Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- July 20, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kent County
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -85.680
Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 20, 1980
17 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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.
Event by event
17 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- July 20, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.000, -84.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa
- When
- July 20, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.070, -86.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- July 20, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.000, -84.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan
- When
- July 20, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Allegan County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.450, -85.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo
- When
- July 20, 8:55 PM CST
- Where
- Kalamazoo County
- Coordinates
- 42.280, -85.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Barry
- When
- July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Barry County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.650, -85.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Gratiot
- When
- July 20, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Gratiot County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.130, -84.430
Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- July 20, 9:08 PM CST
- Where
- Kent County
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -85.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- July 20, 9:22 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -84.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee
- When
- July 20, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Genesee County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.970, -83.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee
- When
- July 20, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Genesee County
- Coordinates
- 42.920, -83.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Ingham
- When
- July 20, 9:50 PM CST
- Where
- Ingham County
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -84.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Lapeer
- When
- July 20, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lapeer County
- Coordinates
- 43.050, -83.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- July 20, 10:05 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.170, -84.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb
- When
- July 20, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Macomb County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.720, -83.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Huron
- When
- July 20, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Huron County
- Coordinates
- 43.720, -82.750
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 20, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 20, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 20, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 20, 1980
- Hail in North Dakota, July 20, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 20, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 20, 1980
More
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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: 10041813, 10041814, 10041815, 10041816, 10041817, 10041818, 10041819, 10041820, 10041821, 10041822, 10041823, 10041824, 10041825, 10041826, 10041827, 10041828, 10041829.