Hail, Gogebic
- When
- June 8, 5:24 PM CST
- Where
- Gogebic County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.470, -89.920
Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, June 8, 1985
10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $253,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gogebic
- When
- June 8, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gogebic County
- Coordinates
- 46.420, -89.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Gogebic
- When
- June 8, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Gogebic County
- Coordinates
- 46.150, -89.050
Tornado, Menominee
- When
- June 8, 8:12 PM CST
- Where
- Menominee County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 45.420, -87.750
Hail, Menominee
- When
- June 8, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Menominee County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.120, -87.620
Hail, Manistee
- When
- June 8, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Manistee County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.250, -86.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Manistee
- When
- June 8, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Manistee County
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -86.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- June 8, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -86.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Wexford
- When
- June 8, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Wexford County
- Coordinates
- 44.320, -85.620
Tornado, Lake
- When
- June 8, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lake County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 6.7 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 44.120, -85.830
Hail, Osceola
- When
- June 8, 10:40 PM CST
- Where
- Osceola County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -85.370
Tornado, Mecosta
- When
- June 8, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Mecosta County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 24 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -85.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- June 8, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Mason County
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -86.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Wexford
- When
- June 8, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wexford County
- Coordinates
- 44.320, -85.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake
- When
- June 8, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lake County
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -85.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecosta
- When
- June 8, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mecosta County
- Coordinates
- 43.620, -85.370
Hail, Clare
- When
- June 8, 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Clare County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -84.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Isabella
- When
- June 8, 11:27 PM CST
- Where
- Isabella County
- Coordinates
- 43.550, -85.000
Hail, Clare
- When
- June 8, 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Clare County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -84.900
Hail, Newaygo
- When
- June 8, 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Newaygo County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.430, -85.670
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, Menominee | 1985-06-08 | Direct |
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.
- 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
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1985Every state in 1985This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Michigan, 1985
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: 10055011, 10055012, 10055013, 10055014, 10055015, 10055016, 10055017, 10055018, 10055019, 10055020, 10055021, 10055022, 10055023, 10055024, 10055025, 10055026, 10055027, 10055028, 10055029, 10055030.