Hail, St. Clair
- When
- August 27, 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- St. Clair County, 6 mi W of Port Huron
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.980, -82.530
Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 27, 1997
Severe thunderstorms developed over Saint Clair county along a cold front during the afternoon on the 27th. A large tree crashed through the roof of a house in Port Huron, causing damage but no injuries.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS DTX wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed over Saint Clair county along a cold front during the afternoon on the 27th. A large tree crashed through the roof of a house in Port Huron, causing damage but no injuries.
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:54 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- August 27, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Port Huron
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 42.980, -82.420
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
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More
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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: 5611569, 5611570.