Hail, Midland
- When
- July 14, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Midland County, 3 mi SW of Porter
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.480, -84.520
Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1997
An approaching cold front combined with a very warm unstable airmass to trigger severe thunderstorms during the afternoon on the 14th. Unlike the event on the 2d, there was very little propery damage reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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.
An approaching cold front combined with a very warm unstable airmass to trigger severe thunderstorms during the afternoon on the 14th. Unlike the event on the 2d, there was very little propery damage reported. Strong winds mainly resulted in downed trees and powerlines. Golfball-sized hail was reported at Newport, and nickle-sized hail was reported at Grosse Pointe Woods and at Fargo.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw
- When
- July 14, 6:43 PM EST
- Where
- Saginaw County, Saginaw
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -83.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw
- When
- July 14, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Saginaw County, Bridgeport
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.370, -83.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- July 14, 6:49 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Harper Woods
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.400, -82.920
Hail, Wayne
- When
- July 14, 6:49 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Grosse Pt Woods
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.430, -82.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Bay
- When
- July 14, 6:51 PM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Auburn
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.600, -84.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw
- When
- July 14, 6:54 PM EST
- Where
- Saginaw County, Freeland
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.520, -84.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb
- When
- July 14, 6:56 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb County, East Detroit
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.470, -82.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Bay
- When
- July 14, 6:57 PM EST
- Where
- Bay County, 5 mi SE of Bay City
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 43.550, -83.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb
- When
- July 14, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb County, St Clair Shrs
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.480, -82.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscola
- When
- July 14, 7:10 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscola County, 2 mi SW of Caro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.470, -83.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscola
- When
- July 14, 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscola County, Vassar
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.370, -83.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- July 14, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Flat Rock
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -83.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- July 14, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Newport
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -83.300
Hail, Monroe
- When
- July 14, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Newport
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -83.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscola
- When
- July 14, 7:28 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscola County, 4 mi SW of Mayville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -83.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Huron
- When
- July 14, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Huron County, Sebewaing
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -83.450
Hail, St. Clair
- When
- July 14, 7:42 PM EST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Fargo
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.100, -82.650
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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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: 5607713, 5607714, 5607720, 5607721, 5607722, 5607715, 5607723, 5607716, 5607724, 5607725, 5607726, 5607727, 5607717, 5607718, 5607728, 5607719, 5607729, 5607730.