A very warm and unstable airmass produced a few severe thunderstorms over Baraga and Marquette counties on the evening of the 8th.  Some of these storms produced golf ball sized hail in the Marquette area, and a tornado occurred southwest of Big Bay at Eagle Mine.  Storms also produced heavy rain over portions of central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 8th into the morning of the 9th.

Hail in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 19:27:00 to 08-JUN-12 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: TROWBRIDGE PARK
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Golf ball sized hail occurred at the River Park Sports Complex.  Time of the report was estimated from the radar and nearby reports.

Hail in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 19:30:00 to 08-JUN-12 19:34:00 (EST-5)
Location: SUGAR LOAF
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Golf ball sized hail busted out windows and damaged roofs in homes on the north side of Marquette.  The hail also dented vehicles.

Hail in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 19:39:00 to 08-JUN-12 19:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: GORDON
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail reported near the Ojibwa Casino east of Harvey.

Hail in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 20:01:00 to 08-JUN-12 20:04:00 (EST-5)
Location: SUGAR LOAF
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Quarter-sized hail was reported at a convenience store northwest of Marquette.

Heavy Rain in ALGER, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 12:30:00 to 09-JUN-12 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: MUNISING
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer near Munising measured 1.55 inches of rainfall.

Hail in BARAGA, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 18:45:00 to 08-JUN-12 18:49:00 (EST-5)
Location: SKANEE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The ground was white with hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 19:27:00 to 08-JUN-12 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: TROWBRIDGE PARK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Strong winds and golf ball sized hail caused damage to siding at the corner of Hawley and Fitch streets.  Time of the report was estimated from radar and nearby reports.

Hail in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 19:30:00 to 08-JUN-12 19:33:00 (EST-5)
Location: TROWBRIDGE PARK
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail reported over Trowbridge Park in Marquette.

Tornado in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 19:13:00 to 08-JUN-12 19:32:00 (EST-5)
Location: HURON MTN
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous large trees causing some backroads in rural western Marquette County to become impassable.  The tornado was classified as an EF-1 with max winds estimated at 95 mph.

Heavy Rain in DELTA, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 14:30:00 to 09-JUN-12 06:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: ISABELLA
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer near Garden Corners measured 2.01 inches of rainfall.

Heavy Rain in DELTA, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 14:30:00 to 09-JUN-12 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: ISABELLA
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Two inches of rain was reported from a home weather station near Garden Corners.

Heavy Rain in SCHOOLCRAFT, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 13:30:00 to 09-JUN-12 06:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: COOKS
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer near Cooks measured 2.06 inches of rainfall.

Heavy Rain in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 14:30:00 to 09-JUN-12 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: ARNOLD
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer near Arnold measured 1.70 inches of rainfall.

Heavy Rain in ALGER, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 12:30:00 to 09-JUN-12 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: MUNISING HANLEY ARPT
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer 15 miles south of Wetmore measured 1.82 inches of rainfall.

Heavy Rain in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 12:30:00 to 09-JUN-12 06:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: MARQUETTE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer in Marquette measured 1.80 inches of rainfall.

Heavy Rain in DELTA, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 13:30:00 to 09-JUN-12 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: MOSS LAKE
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

The High Bridge RAWS station measured 1.88 inches of rainfall.

Hail in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 08-JUN-12 19:24:00 to 08-JUN-12 19:27:00 (EST-5)
Location: TROWBRIDGE PARK
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail was reported at Tourist Park with circular motion noted in the thunderstorm clouds.  Some downed tree branches were also observed at the Jacobetti Tech Center.