Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 17, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 17, 1982
Start: 1982-07-17T03:45
End: 1982-07-17T23:55
Location: Michigan

July 17, 1982 · NWS MT · 37 events in 22 counties and zones

32 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $8,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 37

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

32 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gogebic

When: July 17, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Gogebic County
Coordinates: 46.420, -89.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Ontonagon

When: July 17, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Ontonagon County
Coordinates: 46.630, -89.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Iron

When: July 17, 5:15 AM CST
Where: Iron County
Coordinates: 46.200, -88.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Houghton

When: July 17, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Houghton County
Coordinates: 46.830, -88.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga

When: July 17, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Baraga County
Coordinates: 46.750, -88.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga

When: July 17, 6:40 AM CST
Where: Baraga County
Coordinates: 46.650, -88.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheboygan

When: July 17, 9:10 AM CST
Where: Cheboygan County
Coordinates: 45.780, -84.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmet

When: July 17, 9:15 AM CST
Where: Emmet County
Coordinates: 45.520, -84.920

Hail, Crawford

When: July 17, 9:27 AM CST
Where: Crawford County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.650, -84.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmet

When: July 17, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Emmet County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 45.630, -85.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheboygan

When: July 17, 9:34 AM CST
Where: Cheboygan County
Coordinates: 45.780, -84.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheboygan

When: July 17, 9:45 AM CST
Where: Cheboygan County
Coordinates: 45.430, -84.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmet

When: July 17, 9:45 AM CST
Where: Emmet County
Coordinates: 45.370, -84.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Leelanau

When: July 17, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Leelanau County
Coordinates: 44.920, -85.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmet

When: July 17, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Emmet County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 45.550, -84.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Charlevoix

When: July 17, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Charlevoix County
Coordinates: 45.320, -85.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Antrim

When: July 17, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Antrim County
Coordinates: 44.980, -85.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Traverse

When: July 17, 10:15 AM CST
Where: Grand Traverse County
Coordinates: 44.670, -85.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Traverse

When: July 17, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Grand Traverse County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 44.770, -85.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Presque Isle

When: July 17, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Presque Isle County
Coordinates: 45.330, -83.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 17, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Otsego County
Coordinates: 44.980, -84.650

Tornado, Montmorency

When: July 17, 10:35 AM CST
Where: Montmorency County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 44.920, -84.170

Tornado, Montmorency

When: July 17, 10:35 AM CST
Where: Montmorency County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 67 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 44.900, -84.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Oscoda

When: July 17, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Oscoda County
Coordinates: 44.650, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Branch

When: July 17, 10:50 AM CST
Where: Branch County
Coordinates: 41.900, -85.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Presque Isle

When: July 17, 10:55 AM CST
Where: Presque Isle County
Coordinates: 45.330, -83.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Roscommon

When: July 17, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Roscommon County
Coordinates: 44.320, -84.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Oscoda

When: July 17, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Oscoda County
Coordinates: 44.650, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Presque Isle

When: July 17, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Presque Isle County
Coordinates: 45.270, -83.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Alpena

When: July 17, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Alpena County
Coordinates: 45.000, -83.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Ogemaw

When: July 17, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Ogemaw County
Coordinates: 44.320, -84.170

Tornado, Bay

When: July 17, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Bay County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 43.880, -83.930

Hail, Benzie

When: July 17, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Benzie County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.670, -86.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 17, 9:59 PM CST
Where: Crawford County
Coordinates: 44.650, -84.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Roscommon

When: July 17, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Roscommon County
Coordinates: 44.320, -84.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Montmorency

When: July 17, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Montmorency County
Coordinates: 45.000, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Oscoda

When: July 17, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Oscoda County
Coordinates: 44.650, -84.170

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Michigan in 1982 Every state in 1982 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Michigan, 1982

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: 10039636, 10039637, 10039638, 10039639, 10039640, 10039641, 10039642, 10039643, 10039644, 10039645, 10039646, 10039647, 10039648, 10039649, 10039650, 10039651, 10039652, 10039653, 10039654, 10039655, 10039656, 10039657, 10039658, 10039659, 10039660, 10039661, 10039662, 10039663, 10039664, 10039665, 10039666, 10039667, 10039668, 10039669, 10039670, 10039671, 10039672.