Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa
- When
- July 26, 2:42 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Port Sheldon
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -86.220
A trained National Weather Service spotter measured 60-80 mph wind gusts at Port Sheldon at 3:42 AM EDT.
Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 26, 1997
4 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
- $18,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:40 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa
- When
- July 26, 2:50 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Port Sheldon
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.900, -86.220
A trained National Weather Service spotter measured a 70 mph wind gust at Port Sheldon at 3:50 AM EDT.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan
- When
- July 26, 3:15 AM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, Holland
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -86.120
Local media reported tree and power line damage in the city of Holland. Tree limbs to 42 inches in circumference were downed in severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- July 26, 3:30 AM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Bath
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 42.820, -84.430
Clinton County Central Dispatch reported a large tree downed in Bath Township. The tree brought down power lines with it.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Illinois, July 26 to 27, 1997
- Heat in Missouri, July 26 to 28, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Ohio, July 26 to 27, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, July 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, July 26, 1997
- Tornado in Iowa, July 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 26, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 26, 1997
- Tornado in Ohio, July 26, 1997
- Heat in Indiana, July 26 to 27, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, July 26, 1997
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: 5617739, 5617740, 5619359, 5619360.