Michigan, 1985

Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 4, 1985

July 4, 1985 · NWS AT · 14 events in 7 counties and zones

10 hail, 4 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marquette

When
July 4, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Marquette County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.500, -87.650

Hail, Marquette

When
July 4, 4:08 PM CST
Where
Marquette County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
46.500, -87.600

Hail, Marquette

When
July 4, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Marquette County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.430, -87.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Grand Traverse

When
July 4, 8:14 PM CST
Where
Grand Traverse County
Coordinates
44.770, -85.620

Hail, Ottawa

When
July 4, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.070, -86.230

Hail, Kent

When
July 4, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Kent County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.970, -85.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan

When
July 4, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Allegan County
Coordinates
42.570, -85.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When
July 4, 11:15 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Coordinates
42.920, -86.070

Hail, Ottawa

When
July 4, 11:24 PM CST
Where
Ottawa County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
42.970, -85.680

Hail, Berrien

When
July 4, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Berrien County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.100, -86.380

Hail, Allegan

When
July 4, 11:38 PM CST
Where
Allegan County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.600, -86.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Kent

When
July 4, 11:38 PM CST
Where
Kent County
Coordinates
43.000, -85.620

Hail, Berrien

When
July 4, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Berrien County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.100, -86.420

Hail, Van Buren

When
July 4, 11:50 PM CST
Where
Van Buren County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.220, -85.880

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10055054, 10055055, 10055056, 10055057, 10055058, 10055059, 10055060, 10055061, 10055062, 10055063, 10055064, 10055065, 10055066, 10055067.