Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, September 6, 1990

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, September 6, 1990
Start: 1990-09-06T13:25
End: 1990-09-06T23:45
Location: Michigan

September 6, 1990 · NWS DTW · 27 events in 10 counties and zones

21 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.

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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 4
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 27

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

21 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gratiot

When: September 6, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Gratiot County
Coordinates: 43.420, -84.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw

When: September 6, 2:12 PM CST
Where: Saginaw County
Coordinates: 43.300, -84.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw

When: September 6, 2:17 PM CST
Where: Saginaw County
Coordinates: 43.180, -83.970

Tornado, St. Clair

When: September 6, 3:20 PM EST
Where: St. Clair County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.950, -82.870

Hail, Shiawassee

When: September 6, 2:22 PM CST
Where: Shiawassee County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.950, -84.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: September 6, 2:31 PM CST
Where: Genesee County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.070, -83.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Shiawassee

When: September 6, 2:55 PM CST
Where: Shiawassee County
Coordinates: 42.920, -83.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: September 6, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Genesee County
Coordinates: 43.020, -83.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: September 6, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Genesee County
Coordinates: 43.100, -83.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: September 6, 3:29 PM CST
Where: Oakland County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 42.780, -83.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: September 6, 3:31 PM CST
Where: Genesee County
Coordinates: 43.180, -83.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Shiawassee

When: September 6, 3:35 PM CST
Where: Shiawassee County
Coordinates: 43.000, -84.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: September 6, 3:36 PM CST
Where: Genesee County
Coordinates: 43.030, -83.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: September 6, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Oakland County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.520, -83.530

Hail, Wayne

When: September 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.130, -83.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb

When: September 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Macomb County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 42.670, -82.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb

When: September 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Macomb County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 42.820, -82.750

Hail, Wayne

When: September 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.200, -83.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb

When: September 6, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Macomb County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.820, -82.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: September 6, 4:28 PM CST
Where: Oakland County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 42.680, -83.130

Hail, Wayne

When: September 6, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.130, -83.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb

When: September 6, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Macomb County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.570, -83.030

Tornado, Wayne

When: September 6, 7:35 PM EST
Where: Wayne County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 42.330, -83.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: September 6, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Wayne County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.380, -83.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: September 6, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.250, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: September 6, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Coordinates: 42.250, -85.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: September 6, 11:45 PM CST
Where: Monroe County
Coordinates: 41.900, -83.450

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, Oakland	1990-09-06				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

Every storm in Michigan in 1990 Every state in 1990 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Michigan, 1990 Warnings in Michigan, September 1990

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: 10055227, 10055228, 10055229, 10055235, 10055230, 10055231, 10055232, 10055233, 10055234, 10055236, 10055237, 10055238, 10055239, 10055240, 10055241, 10055242, 10055243, 10055244, 10055245, 10055246, 10055247, 10055248, 10055250, 10055249, 10055251, 10055252, 10055253.