Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 27, 1997

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 27, 1997
Start: 1997-07-27T13:00
End: 1997-07-27T19:45
Location: Michigan

July 27, 1997 · NWS GRR · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 27, 1:00 PM EST
Where: Cass County, Edwardsburg
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 41.800, -86.080

Cass County Central Dispatch reported downed trees and power lines in Edwardsburg.

Lightning, St. Joseph

When: July 27, 1:22 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, Constantine
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.914, -85.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An adult woman in Constantine was struck by lightning at 2:22 PM EDT at 10884 Harder Road. Michigan State Police reported she sought medical treatment at Three Rivers Area Hospital, where she was treated and released for minor injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Joseph

When: July 27, 1:45 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph County, White Pigeon
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 41.800, -85.630

St. Joseph County Central Dispatch reported downed trees and power lines across White Pigeon Township. One tree landed on a vehicle at 309 S. Washington Street in White Pigeon. Intermittent power outages occurred at the height of the storm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Isabella

When: July 27, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Isabella County, Shepherd
Property damage: $75,000
Coordinates: 43.520, -84.680

The Isabella County Emergency Operations Coordinator reported a $ 75,000 barn, off of North Shepherd Road between the U.S. Highway 27 overpass and Millbrook Road, was destroyed by straight-line thunderstorm winds. Most of the contents of the barn were lost.

Hail, Isabella

When: July 27, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Isabella County, Shepherd
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.520, -84.680

What these are

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 5619361, 5619363, 5619362, 5619364, 5619365.