Thunderstorm Wind, Branch
- When
- July 21, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Branch County, Coldwater
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -85.000
WIND DAMAGE AND SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN TOWN.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 21, 1998
5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- None recorded
- 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Branch
- When
- July 21, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Branch County, 5 mi ESE of Coldwater
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.920, -84.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsdale
- When
- July 21, 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Hillsdale County, Litchfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.050, -84.750
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Hail, Branch
- When
- July 21, 6:36 PM EST
- Where
- Branch County, Coldwater
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -85.000
Hail, St. Joseph
- When
- July 21, 6:36 PM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph County, Centreville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.920, -85.530
Hail, Berrien
- When
- July 21, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Berrien County, Bridgman
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.930, -86.550
SHERIFF REPORT.
Hail, Berrien
- When
- July 21, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Berrien County, Sawyer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.880, -86.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Branch
- When
- July 21, 7:13 PM EST
- Where
- Branch County, Gilead
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.800, -85.150
TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cass
- When
- July 21, 7:48 PM EST
- Where
- Cass County, Dowagiac
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.980, -86.100
NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN AROUND COUNTY.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien
- When
- July 21, 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Berrien County, Buchanon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.830, -86.370
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 21, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 21, 1998
- Flooding and Hail in Indiana, July 21, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 21, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 21, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, July 21, 1998
- Heat in Missouri, July 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 21, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, July 21, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, July 21, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, July 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 21, 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: 5655082, 5655083, 5655084, 5655085, 5655128, 5655086, 5655087, 5655127, 5655130, 5655129.