Michigan, 1998

Hail in Michigan, June 27, 1998

June 27, 1998 · NWS DTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A warm front lay across the southern border of Michigan. A number of severe thunderstorms developed south of the front in Indiana and Ohio, but only one severe cell developed in southeast Michigan.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

A warm front lay across the southern border of Michigan. A number of severe thunderstorms developed south of the front in Indiana and Ohio, but only one severe cell developed in southeast Michigan. A citizen reported nickel sized hail with this thunderstorm in southwest Lenawee County.

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:56 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lenawee

When
June 27, 2:55 PM EST
Where
Lenawee County, Medina
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.800, -84.270

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: 5649418.