Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 5, 2005

Name: Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 5, 2005
Start: 2005-06-05T13:45
End: 2005-06-05T20:35
Location: Michigan

June 5, 2005 · NWS DTX · 75 events in 17 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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Wind
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $120,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 75

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 potent storm system moved in from the upper Mississippi Valley on the 5th, placing southeast Michigan in the warm sector. Maximum temperatures climbed into the lower 90s, coupled with dew points near 70, lead to a very unstable airmass. High winds took down tree limbs and knocked out power to about 107,000 DTE Energy customers throughout Southeast Michigan.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 5, 12:15 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 12:15 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
115 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005

.UPDATE...

TORNADO WATCH 404 IN EFFECT THROUGH 00Z FOR ENTIRE AREA.
UPDATE ZONES WITH WATCH INFORMATION OUT SHORTLY.

&&

.AVIATION...

VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS SETTING UP OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS
AFTERNOON...AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE INTO THE UPPER 80S TO
LOWER 90S. LOW LEVEL CAP CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND WILL BE ALL BUT
GONE BY 18Z. SOUTHWEST FLOW OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN SHOULD INITIATE
CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVER SW LOWER MICHIGAN. VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY INDICATES DEVELOPING CU FIELD. LOOKING FOR THUNDERSTORMS
BETWEEN 21-00Z OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. ASSUMING THE STORMS WORK
OVER THE ATMOSPHERE...NOT ANTICIPATING ANY ADDITIONAL STORMS TONIGHT
WITH THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT...BUT THIS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED.
DRY SLOT PUNCHING INTO THE REGION TOMORROW MORNING SHOULD ASSURE
CLEAR/PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES...WITH SW WINDS PICKING UP DURING THE
MORNING...AS WE BEGIN TO TAP INTO 30 KNOT WINDS BETWEEN 925-850 MB.

&&

.UPDATE... (ISSUED AT 1035 AM)
TEMPERATURES OFF TO THE RACES THIS MORNING WITH MORNING SUNSHINE.
12Z DTX SOUNDING SUPPORTING MAXES OF 92 TO 95 DEGREES. WILL UNDERCUT
THESE TEMPS BY A DEGREE OR TWO WITH ANTICIPATED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY
DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FLINTS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR
TODAY (JUNE 5TH)...90 DEGREES SET IN 1988...SHOULD BE TIED OR
BROKEN.

SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL STILL LOOKS GOOD...AS MAXES IN LOWER
90S...COUPLED WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS OF 68 TO 70 DEGREES LEADS TO
SURFACE BASED CAPES OF 3000 J/KG.

VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING A NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY QUICKLY SLIDING THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AS WE SPEAK.
THIS WILL TEMPORALLY KEEP OUR INSTABILITY IN CHECK...AS LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN IS DISRUPTED.

12Z DTX SOUNDING INDICATED AN INVERSION AT 825 MB WHICH WILL TAKE
SOME TIME TO MIX OUT. THINKING IT WILL BE ALL BUT GONE BY 2 PM...AS
SURFACE TEMPS SHOULD BE RIGHT AROUND 90 DEGREES. WITH BASICALLY NO
CAP/CIN AROUND BY MID/LATE AFTERNOON...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH TO
TRIGGER ACTIVITY. THE TRIGGER LOOKS TO BE WEAK SHORTWAVE PUSHING
NORTHEAST FROM SW ILLINOIS. MAIN QUESTION MARK CONTINUES TO BE WHAT
KIND OF 0-6 KM SHEAR WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...AS 12Z NAM
CONTINUES TO KEEPS THE BEST SHEAR/WIND SPEEDS WEST OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. SPC HOURLY MESOSCALE ANALYSIS CURRENTLY PAINTS 0-6 KM OF
30 TO 40 KNOTS OVER THE CWA...WHICH IS MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR
SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT. BUT AGAIN...NAM IS FORECASTING THE SHEAR TO
DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. STILL A CHANCE FOR TORNADOES WITH ANY
LINGERING BOUNDARY...ESPECIALLY WITH SIGNIFICANT TORNADO PARAMETER
INCREASING TO AROUND 1. ALL PRODUCTS ARE OUT...WILL JUST BE WAITING
FOR DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. PLANNING ON HAVING AN 18Z DTX
SOUNDING....WHICH SHOULD PROVE TO BE VERY USEFUL.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 358 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005)

