Thunderstorm Wind, Oceana
- When
- July 8, 10:45 PM EST
- Where
- Oceana County, Countywide
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.650, -86.280
Several trees were downed across Oceana county.
Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 8 to 9, 1999
A line of thunderstorms crossed Lake Michigan during the late evening hours of the 8th, and they intensified into a strong squall line once on land. There were numerous reports of trees downed across Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Allegan, and Kent counties.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 crossed Lake Michigan during the late evening hours of the 8th, and they intensified into a strong squall line once on land. There were numerous reports of trees downed across Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Allegan, and Kent counties.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:46 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Muskegon
- When
- July 9, 12:35 AM EST
- Where
- Muskegon County, Ravenna
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -85.950
One tree and several large limbs were downed in Ravenna.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa
- When
- July 9, 12:55 AM EST to 1:10 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Countywide
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.950, -86.000
Several trees were downed across Ottawa county. A quarter mile long stretch of trees was downed in Agnew, near the intersection of routes 45 and 31.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan
- When
- July 9, 1:20 AM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, Countywide
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.620, -85.850
Numerous trees were downed across Allegan county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa
- When
- July 9, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Zeeland
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.830, -86.030
Numerous trees were downed in Zeeland.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- July 9, 1:41 AM EST
- Where
- Kent County, Kentwood
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.930, -85.750
Several large tree limbs were downed in Kentwood.
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
- Flash Flood in Nevada, July 8, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 8 to 9, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 8, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8 to 9, 1999
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 8, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 8, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 8, 1999
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 8, 1999
- Flood in California, July 8, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 8, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 8, 1999
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, July 1999
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: 5708557, 5708558, 5708631, 5708632, 5708633, 5708634.