Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren
- When
- August 6, 7:04 PM EST
- Where
- Van Buren County, Sister Lakes
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.083, -86.200
Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 6, 2000
Severe thunderstorms developed across southern lower Michigan during the evening, producing numerous reports of wind damage. m.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $260,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GRR wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed across southern lower Michigan during the evening, producing numerous reports of wind damage. The first severe weather report came in from Sister Lakes (Van Buren County), where law enforcement reported that numerous trees were blown down at 7:04 p.m. EST. Trees and power lines were blown down in Decatur (Van Buren County) at 7:20 p.m. EST. Law enforcement also reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Paw Paw (Van Buren County), including one tree that fell onto a house around 7:24 p.m. EST. A few trees were blown down in Allegan (Allegan County) at 7:27 p.m. EST. A trained spotter reported that a tree was also blown down 3 miles west of Schoolcraft (Kalamazoo County) at 7:30 p.m. EST. Kalamazoo law enforcement reported that numerous trees were blown down across the city of Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo County) at 7:40 p.m. EST. Law enforcement in Orangeville (Barry County) reported that a large tree was blown down across a road at 7:50 p.m. EST. In Battle Creek (Calhoun County), law enforcement reported that numerous trees and power lines were knocked down between 8:07 and 8:10 p.m. EST.
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:04 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren
- When
- August 6, 7:20 PM EST to 7:24 PM EST
- Where
- Van Buren County, Decatur
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.117, -85.967
Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan
- When
- August 6, 7:27 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, Allegan
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.533, -85.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo
- When
- August 6, 7:30 PM EST to 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo County, Schoolcraft
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.117, -85.633
Thunderstorm Wind, Barry
- When
- August 6, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Barry County, Orangeville
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.550, -85.517
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- August 6, 8:07 PM EST to 8:10 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County, Battle Creek
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.317, -85.183
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5155705, 5155706, 5155707, 5155708, 5155709, 5155710.