Michigan, 1988

Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 23, 1988

July 23, 1988 · NWS ARB · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Monroe

When
July 23, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Monroe County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.020, -83.500

Hail, Saginaw

When
July 23, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Saginaw County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.330, -83.750

Hail, Macomb

When
July 23, 3:05 PM CST
Where
Macomb County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.820, -82.750

Hail, Branch

When
July 23, 3:12 PM CST
Where
Branch County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.880, -85.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb

When
July 23, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Macomb County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
42.680, -82.730

Hail, Barry

When
July 23, 3:23 PM CST
Where
Barry County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.620, -85.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Branch

When
July 23, 3:27 PM CST
Where
Branch County
Coordinates
41.880, -85.200

Hail, Kalamazoo

When
July 23, 3:52 PM CST
Where
Kalamazoo County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.280, -85.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Branch

When
July 23, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Branch County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
41.780, -85.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Clare

When
July 23, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Clare County
Coordinates
44.020, -84.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Isabella

When
July 23, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Isabella County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
43.600, -84.820

Hail, Wexford

When
July 23, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Wexford County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
44.280, -85.400

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.

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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: 10052901, 10052902, 10052903, 10052904, 10052905, 10052906, 10052907, 10052908, 10052909, 10052910, 10052911, 10052912.