Michigan, 2000Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 22, 2000
August 22, 2000 · NWS DTX · 6 events in 5 counties and zones
Thunderstorms developed in the afternoon along a north-south oriented trough of low pressure, just west of Lake Michigan. These storms moved steadily eastward, reaching southeast Michigan in the mid to late evening hours.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- 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.
Thunderstorms developed in the afternoon along a north-south oriented trough of low pressure, just west of Lake Michigan. These storms moved steadily eastward, reaching southeast Michigan in the mid to late evening hours. Spotty wind damage occurred with this line of storms, with the worst damage in central Oakland County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shiawassee
- When
- August 22, 8:40 PM EST
- Where
- Shiawassee County, Owosso
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.000, -84.167
Power lines were blown down, resulting in an electrical fire.
Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw
- When
- August 22, 9:15 PM EST
- Where
- Saginaw County, Frankenmuth
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.333, -83.750
Power lines were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee
- When
- August 22, 9:15 PM EST
- Where
- Genesee County, 2 mi N of Burton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.017, -83.633
A tree and several large limbs were downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland
- When
- August 22, 10:03 PM EST to 10:17 PM EST
- Where
- Oakland County, (Ptk)pontiac Arpt
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.667, -83.417
A 60 mph gust was measured at the surface at Oakland County International Airport. However, personnel in the control tower measured a gust to 75 mph. Spotty wind damage occurred east of there. Trees were downed on the west side of Pontiac, while a shed was moved 15 feet and destroyed in Auburn Hills.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland
- When
- August 22, 10:25 PM EST
- Where
- Oakland County, Troy
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 42.600, -83.150
Trees were downed in a subdivision off of South Boulevard.
Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb
- When
- August 22, 10:37 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb County, Sterling Hgts
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.567, -83.033
A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph gust.
- 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.
- Heat in Missouri, August 22 to 31, 20001 death · 12 events
- Heat in Mississippi, August 22, 20001 death · 1 event
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 22, 2000$2.0 million · 1.5 in hail · 3 events
- Hurricane in Puerto Rico, August 22 to 23, 2000$501,000 · 13 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 22, 2000$510,000 · 70 kt wind · 11 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, August 22, 2000$142,000 · 56 kt wind · 10 events
- Hurricane in U.S. Virgin Islands, August 22, 2000$200,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 22, 2000$145,000 · 68 kt wind · 4 events
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 22, 20007 injured · 1 event
- Wildfire in California, August 22, 2000$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in California, August 22, 2000$100,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 22, 2000$50,000 · 1 event
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: 5172124, 5172123, 5172125, 5172127, 5172128, 5172126.