SHORT TERM... TODAY AND TONIGHT

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL FOR THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THERE MAY ISOLATED SHOWERS/STORMS FAR NORTH
THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH AND AHEAD OF CONVECTIVE COMPLEX OUT TO
THE WEST...BUT MAIN THRUST EXPECTED TO BE LATER TODAY AND THIS
EVENING. MODELS IN DECENT CONSENSUS DEPICTING SURFACE BASED CAPES UP
TO 3K JOULES OR SO THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY INTO TONIGHT WITH
LIFTED INDICES BECOMING STRONGLY NEGATIVE THIS AFTERNOON. STEEP 850
TO 700 MB LAPSE RATES ALSO WILL BE IN PLACE AS PER BOTH GFS AND NAM.
WITH FAVORABLY STRONG WIND FIELDS...WILL MENTION POSSIBLY SEVERE IN
FORECASTS.

500 MB BROAD SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EAST TODAY...ALLOWING
STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH BEHIND IT TO MOVE OVER THE GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT. AT THE SURFACE...STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY VEER TO MORE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AS COLD FRONT MOVES IN.

ENHANCED LOW LEVEL THETA E RIDGE EXPECTED TO BE OVERHEAD THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW TO MID LEVEL OMEGA LIFT IMPROVING TO
QUITE GOOD THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT TO AUGMENT THERMODYNAMIC
SUPPORT FOR SHOWERS/STORMS. SLIGHT 850 TO 500 MB QVECTOR CONVERGENCE
ALSO OFFERED...AS WELL AS INCREASING SURFACE CONVERGENCE AND
OCCASIONAL FAIRLY ROBUST ISENTROPIC ASCENT AS SEEN ON 305K
SURFACE.

TEMPERATURES MOST AREAS FLIRTING WITH THE 90 DEGREE MARK TODAY
SUPPORTED BY SURFACE TRAJECTORIES AND T1 TEMPERATURES FROM BOTH NGM
AND NAM WARMER THAN YESTERDAY...AS GOOD THERMAL RIDGE OVERHEAD THIS
AFTERNOON...AROUND 18 DEGREES C AT 850 MB.

LONG TERM...

UPPER TROUGH/SURFACE LOW CONTINUE THROUGH NORTHERN ONTARIO INTO
QUEBEC ON MONDAY...WHILE WESTERN LOW SHIFTS FURTHER INLAND ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. TREND HAS BEEN TO CLEAR THE FRONT THROUGH
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN FASTER. WHILE CYCLONIC UPPER FLOW AND POTENTIALLY
A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL BE IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN ON
MONDAY...WEAK SURFACE RIDGING AND GENERAL SUBSIDENCE SEEN WITH
850-500MB QVECTOR DIVERGENCE SHOULD LIMIT PRECIP POTENTIAL. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SHOW LIMITED MOISTURE /NAM DRIER THAN THE GFS/...BUT WITH
A WEAK CAP PRESENT IN BOTH THAT SHOULD FURTHER INHIBIT CONVECTIVE
POTENTIAL EVEN WITH SOME SKINNY CAPE STILL PRESENT. CONSIDERED
HOLDING ONTO A SLIGHT CHANCE POP...BUT GIVEN THE LACK OF
LIFT/LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND CAPPED PROFIMI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...
OPTED TO DROP POPS ALL TOGETHER. GIVEN THE DEGREE OF
DRYING...COULD EVEN SEE A PERIOD OF MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

A FAIR DETAIL OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD. BAROCLINIC ZONE SETS UP ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES...
WITH THE NAM FARTHER NORTH THAN THE GFS. CONSEQUENTLY THE NAM IS
MUCH WARMER THAN THE GFS HEADING INTO TUESDAY. 00Z RUNS DO SHOW MORE
OF A CONSENSUS ON THE WARMER SIDE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...AND
WILL ADJUST TEMPS UP A BIT THROUGH THE WEEK. MAIN CONCERN IS WITH
CONVECTION THOUGH.

