Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren
- When
- July 27, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Van Buren County, Bangor
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.317, -86.117
Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 27, 2000
An isolated severe thunderstorm that affected Bangor (Van Buren County) produced strong wind gusts that downed an 18 inch diameter tree, as well as numerous 12 inch diameter trees near Van Auken Lake and along County Road 376.
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
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
An isolated severe thunderstorm that affected Bangor (Van Buren County) produced strong wind gusts that downed an 18 inch diameter tree, as well as numerous 12 inch diameter trees near Van Auken Lake and along County Road 376.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, July 27 to 28, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, July 27, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, July 27, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 27, 2000
- High Wind in American Samoa, July 27 to 29, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New York, July 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 27, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 27 to 28, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 27, 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: 5173011.