Hail, Marquette
- When
- August 16, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Marquette County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.550, -87.380
Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, August 16, 1988
19 thunderstorm wind, 4 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $250
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 25
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
19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- August 16, 7:10 AM CST
- Where
- Marquette County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.530, -87.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Clare
- When
- August 16, 7:15 AM CST
- Where
- Clare County
- Coordinates
- 44.000, -84.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Gladwin
- When
- August 16, 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- Gladwin County
- Coordinates
- 44.000, -84.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- August 16, 7:35 AM CST
- Where
- Marquette County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 46.550, -87.380
Tornado, Alpena
- When
- August 16, 7:45 AM CST
- Where
- Alpena County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $250
- Coordinates
- 44.880, -83.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Isabella
- When
- August 16, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Isabella County
- Coordinates
- 42.630, -84.850
Hail, Gratiot
- When
- August 16, 8:50 AM CST
- Where
- Gratiot County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -84.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Gratiot
- When
- August 16, 8:50 AM CST
- Where
- Gratiot County
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -84.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Emmet
- When
- August 16, 9:15 AM CST
- Where
- Emmet County
- Coordinates
- 45.550, -84.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Charlevoix
- When
- August 16, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Charlevoix County
- Coordinates
- 45.230, -85.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Shiawassee
- When
- August 16, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Shiawassee County
- Coordinates
- 42.950, -84.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston
- When
- August 16, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Livingston County
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 42.620, -83.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw
- When
- August 16, 9:39 AM CST
- Where
- Washtenaw County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.220, -83.750
Hail, Marquette
- When
- August 16, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Marquette County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.400, -87.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- August 16, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marquette County
- Coordinates
- 46.270, -87.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- August 16, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Marquette County
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.450, -87.570
Hail, Schoolcraft
- When
- August 16, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Schoolcraft County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.980, -86.020
Tornado, Mackinac
- When
- August 16, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mackinac County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.6 mi
- Path width
- 60 yd
- Coordinates
- 46.100, -85.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Houghton
- When
- August 16, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Houghton County
- Coordinates
- 46.930, -88.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga
- When
- August 16, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Baraga County
- Coordinates
- 46.750, -88.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Montmorency
- When
- August 16, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montmorency County
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -84.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Alger
- When
- August 16, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Alger County
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.670, -85.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Presque Isle
- When
- August 16, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Presque Isle County
- Coordinates
- 45.350, -84.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Alger
- When
- August 16, 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Alger County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 46.400, -86.650
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette | 1988-08-16 | 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 16, 1988
- Tornado in Colorado, August 16, 1988
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 16, 1988
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 16, 1988
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, August 16, 1988
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1988Every state in 1988This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Michigan, 1988Warnings in Michigan, August 1988
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: 10054068, 10054925, 10054926, 10054927, 10055140, 10055141, 10055142, 10055143, 10055144, 10055145, 10055146, 10055147, 10055148, 10055149, 10055150, 10055151, 10055152, 10055153, 10055154, 10055155, 10055156, 10055157, 10055158, 10055159, 10055160.