Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- September 29, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne County
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -83.130
Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, September 29, 1986
9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 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.
- 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $503,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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
9 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb
- When
- September 29, 12:24 AM CST
- Where
- Macomb County
- Coordinates
- 42.580, -82.870
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- September 29, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Clair County
- Coordinates
- 42.980, -82.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw
- When
- September 29, 1:28 AM CST
- Where
- Washtenaw County
- Coordinates
- 42.420, -83.700
Tornado, Van Buren
- When
- September 29, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Van Buren County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 3.8 mi
- Path width
- 400 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 42.200, -85.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo
- When
- September 29, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kalamazoo County
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -85.500
Hail, Calhoun
- When
- September 29, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.370, -85.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Eaton
- When
- September 29, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Eaton County
- Coordinates
- 42.470, -84.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- September 29, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.270, -84.950
Tornado, Genesee
- When
- September 29, 5:51 PM EST
- Where
- Genesee County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5.6 mi
- Path width
- 400 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 42.870, -83.800
Tornado, Genesee
- When
- September 29, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Genesee County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.3 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 42.870, -83.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee
- When
- September 29, 5:51 PM CST
- Where
- Genesee County
- Coordinates
- 43.030, -83.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee
- When
- September 29, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Genesee County
- Coordinates
- 43.030, -83.680
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
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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: 10053325, 10053326, 10053327, 10053328, 10053329, 10053330, 10053331, 10053332, 10053333, 10053334, 10053336, 10053335, 10053337.