Hillman Tornado (F1)
June 13, 2004
Red dots indicate approximate locations of tornado
touchdown
Chronology of Events
A. 6:30 PM - Montmorency County - Tornado first touches down near County Road 451
and
brings down several trees
B. House damaged at the intersection of Rust Rd. and Bell Rd., roof
damaged, windows broken and shed destroyed at this location
C. Barn and silo destroyed along M-32, debris spread approximated
150 yards
D. Several trees downed near the intersection of Farrier Rd and
M-32, house without
power
E. House with shingle damage, another house damaged by falling
trees and barn
destroyed at the intersection of Rea Rd and M-32
F. 6:45 PM - Alpena County - Billboard damaged and several trees
downed at the
Thunder Bay Golf Resort just over the Alpena County line
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1005 AM EDT TUE JUN 15 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM TORNADO 3 SSW HILLMAN 45.03N 83.92W
06/13/2004 F1 MONTMORENCY MI NWS STORM SURVEY
0645 PM TORNADO 1 E HILLMAN 45.07N 83.88W
06/13/2004 F1 ALPENA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM SURVEY TRACED SPORADIC TORNADO DAMAGE FROM 1/2 MILE
SOUTHWEST OF RUST TO 1 MILE EAST OF HILLMAN. SEVERAL TREES DOWN
SOUTHWEST OF RUST, WITH HOUSE DAMAGE FIRST NOTICED NEAR INTERSECTION
OF RUST AND BELL ROADS. ROOF DAMAGE, WINDOWS BROKEN, AND SHED
DESTROYED AT THAT LOCATION. TORNADO REMAINED ON THE GROUND THROUGH
AN ADJACENT FIELD, DESTROYING A FARM/SILO AND AN 80 YEAR OLD FARM
HOUSE. DEBRIS FOUND ABOUT 150 YARDS FROM THE FARM HOUSE, WITH DAMAGE
ENDING BY M-32. TORNADO THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN NEAR M-32 AND
FARRIER ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT THIS LOCATION, WITH HOME
WITHOUT POWER. NO DAMAGE NOTED AGAIN UNTIL M-32 AND REA ROAD. ONE
HOUSE WITH SHINGLE DAMAGE, MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOUSE ACROSS
THE ROAD ON M-32. SEVERAL TREES DOWN AT THAT PROPERTY, WITH TREE ON
THE HOUSE AND BARN IN THE BACKYARD DESTROYED. NO DAMAGE SEEN AGAIN
UNTIL JUST EAST OF HILLMAN. EAST OF HILLMAN A BILLBOARD WAS
PARTIALLY BLOWN OVER ON THE ALPENA/MONTMORENCY COUNTY LINE ON M-32.
AT THE THUNDER BAY GOLF RESORT, AT LEAST 20 TREES DOWN (MAINLY
AROUND THE 10TH AND 11TH HOLES).
