Thunderstorm Wind, Kalamazoo
- When
- September 11, 1:25 PM EST to 1:44 PM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.283, -85.567
Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 11, 2000
m. EST.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- 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 GRR wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms developed during the mid afternoon hours and produced wind gusts that damaged a shed and carport in Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo County) at 1:25 p.m. EST. Law enforcement in Kalamazoo also reported that several tree limbs and power lines were downed. Severe thunderstorm wind gusts also downed several trees in Grand Junction (Van Buren County) at 1:38 p.m. EST, and several trees were also downed in north central Columbia Township, also in Van Buren County. An isolated severe thunderstorm during the late evening hours also produced gusty winds that blew down several trees in Scottville (Mason County) at 10:36 p.m. EST. Around 305 people lost power in the Ludington area as a result of the thunderstorm, and approximately 190 customers were left without power in Scottville.
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:25 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Van Buren
- When
- September 11, 1:38 PM EST
- Where
- Van Buren County, Grand Jct
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.400, -86.067
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- September 11, 10:36 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, Scottville
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -86.283
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
- Flood and Hail in Iowa, September 11, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Michigan, September 11 to 12, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in Indiana, September 11, 2000
- Flash Flood in Maryland, September 11, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, September 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, September 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 11, 2000
- Flooding and Hail in Illinois, September 11, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 11, 2000
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, September 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: 5161841, 5161842, 5162224.