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Southwest Lower Michigan Weather History
The Weather History for August 1st
- 8/1/1886
- A tornado moves from northern Kalamazoo County into Barry County, damaging several farms in and near Hickory Corners.
- 8/1/1947
- What turns out to be the hottest August on record starts off on a decidedly cool note with record lows of 48 degrees at Grand Rapids and 43 degrees at Muskegon.
- 8/1/1993
- A severe storm in Kent County produced grapefruit-sized hail in Cannon Township, northeast of Grand Rapids.
- 8/1/2002
- A tornado struck north of Tustin in Osceola County. The tornado left a damage path six miles long, with dozens of large trees down and some roof damage to homes. One house had its attached garage destroyed. A weaker tornado also hit near Grant in Newaygo County, toppling a tree.
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