Michigan, 1999Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 11, 1999
June 11, 1999 · NWS GRR · 7 events in 6 counties and zones
Thunderstorms developed across southern lower Michigan during the afternoon hours, in a very warm humid and unstable air mass out ahead of a cold front that was moving across the region. The first thunderstorms fired along a lake breeze boundary and moved slowly north.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Thunderstorms developed across southern lower Michigan during the afternoon hours, in a very warm humid and unstable air mass out ahead of a cold front that was moving across the region. The first thunderstorms fired along a lake breeze boundary and moved slowly north. This activity produced several reports of gusty winds that brought down trees and tree limbs. There were also a couple of reports of 3/4 inch diameter hail.
Hail, Newaygo
- When
- June 11, 2:30 PM EST to 2:37 PM EST
- Where
- Newaygo County, White Cloud to Big Prairie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.550, -85.770
0.75" diameter hail was observed in White Cloud. 8 to 10 inch diameter limbs were downed by gusty thunderstorm winds near Trumbull Corners, just to the north of Big Prairie.
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren
- When
- June 11, 2:33 PM EST
- Where
- Van Buren County, Decatur
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.120, -85.970
Trees were downed by gusty thunderstorm winds in Decatur.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- June 11, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, Rockford
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.120, -85.570
1 foot diameter trees were downed by gusty thunderstorm winds near Algoma, just to the northwest of Rockford.
Hail, Kalamazoo
- When
- June 11, 2:37 PM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -85.570
0.75" diameter hail was observed in Kalamazoo.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montcalm
- When
- June 11, 3:24 PM EST
- Where
- Montcalm County, Entrican
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.350, -85.150
Gusty thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in Entrican.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- June 11, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, Bowen
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.880, -85.630
18 inch tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts in Bowne Center.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barry
- When
- June 11, 3:52 PM EST
- Where
- Barry County, Irving
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -85.420
2 foot diameter trees were blown down by gusty thunderstorm winds in Irving.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 11 to 12, 19992 injured · $57 million · F1 · 43 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 11 to 12, 19991 death · $711,000 · 2.75 in hail · 11 events
- Hail in Colorado, June 11, 19993 injured · $3.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 10 events
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1999$1.8 million · 3 in hail · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 11 to 12, 1999$251,000 · F0 · 12 events
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, June 11, 1999$100,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 11, 1999$55,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, June 11, 1999$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, June 11, 19992 injured · $7,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, June 11, 1999$30,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 11, 1999$25,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 11, 19992 injured · 52 kt wind · 3 events
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: 5708544, 5708460, 5708542, 5708543, 5708545, 5708546, 5708547.