Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 10, 1999

It was another hot and humid day in southeast Michigan. Thunderstorms developed in the afternoon hours along the leading edge of the lake breeze boundaries, as they pushed inland from Saginaw Bay and Lake St Clair. The strongest storms during the late afternoon and evening produced very heavy rain and some hail. Relatively few storms produced strong wind gusts. A thunderstorm in southern Oakland County downed a few trees and power lines early in the evening, and a couple of cars were hit by falling trees.During the evening, severe thunderstorms developed repeatedly over Midland County. Some locations within the county saw severe weather on multiple occasions during the evening. Again, most of the reports were of large hail, but a few trees and large limbs were downed as well. In addition, radar estimated over 5 inches of rainfall on the far west side of the city of Midland during the evening. Surprisingly, no significant flooding was reported - most likely due to antecedent dry conditions, and the mainly rural nature of the area where the heaviest rain fell.