Thunderstorm Wind, Houghton
- When
- May 17, 7:55 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Houghton County, 25 mi SW of Houghton
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.870, -88.970
Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 17, 1998
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga
- When
- May 17, 8:00 PM EST to 8:05 PM EST
- Where
- Baraga County, Baraga to 5 mi SW of Baraga
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.730, -88.550
Microburst winds downed 12-18 inch diameter aspen and pine trees in a location known as the "Baraga Plains". Roll clouds and funnel clouds were observed in the area, but no conclusive visual or ground evidence of tornado touchdown was found.
Hail, Baraga
- When
- May 17, 8:02 PM EST
- Where
- Baraga County, 10 mi W of Baraga
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.780, -88.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga
- When
- May 17, 8:05 PM EST to 8:06 PM EST
- Where
- Baraga County, Pelkie
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.820, -88.630
An automatic weather station reported a 64 mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga
- When
- May 17, 8:05 PM EST to 8:06 PM EST
- Where
- Baraga County, Baraga
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 46.780, -88.480
Thunderstorm winds tore off part of the Lakeside Inn's copper roof and downed large maple trees in Baraga State Park campground.
Thunderstorm Wind, Baraga
- When
- May 17, 8:11 PM EST to 8:13 PM EST
- Where
- Baraga County, L Anse
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.750, -88.450
Thunderstorm wind gusts downed 12 inch diameter trees and blew shingles off a roof in L'anse and snapped 8 inch diameter trees just south of L'anse.
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
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 17, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Carolina, May 17, 1998
- Hail in North Carolina, May 17, 1998
- Hail in Kansas, May 17, 1998
- Hail in South Carolina, May 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, May 17, 1998
- Hail in North Carolina, May 17, 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: 5644090, 5644156, 5644091, 5644092, 5644157, 5644155.