OVERALL PATTERN FEATURES A REBUILDING RIDGE BETWEEN THE DEPARTING
SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST CANADA AND DEVELOPING SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN
CONUS. RIDGE INITIALLY AMPLIFIES OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS/UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THEN BUILDS EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AS
ENERGY BEGINS EJECTING OUT OF THE NEXT WESTERN LOW. PATTERN LOOKS
RIPE FOR A SERIES OF CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES TO DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS/WESTERN GREAT LAKES...WITH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
POTENTIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE DOWNSTREAM TRACKS. GIVEN THE
UNCERTAINTY REVOLVING AROUND THE SYNOPTIC SETUP...LET ALONE
MESOSCALE DEVELOPMENT/ORGANIZATION...HARD TO PIN DOWN DETAILS AT
THIS POINT. UPPER RIDGE AXIS REMAINS UPSTREAM OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN SHIFTS DOWN ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WHILE VARIOUS MODELS/RUNS INDICATE CONVECTION
DEVELOPING/PERSISTING INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AT TIMES EARLY IN THE
WEEK...WILL HOLD ONTO THE DRY FORECAST FOR NOW. WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS A
GOOD A PERIOD AS ANY TO INTRODUCE POPS...AS THE UPPER RIDGE SHIFTS
DOWNSTREAM OF THE CWA. CHANCES FOR PRECIP INCREASE AS WE HEAD
THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH ADDITIONAL ENERGY IN THE INCREASING
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AIDING CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL. 00Z WRF-XX BRINGS
THE NEXT COLD FRONT THROUGH ON FRIDAY...WHILE THE GFS HOLDS OFF
UNTIL SATURDAY. DGEX/ECMWF DO NOT ACTUALLY BRING A WELL-DEFINED
FRONT THROUGH THE STATE...KEEPING US IN A WARM/UNSTABLE AIRMASS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...TORNADO WATCH 404 IN EFFECT THROUGH 00Z.
LAKE HURON...TORNADO WATCH 404 IN EFFECT THROUGH 00Z.
LAKE ST CLAIR...TORNADO WATCH 404 IN EFFECT THROUGH 00Z.
MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...TORNADO WATCH 404 IN EFFECT THROUGH 00Z

&&

UPDATE...SF
AVIATION...SF
SHORT TERM...DWD
LONG TERM....BRAVENDER

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 9:00 AM EST, 4 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1000 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-061000-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
1000 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE EXISTS A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM MID
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARD FROM THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH. HOWEVER...ISOLATED
OCCURRENCES OF LARGE HAIL...AT LEAST 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...AND EVEN
TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.

A VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT REACHES THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION AND
THEN SLOWLY ADVANCES EAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ421-422-441>443-462>464-061000-
ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE-OUTER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH
MI-
LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC
MI-
LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON
MI-
1000 AM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE HURON...LAKE ST CLAIR
AND THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE EXISTS A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM MID
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY WEATHER HAZARD FROM THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. HOWEVER...ISOLATED
OCCURRENCES OF LARGE HAIL...AT LEAST 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...AND EVEN
WATERSPOUTS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.

A VERY WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT REACHES THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION AND
THEN SLOWLY ADVANCES EAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY.

SF

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 12:26 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
126 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005

LCZ422>423-460-LHZ421>422-MIZ047>049-053>055-
060>063-068>070-075-082>083-060000-
ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-OUTER SAGINAW BAY-
INNER SAGINAW BAY-BAY-GENESEE-HURON-LAPEER-LENAWEE-LIVINGSTON-
MACOMB-MIDLAND-MONROE-OAKLAND-SAGINAW-ST. CLAIR-SANILAC-
SHIAWASSEE-TUSCOLA-WASHTENAW-
126 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 404 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA...

