Thunderstorm Wind, Allegan
- When
- July 2, 8:10 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan County, Martin
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.533, -85.633
Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 2000
A cold front caused strong to severe thunderstorms to develop in Wisconsin during the late afternoon hours, and a few strong to severe thunderstorms developed across southwestern lower Michigan in the evening. Law enforcement in Martin (eastern Allegan County) reported that 2 trees were blown down.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- 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 GRR wrote it up.
A cold front caused strong to severe thunderstorms to develop in Wisconsin during the late afternoon hours, and a few strong to severe thunderstorms developed across southwestern lower Michigan in the evening. Law enforcement in Martin (eastern Allegan County) reported that 2 trees were blown down. Trees were also blown down in two separate areas of Orangeville (Barry County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Barry
- When
- July 2, 8:32 PM EST
- Where
- Barry County, Orangeville
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.550, -85.517
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
- Heat in Missouri, July 2 to 14, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, July 2, 2000
- Hail in Minnesota, July 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 2, 2000
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 2 to 5, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, July 2, 2000
- Flash Flood in Missouri, July 2, 2000
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 2, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 2, 2000
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, July 2000
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: 5173000, 5173001.