Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan
- When
- August 5, 12:10 AM CST
- Where
- Allegan County
- Coordinates
- 42.620, -85.850
Tornado and Hail in Michigan, August 5, 1989
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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
- 4
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren
- When
- August 5, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Van Buren County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 42.400, -86.270
Tornado, Calhoun
- When
- August 5, 1:15 AM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 42.420, -84.750
Hail, Berrien
- When
- August 5, 12:25 AM CST
- Where
- Berrien County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.180, -86.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien
- When
- August 5, 12:55 AM CST
- Where
- Berrien County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -86.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo
- When
- August 5, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kalamazoo County
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -85.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- August 5, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Cass County
- Coordinates
- 41.930, -85.980
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph
- When
- August 5, 1:17 AM CST
- Where
- St. Joseph County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.800, -85.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Branch
- When
- August 5, 1:25 AM CST
- Where
- Branch County
- Coordinates
- 42.070, -85.130
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- August 5, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.450, -84.620
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, St. Joseph | 1989-08-05 | Direct |
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
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- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 5, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, August 5, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 5, 1989
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 5, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 5, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 5, 1989
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 5, 1989
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 5, 1989
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: 10052984, 10052985, 10052989, 10052986, 10052987, 10052988, 10052990, 10052991, 10052992, 10052993.