Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 23, 1993

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 23, 1993
Start: 1993-08-23T20:15
End: 1993-08-23T23:04
Location: Michigan

August 23, 1993 · 16 events in 11 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $66,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Events: 16

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

15 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan

When: August 23, 8:15 PM EST
Where: Allegan County, Saugatuck
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph in Saugatuck.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: August 23, 8:30 PM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Holland
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph 3 miles north of Holland.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: August 23, 8:45 PM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Marne
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof was blown off a shed. Porch windows and a tractor were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan

When: August 23, 8:50 PM EST
Where: Allegan County, Allegan
Coordinates: 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs up to 8-inches in diameter were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kent

When: August 23, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Kent County, Grand Rapids
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was blown over onto a house and car at 2300 Clyde Park Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ionia

When: August 23, 9:05 PM EST
Where: Ionia County, Saranac
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.945, -85.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Allegan

When: August 23, 9:10 PM EST
Where: Allegan County, Saugatuck
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren

When: August 23, 9:13 PM EST
Where: Van Buren County, Bangor
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The sheriff reported high winds were blowing down signs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo

When: August 23, 9:20 PM EST
Where: Kalamazoo County, Alamo
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kent

When: August 23, 9:20 PM EST
Where: Kent County, Sparta
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds struck a fruit orchard and blew 1,600 fruit boxes onto a van, two portable toilets, and a tractor house. A lot of fruit was blown off the trees, and a few fruit trees 6 to 8 inches in diameter were broken off. The area of damage was elongated in a southwest-northeast direction and was about 1.25 mile long. Witnesses said it might have been a tornado, but this could not be confirmed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Presque Isle

When: August 23, 9:30 PM EST
Where: Presque Isle County, Alpena
Coordinates: 45.398, -83.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were uprooted at the north end of Grand Lake in eastern Presque Isle County near McCreery Highway area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: August 23, 9:35 PM EST
Where: Calhoun County, Bedford
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Ionia

When: August 23, 9:35 PM EST
Where: Ionia County, Lake Odessa
Coordinates: 42.945, -85.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree limbs and branches up to 6 inches in diameter were broken off.

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: August 23, 10:27 PM EST
Where: Midland County, Midland
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.647, -84.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree across a street in the city. Several large branches were snapped off trees, pulling power lines down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw

When: August 23, 10:38 PM EST
Where: Saginaw County, Chesaning
Coordinates: 43.335, -84.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down telephone wires.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bay

When: August 23, 11:04 PM EST
Where: Bay County, Bay City
Coordinates: 43.721, -83.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few large trees were blown down by gusty thunderstorm winds. A large oak tree was blown down, and strong thunderstorm winds took down all the power lines in the 900 block of South Ottillia St.

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.
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 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history Warnings in Michigan, August 1993

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: 10329499, 10329265, 10329266, 10329500, 10329462, 10329189, 10329501, 10331523, 10329377, 10329463, 10331596, 10329180, 10329190, 10329003, 10331187, 10329059.