 10045015, 10045016, 10045017, 10045018, 10045019, 10045020, 10045021, 10045022, 10045023, 10045024, 10045025, 10045026, 10041594, 10041595, 10041596, 10041812.