Thunderstorm Wind, Muskegon
- When
- June 24, 8:04 PM EST
- Where
- Muskegon County, Montague
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -86.370
Muskegon County Central Dispatch relayed public reports of trees and power lines down in Montague.
Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 24, 1997
A line of thunderstorms redeveloped as it moved inland from Lake Michigan on the evening of June 24th, as a gust front from a complex of severe thunderstorms which occurred in Wisconsin encountered the unstable air mass over Lower Michigan. The storms produced damaging wind gusts over portions of west central and central Lower Michigan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $36,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 line of thunderstorms redeveloped as it moved inland from Lake Michigan on the evening of June 24th, as a gust front from a complex of severe thunderstorms which occurred in Wisconsin encountered the unstable air mass over Lower Michigan. The storms produced damaging wind gusts over portions of west central and central Lower Michigan.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:04 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Osceola
- When
- June 24, 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola County, Evart
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 43.900, -85.250
Power lines were downed in Evart, resulting in power outages. The same thunderstorm sparked lightning fires in LeRoy, in the northwest portion of Osceola County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mecosta
- When
- June 24, 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Mecosta County, Big Rapids
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -85.480
Several trees were downed in the Big Rapids area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Montcalm
- When
- June 24, 9:20 PM EST
- Where
- Montcalm County, Howard City
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.400, -85.470
Several trees were downed in a trailer park in Howard City.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clare
- When
- June 24, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Clare County, 3 mi SW of Lake George
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 43.930, -85.000
One tree reported downed near M-115 in southwest Clare County. Other trees were downed across county from this severe thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind, Isabella
- When
- June 24, 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Isabella County, 2 mi SW of Winn
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 43.500, -84.950
Straight-line winds blew down a barn along Fremont Road in Rolland Township. Large pieces of sheet metal from the barn could be found nearly 3/4 mile to the north.
Thunderstorm Wind, Isabella
- When
- June 24, 10:15 PM EST
- Where
- Isabella County, Mt Pleasant
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.600, -84.770
Tree reported down on vehicle in Mount Pleasant. Trees also reported downed in Blanchard, Weidman, Winn, and Shepherd from severe thunderstorm.
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
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 24 to 26, 1997
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 24, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 24, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 24, 1997
- Flood in Nebraska, June 24 to 25, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 24, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 24, 1997
- Tornado and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 24, 1997
- Flood in Florida, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 24, 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: 5618406, 5618352, 5618353, 5618354, 5618356, 5618355, 5618357.