Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 31, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 31, 1995
Start: 1995-07-31T14:59
End: 1995-07-31T20:36
Location: Michigan

July 31, 1995 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Dickinson

When: July 31, 2:59 PM EST
Where: Dickinson County, Foster City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Delta

When: July 31, 3:33 PM EST
Where: Delta County, Rapid River
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 45.792, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Menominee

When: July 31, 4:03 PM EST
Where: Menominee County, Powers
Coordinates: 45.525, -87.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Branches down on roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Benzie

When: July 31, 8:20 PM EST
Where: Benzie County, Frankfort
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 44.617, -86.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four funnel clouds were sighted by a Coast Guard Vessel, over water, along the shoreline between Frankfort and the Point Betsie Lighthouse. Trees and power lines were reported downed by the wind along two miles of M22 east of the Point Betsie Lighthouse.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leelanau

When: July 31, 8:36 PM EST
Where: Leelanau County, Glen Arbor
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 45.152, -86.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs and power lines were downed by the wind at both locations.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leelanau

When: July 31, 8:36 PM EST
Where: Leelanau County, Empire
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 45.152, -86.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs and power lines were downed by the wind at both locations.

What these are

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 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in Michigan, July 1995

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: 10328456, 10328942, 10328975, 10329117, 10329098, 10329099.