Hail, Otsego
- When
- June 25, 2:49 PM EST
- Where
- Otsego County, Gaylord
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -84.680
Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, June 25, 1998
5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 hail, 1 waterspout, 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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, 3 tornado, 2 hail, 1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Kalkaska
- When
- June 25, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Kalkaska County, 2 mi NE of Kalkaska
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 44.750, -85.130
Brief tornado touchdown with no reported damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Cheboygan
- When
- June 25, 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Cheboygan County, Indian River
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 45.420, -84.620
Strong winds downed several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego
- When
- June 25, 7:23 PM EST
- Where
- Otsego County, 5 mi E of Gaylord
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -84.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Otsego
- When
- June 25, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Otsego County, 5 mi E of Waters
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 44.870, -84.620
Strong winds snapped off around a dozen trees of up to 18 - 24" in diameter.
Tornado, Crawford
- When
- June 25, 7:47 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford County, Camp Grayling
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.670, -84.770
Brief tornado touchdown with no reported damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oscoda
- When
- June 25, 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Oscoda County, Comins
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.800, -84.050
Strong winds downed several trees.
Waterspout, Alpena
- When
- June 25, 8:25 PM EST
- Where
- Alpena County, Long Lake Lake
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 45.064, -83.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Alcona
- When
- June 25, 8:49 PM EST
- Where
- Alcona County, Glennie
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -83.720
Strong winds downed trees along routes M-65...M-72 and F-30.
Tornado, Ogemaw
- When
- June 25, 10:23 PM EST
- Where
- Ogemaw County, West Branch
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.280, -84.220
Brief tornado touchdown with no reported damage.
Hail, Ogemaw
- When
- June 25, 10:45 PM EST
- Where
- Ogemaw County, South Branch
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -83.880
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 25 to 26, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, June 25, 1998
- Heat in New Jersey, June 25 to 26, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, June 25, 1998
- Heat in Delaware, June 25 to 26, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 25, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, June 25 to 26, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 25, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, June 25, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 25, 1998
- Hail in Idaho, June 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 25, 1998
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Michigan, 1998Warnings in Michigan, June 1998
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: 5650645, 5650647, 5650646, 5650648, 5650649, 5650650, 5650651, 5649994, 5649995, 5649996, 5649997.