Michigan, 1998

Hail in Michigan, August 23, 1998

August 23, 1998 · NWS DTX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon along a thermal-moisture boundary. Two of the storms briefly became severe, producing marginally large hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Scattered thunderstorms developed in the afternoon along a thermal-moisture boundary. Two of the storms briefly became severe, producing marginally large hail.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Genesee

When
August 23, 6:50 PM EST
Where
Genesee County, Clio
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.180, -83.720

Hail, Tuscola

When
August 23, 7:30 PM EST
Where
Tuscola County, Kingston
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.420, -83.180

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5660590, 5660591.