Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- August 9, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette County, 1 mi S of Palmer
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.420, -87.580
Two 6-8 inch diameter trees down.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 9 to 24, 1998
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $9,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:01 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga
- When
- August 14, 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Baraga County, Three Lakes
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.730, -88.130
Large tree down.
Hail, Iron
- When
- August 14, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Iron County, Crystal Falls
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.100, -88.330
Small branches down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gogebic
- When
- August 23, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gogebic County, 6 mi SE of Watersmeet
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.200, -89.100
Large trees down. One tree fell on fiber-glass camper resulting in a fataility at Imp Lake Campground in Ottawa National Forest.
Hail, Menominee
- When
- August 23, 5:56 PM EST
- Where
- Menominee County, 6 mi N of Menominee
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -87.620
Funnel Cloud, Menominee
- When
- August 23, 6:00 PM EST to 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Menominee County, 3 mi N of Menominee
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.525, -87.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel cloud observed moving to the southeast and passing three miles north of Menominee. It formed a waterspout as it entered the Bay of Green Bay 3.5 miles east of Menominee. The waterspout traversed the Bay of Green Bay and entered Wisconsin's Door Peninsula 15 miles southeast of Menominee, Michigan, as an F2 tornado.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ontonagon
- When
- August 23, 9:45 PM EST to 9:50 PM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon County, Rockland to Mass
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.730, -89.180
18 inch diameter tree down on a van. Tree down across Creek Rroad.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- August 23, 11:05 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette County, 10 mi SW of Ishpeming
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.400, -87.800
Large tree down over County Road 581.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- August 23, 11:10 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette County, Marquette
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.550, -87.380
Two foot diameter tree snapped off seven feet above ground. Tree fell on a house, damaging some shingles and siding.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alger
- When
- August 24, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alger County, 4 mi NE of Melstrand
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.500, -86.350
Sixteen inch diameter trees down. Other smaller trees down.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Gogebic | 1998-08-23 | 74 | Male | Camping | Direct |
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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Colorado, August 9, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 9, 1998
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 9, 1998
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: 5666506, 5666507, 5666508, 5666509, 5666510, 5666511, 5666512, 5666513, 5666514, 5666515.