Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, June 13, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, June 13, 1994
Start: 1994-06-13T13:42
End: 1994-06-13T19:30
Location: Michigan

June 13, 1994 · 21 events in 11 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $5.1 million
Crop damage: $50,000
Events: 21

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Washtenaw

When: June 13, 1:42 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, Pleasant Lake to Half Moon Lake
Rating: F2
Path length: 16 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado began near Berry Road and M-106 intersection...moved east-northeast at near 35 miles an hour. Tornado moved along Kennedy Road to just south of Munith...crossed Waterloo-Munith Road...crossed Parks Road...then moved along Tophith Road and entered northwest Washtenaw county...crossing M-52 before lifting north of Chelsea near the Livingston County line. Damage: two modular homes destroyed. A person in the basement of a destroyed home was hit by falling bricks. Another person sustained minor injuries when her pickup truck was blown off M-52 and overturned. Major damage to at least five homes. Roof torn off at least two homes. Attached garages destroyed on two homes. Heaviest damage east of Munith with major damage to farmhouse, with out- buildings destroyed. At least five vehicles damaged, possibly beyond repair. A small airplane and hangar were destroyed. Two barns destroyed in Lyndon Township of Washtenaw County. Heavy tree damage over 16 mile long path was about one mile wide. Many large trees, two feet or greater in diameter, snapped off or uprooted. Many homes damaged by fallen trees. Power and phone lines and poles down over much of the area. Damage estimated at $1.25 million.

Hail, Kalamazoo

When: June 13, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Kalamazoo County, Vicksburg
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees, and roofs were blown off several houses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo

When: June 13, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Kalamazoo County, Vicksburg
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees, and roofs were blown off several houses.

Tornado, Livingston

When: June 13, 2:32 PM EST
Where: Livingston County, Hartland
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 15 yd
Coordinates: 42.650, -83.750

Tornado touchdown reported at the Walden Woods campsite in Hartland Township.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 13, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, Farmington Hills
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.660, -83.386 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: June 13, 3:30 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where: Calhoun County, East Leroy to Battle Creek
Coordinates: 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs. Winds estimated up to 50 mph. Nearly two inches of rain fell over western Calhoun County, causing extensive street flooding and stalling cars in underpasses.

Hail, Van Buren

When: June 13, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Van Buren County, Lawrence
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

About a dozen trees were blown down by strong thunderstorms winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren

When: June 13, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Van Buren County, Lawrence
Coordinates: 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

About a dozen trees were blown down by strong thunderstorms winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw

When: June 13, 3:37 PM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, Manchester
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotters reported large trees blown down by 60 mph wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw

When: June 13, 3:40 PM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ann Arbor Municipal Airport recorded a wind gust of 81 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: June 13, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Belleville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Calhoun

When: June 13, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Calhoun County, Albion (22ese Btl)
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Jackson

When: June 13, 4:21 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Western Part
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.249, -84.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Report by trained spotter...but exact location unavailable.

Hail, Calhoun

When: June 13, 4:24 PM EST
Where: Calhoun County, Albion
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: June 13, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Wyandotte
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Monroe

When: June 13, 5:15 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Rockwood
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.921, -83.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Monroe

When: June 13, 5:54 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Monroe
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.921, -83.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lenawee

When: June 13, 6:05 PM EST
Where: Lenawee County, Adrian
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 41.895, -84.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail damaged fruit and vegetable crops in Palmyra Township. Winds blew down a large tree in Blissfield that crushed a garage. Thunderstorm winds toppled trees and power lines across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lenawee

When: June 13, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Lenawee County, Blissfield
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.895, -84.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail damaged fruit and vegetable crops in Palmyra Township. Winds blew down a large tree in Blissfield that crushed a garage. Thunderstorm winds toppled trees and power lines across the county.

Hail, Hillsdale

When: June 13, 7:05 PM EST
Where: Hillsdale County, Hillsdale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.888, -84.593 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: June 13, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Eastern Part
Coordinates: 41.921, -83.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees and power lines reported down around the city of Monroe and neighboring community of Luna Pier.

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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, June 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: 10331550, 10329383, 10329384, 10329408, 10331421, 10329221, 10331528, 10331529, 10331551, 10331552, 10331577, 10329222, 10329321, 10329223, 10331578, 10331589, 10331590, 10329100, 10329101, 10329066, 10331591.