Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 2, 2000
Start: 2000-08-02T04:15
End: 2000-08-02T19:15
Location: Michigan

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $135,000
Crop damage: $40,000
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.

An isolated severe thunderstorm during the early morning hours of August 2nd downed trees and power lines across the northeast portion of Montcalm County at 4:15 a.m. EST. The same thunderstorm also downed trees in Sumner (Gratiot County) at 4:25 a.m. EST. Severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening in advance of a cold front. Law enforcement in Rosebush (Isabella County) reported one tree as well as a power line was blown down at 2:39 p.m. EST. 0.88" diameter hail was reported 6 miles north of Eaton Rapids (Eaton County) at 6:25 p.m. EST, and law enforcement reported several trees were blown down in the city of Eaton Rapids at 6:25 p.m. EST as well. Three quarters inch hail was observed in Aurelius (Ingham County) at 6:30 p.m. EST. In Rives Junction (Jackson County), one and a quarter inch diameter hail was reported, which broke the windshield of a car, and wind damage included a 12 inch diameter tree limb that was blown down at 7:15 p.m. EST.

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:14 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Montcalm

When: August 2, 4:15 AM EST
Where: Montcalm County, Stanton
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.300, -85.083

Thunderstorm Wind, Gratiot

When: August 2, 4:25 AM EST
Where: Gratiot County, Sumner
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.317, -84.817

Thunderstorm Wind, Isabella

When: August 2, 2:39 PM EST
Where: Isabella County, Rosebush
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.700, -84.767

Hail, Eaton

When: August 2, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Eaton County, Eaton Rapids
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.517, -84.650

Hail, Ingham

When: August 2, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Ingham County, Aurelius
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.517, -84.517

Hail, Jackson

When: August 2, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Rives Jct
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $10,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.383, -84.450

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.

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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: 5155699, 5155700, 5155701, 5155702, 5155703, 5155704.