Hail, Washtenaw
- When
- June 30, 11:45 AM EST to 11:48 AM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw County, Milan to 1 mi N of Whittaker
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.100, -83.650
Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 30, 1998
A few thunderstorms developed behind a cold front and ahead of a surface trough at around midday. One thunderstorm became marginally severe in far southeast Michigan.
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
- $45,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 few thunderstorms developed behind a cold front and ahead of a surface trough at around midday. One thunderstorm became marginally severe in far southeast Michigan. This storm caused dime sized hail in southeast Washtenaw County, and a spotter north of Whittaker estimated 60 mph winds. Lightning started a house fire in Pittsfield Township. South of Maybee in Monroe County, this storm uprooted a tree and downed power lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Washtenaw
- When
- June 30, 11:45 AM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw County, Pittsfield
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw
- When
- June 30, 11:48 AM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw County, 3 mi N of Whittaker
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.180, -83.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- June 30, 12:25 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 3 mi S of Maybee
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -83.520
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 30, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 30, 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: 5649425, 5649495, 5649426, 5649494.