Thunderstorm Wind, Huron
- When
- May 8, 11:15 PM EST
- Where
- Huron County, 3 mi NNE of Caseville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.967, -83.250
Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 8 to 9, 2000
A low pressure system moved east across the northern Great Lakes, and an associated cold front reached Lake Michigan during the overnight hours. Warm, moist air moved north into the central Great Lakes ahead of the cold front.
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
- $111,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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 low pressure system moved east across the northern Great Lakes, and an associated cold front reached Lake Michigan during the overnight hours. Warm, moist air moved north into the central Great Lakes ahead of the cold front. Thunderstorms erupted at night across lower Michigan, well ahead of the cold front. Several became severe, producing damaging wind gusts.Most of the damage was in the form of trees, tree limbs, and power lines downed. The most substantial damage was in Washtenaw County. A home in Lima Township (just southeast of Chelsea) had its roof torn off; the roof landed on a nearby car. In Ann Arbor, falling trees crushed two cars. All told, over 40,000 people in southeast Michigan lost power at some point during the storms. But the worst storms of the day were still to come.
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:15 UTC.
Event by event
11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Bay
- When
- May 9, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Bay County, Kawkawlin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.650, -83.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Huron
- When
- May 9, 12:50 AM EST
- Where
- Huron County, Sebewaing
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.733, -83.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Genesee
- When
- May 9, 1:37 AM EST
- Where
- Genesee County, Genesee
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.117, -83.600
Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw
- When
- May 9, 2:35 AM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw County, 2 mi SE of Chelsea
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.300, -83.983
Thunderstorm Wind, Washtenaw
- When
- May 9, 2:45 AM EST to 2:55 AM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw County, 2 mi S of Ann Arbor
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -83.733
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- May 9, 3:00 AM EST to 3:02 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Allen Park
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -83.217
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- May 9, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, 10 mi NW of Detroit
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.433, -83.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne
- When
- May 9, 3:10 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Grosse Pt
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.383, -82.883
Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb
- When
- May 9, 3:10 AM EST
- Where
- Macomb County, St Clair Shrs
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.483, -82.867
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Clair
- When
- May 9, 3:25 AM EST
- Where
- St. Clair County, Algonac
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.617, -82.533
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
- 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
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, May 8 to 9, 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: 5144429, 5145707, 5144430, 5145708, 5145711, 5145712, 5145713, 5145714, 5144369, 5145710, 5145709.