Tornado and Hail in Michigan, July 5, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in Michigan, July 5, 1994
Start: 1994-07-05T00:30
End: 1994-07-05T22:30
Location: Michigan

July 5, 1994 · 20 events in 10 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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: None recorded
Events: 20

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

11 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan

When: July 5, 12:30 AM EST to 12:50 AM EST
Where: Allegan County
Coordinates: 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many trees were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo

When: July 5, 1:30 AM EST
Where: Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were reported at TV station WWMT and by a spotter in downtown Kalamazoo.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gratiot

When: July 5, 12:16 PM EST
Where: Gratiot County, Lan
Coordinates: 43.293, -84.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees reported down in town of Breckenridge, St Louis, and Ithaca. Power lines also reported down in St Louis and Ithaca.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mason

When: July 5, 6:51 PM EST
Where: Mason County, Scottville
Coordinates: 43.956, -86.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees two miles north of Scottville.

Hail, Otsego

When: July 5, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Otsego County, Gaylord
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.021, -84.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 5, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Otsego County, Gaylord
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.021, -84.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A house was damaged and several trees were blown down or snapped off by thunderstorm winds along Morgan Road near Poquette Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego

When: July 5, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Otsego County, Gaylord
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.021, -84.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds damaged a barn roof and house near the intersection of Oregon and Parameter Roads.

Tornado, Crawford

When: July 5, 7:17 PM EST to 7:25 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, To
Rating: F1
Path length: 5.6 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 44.550, -84.770

A tornado touched down in Beaver Creek Township just north of Seven-Mile Road, about 1.5 miles west of Military Road. It moved generally eastward, along the north side of Seven-Mile Road, doing widespread tree damage. At about the time the tornado crossed Military Road, it appears to have dissipated as another vortex from the same parent cloud formed just south of Seven-Mile Road. The newly strengthened tornado then continued its movement east, crossing the U.S. 27 expressway, damaging the roofs of three houses and blowing over numerous large trees before it lifted, just after crossing Interstate 75. In all, more than 1,000 trees were destroyed, and at least five residences suffered some degree of damage. The worst damage was done to a residence along South Grayling Road, where virtually all of the large oaks around the house were torn down, doing extensive roof damage estimated at around $8,000. The tornado stripped bare the roof of an old motel just west of Old U.S. 27 Highway.

Hail, Crawford

When: July 5, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Grayling
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.684, -84.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail three-quarter inch in diameter was reported to Crawford County Central Dispatch along the west shore of Lake Margrethe.

Hail, Oscoda

When: July 5, 8:08 PM EST
Where: Oscoda County, Alpena
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.682, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail reported by the fire department at Luzerne.

Hail, Oscoda

When: July 5, 8:10 PM EST
Where: Oscoda County, Htl
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.682, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail reported by the fire department at Luzerne.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: July 5, 9:00 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Roscommon
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.684, -84.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were uprooted, torn down, or snapped off by strong thunderstorm winds along the South Branch of the Au Sable River in South Branch Township.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gladwin

When: July 5, 9:15 PM EST
Where: Gladwin County, Gladwin
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 43.991, -84.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Gladwin County Central Dispatch reported numerous trees blown down near Sugar Springs in Butman Township and in the Tittabawassee River State Forest in Clement Township.

Hail, Iosco

When: July 5, 9:15 PM EST
Where: Iosco County, Hale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.301, -83.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oscoda

When: July 5, 9:15 PM EST
Where: Oscoda County, Htl
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.682, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail was reported by a spotter a half mile south of Luzerne.

Hail, Oscoda

When: July 5, 9:17 PM EST
Where: Oscoda County, Mio
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.682, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down 12 inch diameter trees in Mio on M-33. There were also several reports of three-quarter inch hail.

Hail, Oscoda

When: July 5, 9:17 PM EST
Where: Oscoda County, Htl
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.682, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down 12 inch diameter trees in Mio on M-33. There were also several reports of three-quarter inch hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oscoda

When: July 5, 9:17 PM EST
Where: Oscoda County, Mio
Coordinates: 44.682, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down 12 inch diameter trees in Mio on M-33. There were also several reports of three-quarter inch hail.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ogemaw

When: July 5, 9:45 PM EST
Where: Ogemaw County, South Branch
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.335, -84.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Barn roof blown off by strong thunderstorm winds on Heath Road, west of the community of South Branch.

Thunderstorm Wind, Iosco

When: July 5, 10:30 PM EST
Where: Iosco County, Oscoda
Coordinates: 44.301, -83.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Michigan State Police reported three 18 inch diameter trees downed by strong thunderstorm winds.

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Michigan in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Michigan, 1994 Warnings in Michigan, July 1994

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: 10328916, 10329385, 10329034, 10328961, 10329204, 10329205, 10329206, 10329503, 10329504, 10331542, 10331543, 10329505, 10329027, 10329246, 10331544, 10331545, 10331546, 10331547, 10331475, 10329247.