Michigan, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, May 28, 1991

May 28, 1991 · NWS MQT · 29 events in 21 counties and zones

22 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$753,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
29

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

22 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Menominee

When
May 28, 1:30 PM EST
Where
Menominee County
Rating
F2
Path length
12 mi
Path width
80 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
45.700, -87.780

Tornado, Menominee

When
May 28, 1:30 PM EST
Where
Menominee County
Rating
F3
Path length
10 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
45.480, -87.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Menominee

When
May 28, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Menominee County
Coordinates
45.550, -87.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When
May 28, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Otsego County
Coordinates
45.150, -84.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Presque Isle

When
May 28, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Presque Isle County
Coordinates
45.350, -84.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Wexford

When
May 28, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Wexford County
Coordinates
44.250, -85.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When
May 28, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Crawford County
Coordinates
44.680, -84.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Montmorency

When
May 28, 4:09 PM CST
Where
Montmorency County
Coordinates
45.030, -84.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Cheboygan

When
May 28, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Cheboygan County
Coordinates
45.350, -84.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Presque Isle

When
May 28, 4:27 PM CST
Where
Presque Isle County
Coordinates
45.350, -84.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Alpena

When
May 28, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Alpena County
Coordinates
45.080, -83.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Ogemaw

When
May 28, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Ogemaw County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
44.280, -84.080

Hail, Roscommon

When
May 28, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Roscommon County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.400, -84.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Alpena

When
May 28, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Alpena County
Coordinates
45.070, -83.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Iosco

When
May 28, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Iosco County
Coordinates
44.380, -83.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Iosco

When
May 28, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Iosco County
Coordinates
44.270, -83.520

Tornado, Huron

When
May 28, 6:10 PM EST
Where
Huron County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
43.880, -83.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Oscoda

When
May 28, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Oscoda County
Coordinates
44.800, -84.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Alcona

When
May 28, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Alcona County
Coordinates
44.570, -83.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Gladwin

When
May 28, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Gladwin County
Coordinates
44.120, -84.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Mecosta

When
May 28, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Mecosta County
Coordinates
43.630, -85.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw

When
May 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Saginaw County
Coordinates
43.400, -83.820

Tornado, Oceana

When
May 28, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Oceana County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
43.680, -86.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscola

When
May 28, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Tuscola County
Coordinates
43.480, -83.400

Hail, Huron

When
May 28, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Huron County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.930, -82.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Sanilac

When
May 28, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Sanilac County
Coordinates
43.350, -82.630

Hail, St. Clair

When
May 28, 8:15 PM CST
Where
St. Clair County
Measured
0.88 in hail
Coordinates
43.130, -82.780

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When
May 28, 8:25 PM CST
Where
St. Clair County
Coordinates
42.980, -82.420

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When
May 28, 8:40 PM CST
Where
St. Clair County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
42.720, -82.480

What these are

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.
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.
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.

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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: 10051961, 10051962, 10051960, 10051963, 10051964, 10051965, 10051966, 10051967, 10051968, 10051969, 10051970, 10051971, 10051972, 10051973, 10051974, 10051975, 10051982, 10051976, 10051977, 10051978, 10051979, 10051980, 10051981, 10051983, 10051984, 10051985, 10051986, 10051987, 10051988.