Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 9, 1985

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 9, 1985
Start: 1985-07-09T20:52
End: 1985-07-09T23:50
Location: Michigan

July 9, 1985 · NWS AT · 19 events in 9 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 6 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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

13 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kalamazoo

When: July 9, 8:52 PM CST
Where: Kalamazoo County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.280, -85.570

Hail, Calhoun

When: July 9, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.270, -84.950

Hail, Jackson

When: July 9, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.380, -84.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo

When: July 9, 9:18 PM CST
Where: Kalamazoo County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 42.280, -85.570

Hail, Jackson

When: July 9, 9:28 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.380, -84.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: July 9, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Coordinates: 42.320, -85.180

Hail, Washtenaw

When: July 9, 9:34 PM CST
Where: Washtenaw County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.170, -83.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: July 9, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 42.230, -84.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Branch

When: July 9, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Branch County
Coordinates: 41.900, -85.130

Hail, Washtenaw

When: July 9, 10:01 PM CST
Where: Washtenaw County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.170, -83.770

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: July 9, 10:10 PM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Coordinates: 41.850, -85.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Branch

When: July 9, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Branch County
Coordinates: 41.900, -85.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When: July 9, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Berrien County
Coordinates: 41.930, -86.450

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: July 9, 10:35 PM CST
Where: St. Joseph County
Coordinates: 41.900, -85.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When: July 9, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Berrien County
Coordinates: 41.930, -86.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Lenawee

When: July 9, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Lenawee County
Coordinates: 41.870, -84.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 9, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 41.900, -83.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Lenawee

When: July 9, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Lenawee County
Coordinates: 41.870, -84.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: July 9, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 41.900, -83.550

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10051615, 10051616, 10051617, 10051618, 10051619, 10051620, 10051621, 10051622, 10051623, 10051624, 10051625, 10051626, 10051627, 10051628, 10051629, 10051630, 10051631, 10051632, 10051633.