Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- June 21, 10:51 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, 2 mi NE of Cedar Springs
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 43.230, -85.530
Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 21, 1996
A 25 foot pine tree was downed along 19 mile road northeast of Cedar Springs along with damage to numerous other trees and minor roof damage to a residence.
Where it happened
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 GRR wrote it up.
A 25 foot pine tree was downed along 19 mile road northeast of Cedar Springs along with damage to numerous other trees and minor roof damage to a residence.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:52 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornado in Michigan, June 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Flood in Iowa, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 21, 1996
- Tornado in Michigan, June 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 21 to 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 21, 1996
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: 5561814.