Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, July 4 to 31, 1999

Many trees and power poles down.

Over 100 trees down on Lake Rd. Two houses and a car were damaged by falling trees.

Several trees down

Many trees down.

Top of 40 foot spruce tree broken off.

Many small trees down.

Trees uprooted - power lines down - some trees on houses. A resort at Lake Ruth suffered wind damage to its main lodge, three cabins, and two sheds. Six of its twelve 14 foot fishing boats were damaged beyond repair. Two houses on Lake George were seriously damaged by falling trees.

Many trees down. Several houses and vehicles were damaged by falling trees.

Trees down blocking M-35.

Downed trees blocking roads. A hiker was injured by a falling tree.

Numerous trees down along CR-413.

Several small trees down.

Large tree limbs down along M-77.

Two to seven and a half inches of rain fell over southern Iron County between 2200 EST, July 14 and 300 EST July 15. Considerable damage was done to area roads with many secondary roads down to one lane. Several roads were washed out and closed. Seventy-five homes in southern Iron County had flooded basements and some businesses in the low lying area of downtown Iron River were flooded and closed.

Heavy rain from thunderstorms partially washed out several secondary roads and sections of highway US-2 in the Iron Mountain area.

Trees down on power lines.

Trees down across road.

Trees down.

Large tree down.

4 inch branches down along the southwest shore of Lake Gogebic.

Trees down across US-2.

12 inch dia. pine tree down across CR 657.

Trees down across CR 643 - power lines down.

Many 8 to 10 inch diameter trees down. across road

10 inch diameter trees down across the road to Craig Lake.

8 to 10 inch trees down in King Lake Campground.

3 inch diameter trees and large branches down in Van Riper State Park.

Gust report from the Passage Island C-MAN station on the north end of Isle Royale.

Numerous trees down.

6 inch tree broken.

Nickle sized hail.

1 foot diameter tree down across Kimberly Road.

6 inch trees down along Highway US-41.

12 inch maple tree snapped off.

Trees down on camping vehicles.

20 inch diameter pine tree toppled.

6 inch trees down on power lines.

6 to 8 inch diameter apple trees down.

Satellite dish destroyed. One to two foot diameter pine trees were blown down.

Numerous trees down - power lines down.

24 inch diameter trees down.

58 mph gust.

10 inch diameter trees down.

Trees down across power and phone lines.

Scattered reports of trees down. Part of the roof on the North Dickinson School was torn off and carried several hundered yards east over the football field. The wood framed, sheet metal-sided bus garage was considered a total loss and a bus inside the garage was slightly damaged. Near Merriman, an all-terrain vehicle was crushed, two houses suffered roof damage, and a shed and a van were seriously damaged by falling trees. A pick-up truck was crushed by a falling tree in Hardwood.

Damage to camping trailers.

14 inch diameter trees down.

Three 10 inch diameter trees toppled.

Two 3 foot diameter white pine trees down.

Scattered reports of 1 to 2 foot diameter trees down.