Thunderstorm Wind, Montmorency
- When
- May 8, 7:51 PM EST
- Where
- Montmorency County, Atlanta
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -84.150
Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8, 2000
Thunderstorms developed along and north of a warm front extending across central Lower Michigan. These storms produced a couple of reports of severe winds, one of which brought several trees down in Turner Township in Arenac county.
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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Thunderstorms developed along and north of a warm front extending across central Lower Michigan. These storms produced a couple of reports of severe winds, one of which brought several trees down in Turner Township in Arenac county. An isolated severe hail report was also associated with these thunderstorms.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Alpena
- When
- May 8, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Alpena County, 1 mi E of Alpena
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 45.067, -83.433
Thunderstorm Wind, Arenac
- When
- May 8, 11:46 PM EST
- Where
- Arenac County, 2 mi SE of Turner
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -83.750
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, May 8, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, May 8 to 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8 to 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8 to 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 8, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Missouri, May 8, 2000
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 8, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, May 8, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 8, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, May 8, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 8, 2000
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, May 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: 5145345, 5145346, 5145347.