Michigan, 1998Hail and Lightning Strike in Michigan, May 6, 1998
May 6, 1998 · NWS GRR · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
3 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Lightning, Ottawa
- When
- May 6, 12:44 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Jamestown
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Muskegon Chronicle reported Collin Zackrison, a 34 year-old male, was critically injured when he was struck by lightning at Spring Grove Park near Jamestown, in southeastern Ottawa County. The Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Department employee suffered severe leg and chest injuries.
Hail, Kent
- When
- May 6, 1:55 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, Edgerton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 43.200, -85.470
Local broadcast media relayed reports of 1-inch diameter hail near Rockford in northern Kent County.
Hail, Clare
- When
- May 6, 2:37 PM EST
- Where
- Clare County, Harrison
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.020, -84.800
Hail, Ottawa
- When
- May 6, 8:45 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Ferrysburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -86.220
Local broadcast media relayed a report of 1-inch hail in Ferrysburg which broke a few windows of a local resident's home.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Missouri, May 6, 19982 deaths · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 6 to 24, 1998$8.0 million · F1 · 122 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, May 6 to 8, 19981 death · $8,000 · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 6, 19982 injured · $118,000 · F1 · 47 events
- Tornado in Arkansas, May 6, 1998$500,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, May 6, 1998$221,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
- Flooding in Iowa, May 6 to 7, 1998$175,000 · 3 events
- Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, May 6, 1998$180,000 · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, May 6, 1998$54,000 · F0 · 18 events
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 6, 1998$110,000 · 1 event
- Hail in Alabama, May 6, 1998$100,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, May 6, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
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: 5654683, 5654684, 5654685, 5654686.