Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1984

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1984
Start: 1984-07-14T20:00
End: 1984-07-14T23:01
Location: Michigan

July 14, 1984 · NWS AT · 8 events in 5 counties and zones

6 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Delta

When: July 14, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Delta County
Coordinates: 45.880, -86.920

Tornado, Schoolcraft

When: July 14, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Schoolcraft County
Rating: F2
Path length: 18 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 46.120, -86.180

Tornado, Mackinac

When: July 14, 8:42 PM CST
Where: Mackinac County
Rating: F2
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 46.180, -85.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Schoolcraft

When: July 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Schoolcraft County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 46.000, -86.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Luce

When: July 14, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Luce County
Coordinates: 46.370, -85.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: July 14, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 46.500, -84.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Mackinac

When: July 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Mackinac County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 45.870, -84.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: July 14, 11:01 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County
Coordinates: 46.480, -84.370

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

Every storm in Michigan in 1984 Every state in 1984 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Michigan, 1984

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: 10038879, 10038880, 10038881, 10038882, 10038883, 10038884, 10038885, 10038886.