Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston
- When
- June 20, 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- Livingston County, Fowlerville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.670, -84.070
Thunderstorm winds downed a 4 foot diameter tree.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 20 to 21, 1997
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 Detroit radar (KDTX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:41 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lenawee
- When
- June 20, 9:54 PM EST
- Where
- Lenawee County, 8 mi NW of Adrian
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.980, -84.150
Lightning, Lenawee
- When
- June 21, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lenawee County, Adrian
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -84.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a house, igniting a fire that destroyed most of the upstairs portion of the house. A dog and kitten were killed in the fire.
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 20 to 21, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Michigan, June 20 to 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 20, 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: 5604013, 5604014, 5604015.