Michigan, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, August 2, 2000

August 2, 2000 · NWS DTX · 17 events in 10 counties and zones

A weak cold front moved across southeast Michigan in the afternoon and evening, triggering the second batch of severe thunderstorms of the day. Like many of the other severe weather episodes of the summer, this one was composed of a large number of marginally severe events.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$13,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS DTX wrote it up.

A weak cold front moved across southeast Michigan in the afternoon and evening, triggering the second batch of severe thunderstorms of the day. Like many of the other severe weather episodes of the summer, this one was composed of a large number of marginally severe events. The majority of these were hail, but a few damaging wind gusts occurred as well. Parts of the region were also vulnerable to flash flooding due to heavy rains during the past week; this flash flood potential was realized in the Ann Arbor area.

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:32 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

13 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb

When
August 2, 1:30 PM EST
Where
Macomb County, Warren
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$4,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.517, -83.000

Two trees were blown down.

Hail, Bay

When
August 2, 2:30 PM EST
Where
Bay County, 4 mi NW of Pinconning
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.883, -84.017

Hail, Midland

When
August 2, 2:45 PM EST
Where
Midland County, North Bradley
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.717, -84.483

Hail, Midland

When
August 2, 3:40 PM EST
Where
Midland County, Sanford
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.667, -84.383

Hail, Huron

When
August 2, 4:20 PM EST
Where
Huron County, 1 mi E of Bad Axe
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.800, -82.983

Hail, Huron

When
August 2, 4:43 PM EST
Where
Huron County, 7 mi SSE of Bad Axe
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.700, -82.950

Several cars were dented by dime sized hail.

Hail, Livingston

When
August 2, 5:48 PM EST
Where
Livingston County, Cohoctah
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
42.750, -83.933

Hail, Lenawee

When
August 2, 6:23 PM EST
Where
Lenawee County, Adrian
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.900, -84.033

Hail, Lenawee

When
August 2, 6:40 PM EST
Where
Lenawee County, Adrian
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.900, -84.033

Hail, Monroe

When
August 2, 6:55 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, 1 mi S of Erie
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
41.767, -83.500

Hail, Livingston

When
August 2, 7:00 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
Where
Livingston County, Howell
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.600, -83.933

Hail, Monroe

When
August 2, 7:30 PM EST
Where
Monroe County, 3 mi W of Maybee
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.000, -83.583

Hail, St. Clair

When
August 2, 7:50 PM EST
Where
St. Clair County, Algonac
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.617, -82.533

Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw

When
August 2, 8:40 PM EST
Where
Washtenaw County, 4 mi N of Milan
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.133, -83.667

A few large limbs were torn down.

Flash Flood, Washtenaw

When
August 2, 8:42 PM EST to 9:40 PM EST
Where
Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy downpours resulted in substantial street flooding in the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area. Up to two inches of rain fell between 9 and 10 pm EDT.

Hail, Wayne

When
August 2, 8:57 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, New Boston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.167, -83.383

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
August 2, 8:57 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, New Boston
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
42.167, -83.383

Tree limbs were downed.

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, August 2000

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: 5169600, 5169599, 5169601, 5169602, 5169603, 5169604, 5169607, 5169605, 5169606, 5170153, 5170152, 5170154, 5170155, 5170156, 5170159, 5170157, 5170158.