Flooding and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 26, 2000

Name: Flooding and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 26, 2000
Start: 2000-08-26T18:30
End: 2000-08-26T19:40
Location: Michigan

August 26, 2000 · NWS GRR · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

Several severe thunderstorms produced flooding in several areas, and also caused a wall of a bowling alley to collapse (no injuries or fatalities). m.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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.

Several severe thunderstorms produced flooding in several areas, and also caused a wall of a bowling alley to collapse (no injuries or fatalities). Law enforcement in Jackson (Jackson County) reported that part of a roof and a wall of a bowling alley collapsed at 6:30 p.m. EST. Further investigation into this event revealed that debris from the damaged building was found about 400 yards away near an airport runway. However, the damage did not appear to be caused by a tornado. The dome shape of the roof implies that water loading on the roof did not cause the collapse, although there were reports of flooding in the area. The most likely cause of the damage was deemed to be a gustnado or microburst. Law enforcement in Homer reported that several roads were closed due to flooding across southern Calhoun County at 6:30 p.m. EST. At 7:15 p.m. EST, a trained spotter reported that Interstate 94 near Jackson (Jackson County) was flooded. Law enforcement in Kalamazoo County reported that roads were flooded in Vicksburg and across most of the southern part of the county at 7:40 p.m. EST.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: August 26, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Jackson
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.233, -84.400

Flood, Calhoun

When: August 26, 6:30 PM EST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Jackson

When: August 26, 7:15 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.249, -84.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flood, Kalamazoo

When: August 26, 7:40 PM EST
Where: Kalamazoo forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5172790, 5172791, 5172792, 5172793.