Hail, Midland
- When
- August 9, 5:23 AM EST
- Where
- Midland County, Sanford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.667, -84.383
Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 9, 2000
A stationary front was located across central lower Michigan. A strong upper level disturbance ignited thunderstorms over northwest lower Michigan and northern Lake Michigan in the early morning hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS DTX wrote it up.
A stationary front was located across central lower Michigan. A strong upper level disturbance ignited thunderstorms over northwest lower Michigan and northern Lake Michigan in the early morning hours. These storms moved southeast, producing marginally severe hail and damaging winds in the Saginaw Valley and Thumb areas around sunrise.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:23 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Bay
- When
- August 9, 5:50 AM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Auburn
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.600, -84.067
Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw
- When
- August 9, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Saginaw County, 2 mi WNW of Arthur
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.450, -83.817
County sheriff estimated a 65 mph gust, and a large tree was blown down, at M-81 and Beyer Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscola
- When
- August 9, 6:10 AM EST to 6:25 AM EST
- Where
- Tuscola County, Reese
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $18,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.450, -83.700
A number of trees, large limbs, and power lines were blown down.
Hail, Tuscola
- When
- August 9, 6:25 AM EST
- Where
- Tuscola County, Vassar
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.367, -83.583
Hail, Tuscola
- When
- August 9, 6:40 AM EST
- Where
- Tuscola County, 3 mi NW of Mayville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.367, -83.417
Hail, Sanilac
- When
- August 9, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sanilac County, Brown City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.217, -83.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Lapeer
- When
- August 9, 7:02 AM EST
- Where
- Lapeer County, North Branch
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.233, -83.200
Trees and power lines were downed.
Hail, Lapeer
- When
- August 9, 7:40 AM EST
- Where
- Lapeer County, 1 mi W of North Branch
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.233, -83.217
Hail, Sanilac
- When
- August 9, 7:55 AM EST
- Where
- Sanilac County, Brown City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.217, -83.000
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- August 9, 8:05 AM EST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Yale
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.133, -82.783
Trees and power lines were downed.
Hail, Sanilac
- When
- August 9, 8:10 AM EST
- Where
- Sanilac County, Roseburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.183, -82.750
What these are
- 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.
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Sources
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: 5170162, 5170163, 5170164, 5171713, 5171714, 5171715, 5171718, 5171716, 5171717, 5171719, 5171721, 5171720.