Michigan, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, July 27, 2000

July 27, 2000 · NWS APX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Numerous thunderstorms developed across northern Michigan during the afternoon and evening of the 27th. These storms produced widespread heavy rain across the region which flooded city streets in Traverse City.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 APX wrote it up.

Numerous thunderstorms developed across northern Michigan during the afternoon and evening of the 27th. These storms produced widespread heavy rain across the region which flooded city streets in Traverse City.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Montmorency

When
July 27, 2:15 PM EST
Where
Montmorency County, 8 mi N of Atlanta
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.117, -84.150

Flash Flood, Grand Traverse

When
July 27, 5:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Grand Traverse County, Traverse City
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.716, -85.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

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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: 5150326, 5150327.