Thunderstorm Wind, Huron
- When
- August 8, 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Huron County, Caseville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.933, -83.267
A few power lines and large tree limbs were downed.
Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 8, 2000
Warm and humid air moved into southeast Michigan, behind a warm front located in central lower Michigan. An upper level disturbance crossed northern Michigan, igniting thunderstorms near and north of the warm front.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 DTX wrote it up.
Warm and humid air moved into southeast Michigan, behind a warm front located in central lower Michigan. An upper level disturbance crossed northern Michigan, igniting thunderstorms near and north of the warm front. The bulk of the storms stayed north of the area, but one severe thunderstorm developed over Saginaw Bay. This storm moved east across Huron County early in the afternoon.
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:45 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Huron
- When
- August 8, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Huron County, Harbor Beach
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.833, -82.650
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Kentucky, August 8, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Dakota, August 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 8, 2000
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- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 8, 2000
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- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 8, 2000
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: 5170160, 5170161.