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

BAY... GENESEE... HURON...
LAPEER... LENAWEE... LIVINGSTON...
MACOMB... MIDLAND... MONROE...
OAKLAND... SAGINAW... SANILAC...
SHIAWASSEE... ST. CLAIR... TUSCOLA...
WASHTENAW... WAYNE...

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

DETROIT RIVER... LAKE ST. CLAIR... ST. CLAIR RIVER...
HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI... INNER SAGINAW BAY...
LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC
MI...
LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH
MI...
LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON
MI
OUTER SAGINAW BAY... PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI...
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI...
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WARREN...SAGINAW...PONTIAC...
ANN ARBOR...LAPEER...BAY CITY...DETROIT...PORT HURON...ADRIAN...
FLINT...BAD AXE...OWOSSO...SANDUSKY...MIDLAND...MONROE...
HOWELL AND CARO.

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Event by event

55 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bay

When: June 5, 1:45 PM EST
Where: Bay County, 2 mi E of Essexville
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.917, -83.400

Hail, Saginaw

When: June 5, 2:12 PM EST
Where: Saginaw County, 1 mi E of Merrill
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.717, -82.783

Hail, Midland

When: June 5, 2:27 PM EST
Where: Midland County, 1 mi NE of Laporte
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.950, -83.400

Hail, Bay

When: June 5, 2:50 PM EST
Where: Bay County, Bay City
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.350, -83.083

Thunderstorm Wind, Bay

When: June 5, 2:50 PM EST to 2:52 PM EST
Where: Bay County, Bay City
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.817, -83.267

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: June 5, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Huron County, 3 mi S of Elkton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.983, -82.417

A trained spotter reported 5 inch diameter tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: June 5, 3:10 PM EST
Where: Huron County, 4 mi WNW of Bad Axe
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.450, -83.117

A trained spotter reported a large tree and tree limbs blown down, as well as power poles bent.

Tornado, Saginaw

When: June 5, 3:15 PM EST to 3:16 PM EST
Where: Saginaw County, 4 mi NNE of Hemlock
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 25 yd
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.217, -83.383

A trained weather spotter reported a brief tornado touchdown. A subsequent NWS storm survey confirmed the weak tornado, which caused fallen trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw

When: June 5, 3:16 PM EST to 3:20 PM EST
Where: Saginaw County, 1 mi NE of Hemlock
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.500, -83.133

Large trees and tree limbs were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: June 5, 3:17 PM EST
Where: Midland County, 3 mi NW of Poseyville
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.633, -83.283

The emergency manager reported a 12 inch diameter tree uprooted.

Hail, Huron

When: June 5, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Huron County, 1 mi NE of Bad Axe
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.467, -84.200

Trained spotter also estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Midland

When: June 5, 3:20 PM EST
Where: Midland County, Midland
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 43.550, -84.000

Trees were reported blown down.

Hail, Tuscola

When: June 5, 3:28 PM EST
Where: Tuscola County, Vassar
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.117, -83.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Bay

When: June 5, 3:29 PM EST
Where: Bay County, 4 mi SE of Auburn
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.683, -83.133

Thunderstorm Wind, Bay

When: June 5, 3:30 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
Where: Bay County, Bay City
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 43.417, -82.833

County police reported trees and power lines down all over Bay city. A large tree branch also landed on a car on the south side of the city. Siding was blown off houses across the north side of the city, along with fences blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bay

When: June 5, 3:30 PM EST
Where: Bay County, 5 mi S of Bay City
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 43.767, -83.183

Trees were reported blown down.

Lightning, Bay

When: June 5, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Bay County, Bay City
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 43.617, -83.800

Lightning struck substation on 26th Street.

Lightning, Bay

When: June 5, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Bay County, Bay City
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 43.517, -84.183

One home suffered some damage from lightning on Stark Road off South Euclid Avenue.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bay

When: June 5, 3:35 PM EST
Where: Bay County, 5 mi SE of Auburn
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 42.533, -83.483

Barns were destroyed in Frankenlust Township.

