Michigan, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8 to 9, 2000

May 8 to 9, 2000 · NWS GRR · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Thunderstorms developed during the evening and into the early morning hours in a highly unstable air mass across southern lower Michigan, in advance of a cold front accelerating through Wisconsin. One isolated severe thunderstorm developed during the early evening hours in Baldwin, producing one inch hail.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$160,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Thunderstorms developed during the evening and into the early morning hours in a highly unstable air mass across southern lower Michigan, in advance of a cold front accelerating through Wisconsin. One isolated severe thunderstorm developed during the early evening hours in Baldwin, producing one inch hail. Most of the severe weather occurred with a squall line that moved onshore around 11 pm on the 8th. There were several reports of three quarters to one inch hail in Muskegon (Muskegon County), Hastings (Barry County), Charlotte (Eaton County), Podunk (Eaton County), and in Eaton Rapids (Eaton County). A 60 mph wind gust was observed in Holton Township in Muskegon County, where several large tree limbs were blown down. Trees were also blown down in Holt (Ingham County), and several power lines were blown down in Lansing (Ingham County).

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:34 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lake

When
May 8, 5:35 PM EST
Where
Lake County, Baldwin
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
43.900, -85.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Muskegon

When
May 8, 10:07 PM EST to 10:10 PM EST
Where
Muskegon County, Muskegon
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
43.233, -86.233

Hail, Barry

When
May 9, 1:10 AM EST to 1:20 AM EST
Where
Barry County, Hastings
Measured
1 in hail
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
42.650, -85.283

Hail, Eaton

When
May 9, 1:33 AM EST to 1:43 AM EST
Where
Eaton County, Charlotte
Measured
0.88 in hail
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.567, -84.817

Thunderstorm Wind, Ingham

When
May 9, 1:53 AM EST to 1:59 AM EST
Where
Ingham County, Holt
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.650, -84.533

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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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: 5145412, 5145413, 5145414, 5145415, 5145416.