Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- June 14, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Detroit
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.333, -83.067
Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 14, 2000
A warm, humid air mass was in place across southeast Michigan. Thunderstorms developed in the afternoon, well ahead of a cold front in the upper Mississippi Valley.
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
- $54,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
A warm, humid air mass was in place across southeast Michigan. Thunderstorms developed in the afternoon, well ahead of a cold front in the upper Mississippi Valley. Several of these storms became severe. Spotters estimated 70 mph wind gusts in central Macomb County, where numerous trees and large limbs were downed. Severe reports elsewhere consisted of a few trees, limbs, and/or power lines downed by wind.
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.
Event by event
9 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb
- When
- June 14, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb County, Sterling Hgts
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.567, -83.033
Hail, Macomb
- When
- June 14, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb County, Sterling Hgts
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.567, -83.033
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenawee
- When
- June 14, 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Lenawee County, Britton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.983, -83.833
Thunderstorm Wind, Lenawee
- When
- June 14, 2:53 PM EST
- Where
- Lenawee County, 5 mi N of Adrian
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.967, -84.033
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- June 14, 3:03 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Harper Woods
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.400, -82.917
Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb
- When
- June 14, 3:09 PM EST to 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb County, 3 mi N of Utica
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.700, -83.033
Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb
- When
- June 14, 3:25 PM EST to 3:34 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb County, Sterling Hgts
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.567, -83.033
Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee
- When
- June 14, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Genesee County, Clio
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.183, -83.717
Thunderstorm Wind, Midland
- When
- June 14, 5:15 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Midland County, Sanford
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.667, -84.383
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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- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Georgia, June 14, 2000
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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: 5150525, 5150531, 5150532, 5150527, 5150528, 5150526, 5150605, 5150606, 5150529, 5150530.