Thunderstorm Wind, Marquette
- When
- August 31, 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette County, 6 mi WSW of Gwinn
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.250, -87.550
Four inch diameter trees down.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, August 31, 2000
Localized heavy rain of one to two inches caused urban flooding in southern Dickinson county on the evening of the 31st. The worst flooding was in the Crystal Lake area of Iron Mountain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 MQT wrote it up.
Localized heavy rain of one to two inches caused urban flooding in southern Dickinson county on the evening of the 31st. The worst flooding was in the Crystal Lake area of Iron Mountain. The flood waters receded within 1 to 11/2 hours after the storm ended..
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 31 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:04 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Dickinson
- When
- August 31, 6:10 PM EST to 6:25 PM EST
- Where
- Dickinson County, Sagola
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.083, -88.067
Hail, Dickinson
- When
- August 31, 6:56 PM EST
- Where
- Dickinson County, 10 mi N of Iron Mtn
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.983, -88.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson
- When
- August 31, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dickinson County, Iron Mtn
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 45.833, -88.050
Trees down from wind and lightning.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dickinson
- When
- August 31, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Dickinson County, Norway
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 45.783, -87.917
Trees down from wind and lightning.
Flash Flood, Dickinson
- When
- August 31, 8:05 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dickinson County, Iron Mtn
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Twelve inches of water near shopping mall. Some street flooding.
Flash Flood, Dickinson
- When
- August 31, 8:08 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dickinson County, Norway
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A foot of water on Main Street. US-2 flooded from Norway to 1/2 mile west.
Flash Flood, Dickinson
- When
- August 31, 8:10 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dickinson County, Quinnesec
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway U.S.-2 and Lake Antoine Road flooded.
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.
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More
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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: 5170667, 5170668, 5170669, 5170673, 5170674, 5170670, 5170671, 5170672.