Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga
- When
- July 14, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Baraga County, Watton
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.530, -88.600
Two large trees downed. One landed on a garage.
Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1998
8 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:55 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga
- When
- July 14, 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Baraga County, Covington
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.550, -88.520
65 mph wind gusts downed 18 to 24 inch diameter trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Iron
- When
- July 14, 6:40 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Iron County, Iron River to Crystal Falls
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.100, -88.650
Several trees downed between Iron River and Crystal Falls.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- July 14, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette County, (Mqt)marquette Co Ar
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.530, -87.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- July 14, 7:05 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette County, 2 mi W of Ishpeming
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.500, -87.700
Several trees down along US 41 west of Ishpeming.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson
- When
- July 14, 7:11 PM EST
- Where
- Dickinson County, 7 mi N of Iron Mtn
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.930, -88.050
Downed trees blocked several roads.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- July 14, 7:12 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette County, 5 mi NW of Big Bay
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.870, -87.780
70 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- July 14, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette County, Harvey
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.500, -87.350
2 large trees downed.
Funnel Cloud, Marquette
- When
- July 14, 7:40 PM EST to 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette County, 3 mi SSE of Marquette
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel cloud extended 100-200 feet below cloud base on the edge of Marquette Bay.
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.
- 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
- Heat in Illinois, July 14 to 15, 1998
- Heat and Hail in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 14 to 15, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 14 to 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 14, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flood in Alabama, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, July 14, 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: 5658568, 5658626, 5658627, 5658628, 5658629, 5658630, 5658631, 5658632, 5658633.