Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 22, 2000

Severe thunderstorms produced numerous reports of wind damage through the evening. The first report of wind damage came in from Muskegon (Muskegon County) at 6:35 p.m. EST, where a small airplane was flipped over by severe thunderstorm wind gusts (the plane was not tied down at the time). There were also numerous reports of downed trees and power lines. In Ottawa County, a roof of an ice cream shop was damaged in Spring Lake at 6:45 p.m. EST. Law enforcement in Grand Haven reported trees and power lines down in Grand Haven and surrounding townships at 6:45 p.m. EST, also in Ottawa County. Law enforcement in Newaygo County reported downed trees and power lines in Fremont at 6:52 p.m. EST, and in Grant at 7 p.m. EST. A trained spotter in Ravenna (Muskegon County) also reported downed trees at 7 p.m. EST. In Kent County, law enforcement reported large branches downed in Sparta at 7:08 p.m. EST, and a trained spotter in Rockford also reported large branches downed at 7:15 p.m. EST. In Grand Rapids, a trained spotter reported 3 to 6 inch diameter tree branches down throughout the city at 7:27 p.m. EST. A tree was also blown down on a car near the intersection of 4 mile road and Larkspur in northeast Grand Rapids. In Montcalm County, emergency management reported numerous trees and power lines downed in Stanton at 7:45 p.m. EST and across the county between 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. EST. Law enforcement in Ionia County reported several trees downed in and around the city of Ionia at 8 p.m. EST. Wind damage included numerous downed trees and branches across Clinton County between 8:15 and 8:25 p.m. EST. Several trees were also downed across a road in Elba Township (Gratiot County) at 8:25 p.m. EST. Law enforcement in Eaton County reported trees downed in Vermontville at 8:45 p.m. EST.