Michigan, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 7, 1980

July 7, 1980 · NWS T · 15 events in 13 counties and zones

8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Delta

When
July 7, 4:50 AM CST
Where
Delta County
Coordinates
45.720, -87.100

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When
July 7, 5:15 AM CST
Where
St. Joseph County
Coordinates
41.820, -85.450

Hail, Branch

When
July 7, 9:40 AM CST
Where
Branch County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.850, -84.950

Hail, Grand Traverse

When
July 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Grand Traverse County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.570, -85.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Manistee

When
July 7, 8:27 PM CST
Where
Manistee County
Coordinates
44.250, -86.170

Tornado, Wexford

When
July 7, 8:58 PM CST
Where
Wexford County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.300, -85.470

Tornado, Missaukee

When
July 7, 9:03 PM CST
Where
Missaukee County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.230, -85.280

Hail, Roscommon

When
July 7, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Roscommon County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.500, -84.580

Hail, Iosco

When
July 7, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Iosco County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.280, -83.480

Hail, Crawford

When
July 7, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.670, -84.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola

When
July 7, 9:49 PM CST
Where
Osceola County
Coordinates
43.900, -85.250

Hail, Isabella

When
July 7, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Isabella County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.770, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Isabella

When
July 7, 10:25 PM CST
Where
Isabella County
Coordinates
43.620, -84.620

Hail, Isabella

When
July 7, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Isabella County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.520, -84.680

Hail, Genesee

When
July 7, 11:54 PM CST
Where
Genesee County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.030, -83.680

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.
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.

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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: 10044981, 10044982, 10044983, 10044984, 10044985, 10044986, 10044987, 10044988, 10044989, 10044990, 10044991, 10044992, 10044993, 10044994, 10044996.