Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 15, 1982

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 15, 1982
Start: 1982-06-15T13:49
End: 1982-06-15T16:30
Location: Michigan

June 15, 1982 · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

8 tornado, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 6
Property damage: $8.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

Tornado, Gratiot

When: June 15, 1:49 PM CST
Where: Gratiot County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.9 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 43.220, -84.630

Tornado, Calhoun

When: June 15, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.270, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Montcalm

When: June 15, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Montcalm County
Coordinates: 43.270, -84.920

Tornado, Saginaw

When: June 15, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Saginaw County
Rating: F2
Path length: 19 mi
Path width: 300 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 43.320, -84.300

Tornado, Jackson

When: June 15, 2:57 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Rating: F3
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 42.350, -84.370

Tornado, Tuscola

When: June 15, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Tuscola County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 43.350, -83.250

Tornado, Livingston

When: June 15, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Livingston County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3.8 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.450, -83.880

Tornado, Washtenaw

When: June 15, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Washtenaw County
Rating: F3
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 42.400, -84.130

Tornado, Sanilac

When: June 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Sanilac County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5.6 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 43.380, -82.830

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Jackson	1982-06-15				Direct

What these are

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.
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

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: 10038538, 10038539, 10038540, 10038541, 10038542, 10038543, 10038544, 10038545, 10038546.