Hail, Saginaw

When: June 5, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Saginaw County, Freeland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.600, -83.883

Trained spotter also estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Hail, Genesee

When: June 5, 3:45 PM EST
Where: Genesee County, Goodrich
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.817, -83.067

Trained spotter also estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust, which ripped shingles off a roof.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: June 5, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Owendale
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.783, -83.233

Numerous trees and power lines were reported blown down by the emergency manager.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lapeer

When: June 5, 4:10 PM EST
Where: Lapeer County, 7 mi W of Lum
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.950, -83.117

The emergency manager reported a large tree blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscola

When: June 5, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Tuscola County, 3 mi NW of Akron
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 43.567, -84.300

Thunderstorm wind gusts broke off seven utlitily poles near the intersection of Cook and Dickerson Roads.

Hail, Sanilac

When: June 5, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Sanilac County, Brown City
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.600, -83.883

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: June 5, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Port Austin
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 43.433, -84.217

The emergency manager reported numerous trees and wires down.

Hail, Saginaw

When: June 5, 5:19 PM EST
Where: Saginaw County, Hemlock
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.817, -82.983

Hail, Bay

When: June 5, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Bay County, Auburn
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.100, -83.283

Hail, Saginaw

When: June 5, 5:58 PM EST
Where: Saginaw County, Saginaw
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.733, -83.267

Hail, Shiawassee

When: June 5, 6:05 PM EST
Where: Shiawassee County, Henderson
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.367, -83.583

Thunderstorm Wind, Shiawassee

When: June 5, 6:05 PM EST
Where: Shiawassee County, Henderson
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.617, -84.233

Numerous tree limbs were reported blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: June 5, 6:13 PM EST
Where: Genesee County, Lennon
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.600, -83.883

A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust between M-13 and M-21.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw

When: June 5, 6:14 PM EST
Where: Saginaw County, Merrill
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.335, -84.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large trees were reported blown down.

Hail, Tuscola

When: June 5, 6:15 PM EST
Where: Tuscola County, Fairgrove
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.567, -84.017

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: June 5, 6:18 PM EST
Where: Genesee County, 5 mi W of Flint
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.517, -83.550

A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust between Linden and Corunna Roads.

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: June 5, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Genesee County, 1 mi E of Mt Morris
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.417, -83.967

A roof was blown off a trailer. Several trees and large tree limbs were also blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw

When: June 5, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, 2 mi N of Saline
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 43.033, -83.083

Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. A large tree was also uprooted.

Hail, Washtenaw

When: June 5, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, 2 mi N of Saline
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.517, -84.117

Thunderstorm Wind, Lenawee

When: June 5, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Lenawee County, Addison
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.917, -83.500

A trained spotter reported a tree blown down.

Hail, Tuscola

When: June 5, 6:34 PM EST
Where: Tuscola County, 4 mi NW of Cass City
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.533, -83.883

Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw

When: June 5, 6:35 PM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.983, -83.917

Tree limbs were reported blown down on the University of Michigan campus.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw

When: June 5, 6:39 PM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, 2 mi W of Chelsea
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.050, -83.000

A trained spotter reported numerous large tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: June 5, 6:43 PM EST
Where: Genesee County, 5 mi N of Swartz Creek
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.417, -84.233

A trained spotter estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee

When: June 5, 6:43 PM EST
Where: Genesee County, Mt Morris
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.083, -84.200

A building sustained wind damage and partially collapsed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: June 5, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Elkton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.910, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, South Lyon
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 43.217, -83.000

Widespread trees and large tree limbs were blown down. Fourteen power poles were also blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Livingston

When: June 5, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Livingston County, Brighton
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates: 43.400, -84.333

A NWS employee reported a large tree blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 6:53 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, New Hudson
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.600, -83.167

A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw

When: June 5, 6:58 PM EST
Where: Washtenaw County, Ypsilanti
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.467, -83.633

