Michigan, 1998Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 26, 1998
September 26, 1998 · NWS APX · 7 events in 4 counties and zones
6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Events
- 7
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.
Hail, Manistee
- When
- September 26, 4:45 AM EST
- Where
- Manistee County, Bear Lake
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.420, -86.150
Hail up to 2.00 inches in diameter severely damaged 2 apple orchards. Around 15,000 bushels of apples were destroyed with an estimated monetary loss of $35,000.
Hail, Gladwin
- When
- September 26, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gladwin County, Gladwin
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.980, -84.480
Hail, Gladwin
- When
- September 26, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gladwin County, 8 mi N of Gladwin
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.100, -84.480
Hail, Manistee
- When
- September 26, 6:05 AM EST
- Where
- Manistee County, Wellston
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.220, -85.950
Hail, Arenac
- When
- September 26, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Arenac County, Sterling
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -84.020
Hail, Arenac
- When
- September 26, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Arenac County, 2 mi SE of Sterling
- Measured
- 3.5 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.020, -83.980
Large hail damaged crops and injured some livestock at area farms. Some trees were nearly stripped of leaves. Several homes suffered damage to siding...roofs and broken windows. Several satellite dishes were also destroyed. Cars and campers were dented to varying degrees with many broken windows.
Thunderstorm Wind, Iosco
- When
- September 26, 7:55 AM EST
- Where
- Iosco County, East Tawas
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.280, -83.480
Several trees of up to 12 - 24 inches in diameter were toppled across the city.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, September 26, 1998$126,000 · 2 in hail · 27 events
- Hail in Wisconsin, September 26, 1998$90,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, September 26, 1998$75,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 26, 1998$50,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, September 26, 1998$42,000 · 53 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, September 26, 1998$20,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 26 to 27, 199856 kt wind · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 26, 19981 in hail · 6 events
- Hurricane in Louisiana, September 26 to 27, 19984 events
- Hail in Michigan, September 26, 19981.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Wisconsin, September 26, 19982.75 in hail · 2 events
- Heat in Oklahoma, September 26, 19981 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: 5667379, 5667380, 5667381, 5667646, 5667647, 5667648, 5667649.