Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2 to 17, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2 to 17, 1997
Start: 1997-07-02T10:06
End: 1997-07-17T04:30
Location: Michigan

July 2 to 17, 1997 · NWS MQT · 21 events in 9 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $11,000
Crop damage: None recorded
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.

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:04 UTC.

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Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marquette

When: July 2, 10:06 AM EST
Where: Marquette County, 5 mi N of Gwinn
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.350, -87.430

Hail, Alger

When: July 2, 10:30 AM EST
Where: Alger County, 2 mi E of Trenary
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.200, -86.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Keweenaw

When: July 2, 11:00 AM EST to 11:01 AM EST
Where: Keweenaw County, 3 mi NE of Eagle River
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 47.450, -88.250

8 to 10 inch diameter trees downed

Hail, Delta

When: July 2, 11:10 AM EST
Where: Delta County, Schaffer
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 45.770, -87.300

Hail, Schoolcraft

When: July 2, 11:30 AM EST to 11:31 AM EST
Where: Schoolcraft County, Steuben
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.180, -86.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Gogebic

When: July 16, 4:55 AM EST to 5:00 AM EST
Where: Gogebic County, 17 mi NE of (Iwd)ironwood Arpt
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 46.700, -89.880

Strong winds ahead of a line of thunderstorms damaged a boat dock at Black River Harbor on the Lake Superior shoreline.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gogebic

When: July 16, 5:15 AM EST
Where: Gogebic County, 15 mi NE of (Iwd)ironwood Arpt
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 46.680, -89.920

Several trees downed.

Hail, Ontonagon

When: July 16, 5:20 AM EST to 5:22 AM EST
Where: Ontonagon County, Bergland
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 46.600, -89.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Ontonagon

When: July 16, 5:36 AM EST to 5:40 AM EST
Where: Ontonagon County, Bergland
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 46.600, -89.570

10 to 16 inch trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ontonagon

When: July 16, 5:45 AM EST to 5:50 AM EST
Where: Ontonagon County, 4 mi E of Paulding
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 46.400, -89.100

12 inch diameter tree downed at Bond Falls.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houghton

When: July 16, 5:55 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
Where: Houghton County, 6 mi S of Kenton
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 46.400, -88.880

16 inch diameter tree downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Alger

When: July 16, 8:15 AM EST
Where: Alger County, 3 mi W of Grand Marais
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 46.670, -86.050

Hail, Delta

When: July 16, 4:40 PM EST
Where: Delta County, Escanaba
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.750, -87.070

Hail, Delta

When: July 16, 4:45 PM EST
Where: Delta County, 2 mi SE of Stonington
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.720, -86.950

Hail, Delta

When: July 16, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Delta County, Fayette
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.720, -86.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Houghton

When: July 17, 2:15 AM EST to 2:20 AM EST
Where: Houghton County, Lake Linden to Hubbell
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 47.200, -88.420

Several trees and power lines downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Houghton

When: July 17, 2:20 AM EST to 2:25 AM EST
Where: Houghton County, Calumet to Laurium
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 47.250, -88.470

Several trees downed up to 12 inches in diameter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga

When: July 17, 3:05 AM EST
Where: Baraga County, 3 mi NE of Skanee
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 46.920, -88.170

10 inch diameter trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette

When: July 17, 3:25 AM EST
Where: Marquette County, 3 mi NE of Big Bay
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 46.850, -87.670

12 inch diameter tree downed.

Hail, Marquette

When: July 17, 4:05 AM EST
Where: Marquette County, 2 mi W of Sand River
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.480, -87.150

Hail, Alger

When: July 17, 4:30 AM EST
Where: Alger County, Sand River
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 46.480, -87.100

Hail produced minor damage to several vehicles.

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.

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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: 5609984, 5609985, 5609986, 5609987, 5609988, 5609989, 5609990, 5609991, 5609992, 5609993, 5609994, 5609995, 5609996, 5609997, 5609998, 5609999, 5610000, 5610001, 5610002, 5610003, 5610109.