Numerous large tree limbs were reported blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 6:58 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, Wixom
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.317, -83.183

A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust, which uprooted an 10 inch diameter tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscola

When: June 5, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Tuscola County, Cass City
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.600, -83.567

A trained spotter estimated a 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust, which brought down a large tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lapeer

When: June 5, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Lapeer County, Clifford
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 43.083, -84.200

The emergency manager reported large tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, 2 mi NW of Walled Lake
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.217, -83.383

A trained spotter reported large tree limbs and trees blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 7:00 PM EST to 7:10 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, Walled Lake
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.117, -83.667

A trained weather spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts between 60 and 75 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: June 5, 7:01 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Romulus
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 43.033, -83.783

Large tree limbs were blown across I-275 and I-94.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: June 5, 7:13 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Ulby
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.200, -83.767

Trees were blown down. A garage was also blown off it's foundation.

Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe

When: June 5, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Monroe County, Monroe
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.983, -84.350

Three RV's were blown over. A Carleton woman was injured at the Harbortown RV Resort on LaPlaisance Road. Another person was injured at Sterling State Park.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lapeer

When: June 5, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Lapeer County, Hadley
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.317, -84.050

The emergency manager reported large tree limbs blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 7:16 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, Pontiac
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.283, -83.733

A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: June 5, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Romulus
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.600, -84.067

A power pole fell onto a car.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sanilac

When: June 5, 7:20 PM EST
Where: Sanilac County, Sandusky
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 43.700, -82.933

A large tree was blown down, causing minor damage to a home on 195 South Jackson Street.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: June 5, 7:25 PM EST to 7:40 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, 1 mi NW of Detroit
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 42.533, -83.767

Local media reported trees down on the north side of Detroit.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When: June 5, 7:25 PM EST
Where: Wayne County, Woodhaven
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 42.683, -83.033

Trees were reported blown down, with damage to Florida Sun room.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lapeer

When: June 5, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Lapeer County, Imlay City
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 43.400, -84.317

Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. A section of a barn roof was also ripped off.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lapeer

When: June 5, 7:30 PM EST
Where: Lapeer County, Dryden
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.933, -82.717

A trained spotter estimated a 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust, which brought down large tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 7:35 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, Rochester Hills
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.917, -82.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb

When: June 5, 7:40 PM EST
Where: Macomb County, Disco
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.817, -83.183

Hail, Huron

When: June 5, 7:40 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Port Hope
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.200, -83.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 7:40 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, Lake Orion
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.517, -83.600

Several trees and limbs were reported blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 7:40 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, Oxford
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.233, -83.617

A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 7:40 PM EST to 7:50 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, Ferndale
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.517, -83.533

A trained spotter reported large limbs blown down in Ferndale. Eight power lines were also reported down.Hazel Park was among the hardest-hit cities in southeast Oakland, with about half the city losing power, about 20 trees of various sizes uprooted, and the rupturing of a gas main.

Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland

When: June 5, 7:43 PM EST
Where: Oakland County, 1 mi N of Royal Oak
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.550, -83.517

Trees were reported blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb

When: June 5, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Macomb County, 3 mi NW of New Baltimore
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.017, -83.817

A trained spotter reported four to five inch diameter trees and limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When: June 5, 8:30 PM EST
Where: St. Clair County, Smiths Creek
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.633, -83.217

A trained spotter reported a 2 to 3 foot diameter tree blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair

When: June 5, 8:35 PM EST
Where: St. Clair County, Port Huron
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.117, -83.683

Large tree limbs were reported blown down.

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5459560, 5459562, 5459561, 5459565, 5459570, 5459563, 5459571, 5459825, 5459572, 5459564, 5459573, 5459574, 5459566, 5459568, 5459575, 5459579, 5459576, 5459577, 5459826, 5459639, 5459640, 5459569, 5459567, 5459580, 5459581, 5459641, 5459642, 5459583, 5459638, 5459582, 5459643, 5459644, 5459645, 5459637, 5459653, 5459654, 5459647, 5459655, 5459656, 5459648, and more.