Hail, Charlevoix
- When
- July 2, 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Charlevoix County, Charlevoix
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.320, -85.250
Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 2, 1997
13 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 23
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 NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:04 UTC.
Event by event
13 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Emmet
- When
- July 2, 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Emmet County, Harbor Spgs
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.430, -84.980
Strong thunderstorm winds toppled several utility poles around Harbor Springs.
Tornado, Crawford
- When
- July 2, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford County, Grayling to 14 mi SE of Grayling
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -84.500
The tornado associated with this thunderstorm initially touched down in the far southeast corner of the county. The thunderstorm produced straight-line wind damage to trees along its entire path across the southern part of the county with tonadic damage first reported in far southeast portions of the county. The tornado briefly touched down an then lifted back up into the storm. This pattern of continuous straight line wind damage with occasional brief tornado touchdowns continued into Oscoda county as the storm tracked eastward. This was a strong F1 tornado.
Tornado, Oscoda
- When
- July 2, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Oscoda County, Luzerne to 3 mi S of Mio
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 10 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Coordinates
- 44.580, -84.320
This was a continuation of the tornadic thunderstorm that crossed Crawford county. The thunderstorm maintained its pattern of producing straight-line along its entire path with occasional brief tornado touch downs. One touch down point was around 1/4 mile south of Luzerne. Inflow into the tornado caused extensive damage to trees on the south side of Luzerne. The final touch down point was 5 miles south of Mio where a single home was destroyed. The combination of straight-line and tornadic winds severely damaged or destroyed nearly 2000 acres of timber in the Huron National Forest. This was a strong F1 tornado.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oscoda
- When
- July 2, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Oscoda County, Luzerne
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.620, -84.270
Hail, Oscoda
- When
- July 2, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Oscoda County, Mio
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.650, -84.130
Hail, Oscoda
- When
- July 2, 2:22 PM EST
- Where
- Oscoda County, 1 mi W of Luzerne
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.620, -84.280
Hail, Oscoda
- When
- July 2, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Oscoda County, 5 mi N of Mio
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.720, -84.130
Hail, Arenac
- When
- July 2, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Arenac County, 1 mi S of Alger
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.120, -84.120
Hail, Oscoda
- When
- July 2, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Oscoda County, Mio
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.650, -84.130
Hail, Arenac
- When
- July 2, 2:44 PM EST
- Where
- Arenac County, Alger
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.120, -84.120
Hail, Arenac
- When
- July 2, 2:46 PM EST
- Where
- Arenac County, Alger
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.120, -84.120
Hail, Arenac
- When
- July 2, 2:53 PM EST
- Where
- Arenac County, Sterling
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -84.020
Hail, Iosco
- When
- July 2, 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Iosco County, 1 mi N of Whittemore
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.250, -83.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Ogemaw
- When
- July 2, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Ogemaw County, Prescott
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.180, -83.920
Strong thunderstorm winds heavily damaged one trailer and several homes near Prescott.
Tornado, Arenac
- When
- July 2, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Arenac County, Au Gres to 2 mi of Au Gres
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 44.020, -83.680
The tornado touched down several miles south of Au Gres and then tracked northward into Au Gres where it dissipated. Three homes were destroyed and several others damaged to varying degrees. This was a strong F1 tornado.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheboygan
- When
- July 2, 3:15 PM EST
- Where
- Cheboygan County, Tower
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.350, -84.300
Strong thunderstorm winds toppled several trees up to 18 inches in diameter.
Hail, Alcona
- When
- July 2, 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Alcona County, Glennie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -83.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Emmet
- When
- July 2, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Emmet County, Pellston
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.550, -84.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Alcona
- When
- July 2, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Alcona County, 1 mi S of Mikado
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -83.420
Strong thunderstorm winds toppled numerous trees south of Mikado.
Hail, Arenac
- When
- July 2, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Arenac County, 3 mi N of Alger
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.170, -84.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Alcona
- When
- July 2, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Alcona County, 7 mi N of Barton City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -83.600
Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees around Hubbard Lake.
Hail, Montmorency
- When
- July 2, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Montmorency County, 7 mi N of Hillman
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.170, -83.920
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.
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Michigan, July 2 to 4, 1997
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, July 2 to 16, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, July 2 to 3, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 1997
- High Wind in Minnesota, July 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 2, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 2, 1997
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: 5607522, 5607523, 5607524, 5607525, 5607526, 5605728, 5605729, 5605730, 5605731, 5605732, 5605733, 5605734, 5605735, 5605736, 5605737, 5605738, 5605743, 5605739, 5605740, 5605742, 5605741, 5605745, 5605744.