Michigan, 1985

Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, September 7, 1985

September 7, 1985 · NWS AT · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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.

  • 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Charlevoix

When
September 7, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Charlevoix County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
45.320, -85.250

Tornado, Antrim

When
September 7, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Antrim County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
27 yd
Coordinates
45.050, -85.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Antrim

When
September 7, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Antrim County
Coordinates
44.980, -85.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Kalkaska

When
September 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Kalkaska County
Coordinates
44.770, -85.000

Hail, Crawford

When
September 7, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.780, -84.730

Tornado, Crawford

When
September 7, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
44.770, -84.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Ogemaw

When
September 7, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Ogemaw County
Coordinates
44.430, -84.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Roscommon

When
September 7, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Roscommon County
Coordinates
44.300, -84.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Ingham

When
September 7, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Ingham County
Coordinates
42.650, -84.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Benzie

When
September 7, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Benzie County
Coordinates
44.600, -86.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Benzie

When
September 7, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Benzie County
Coordinates
44.620, -86.020

What these are

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

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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: 10051652, 10051653, 10051654, 10051655, 10051656, 10051657, 10051658, 10051659, 10051660, 10051661, 10051662.