Michigan, 2002

Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 27, 2002

July 27, 2002 · NWS IWX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 27, 2:30 PM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 2:30 PM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
230 PM EST SAT JUL 27 2002

18Z LAPS SHOWING CONVECTIVE INHIBITION JUST SW OF FA DECREASING.
WITH CAP ERODING WL CONT WITH SEVERE EVENING CONVECTION POTENTIAL.
LATEST RUC STILL SHOWING CAPES TO INCREASE TO AROUND 4 KJ/KG WITH
DEEP LAYER SHEAR AS FRONT CONTS TO MOVE NORTHEAST. 1745Z GOES WINDEX
HAS INCRESED TO 60KTS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. BEYOND TONIGHT
HAVE GENERALLY FAVORED AVN WITH LATER PERIOD SLOWER FRONTAL TIMNG.
BEST POPS APPEAR MON AS FRONT APPROACHES AND HAVE GONE WITH A
SCATTERED WORDING. LOW-MED CHC POPS THROUGH MON NIGHT. EVEN WITH
SLOWER AVN TIMING TUE LOOKS NOW TO BE DRY.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
THE LATEST RUN OF THE ECMWF INDICATES AN INCREASE IN AMPLIFICATION
BECOMING MORE IN LINE WITH THE LAST FEW RUNS OF THE MRF. GOING
FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AND WILL LEAVE UNCHANGED. HOWEVER MRF INDICATES
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER TO KEEP CONTINUITY AND
WAITING FOR LATER MODEL RUNS...WILL KEEP FRIDAY DRY AND INTRODUCE
CHANCE THUNDER SATURDAY ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.IWX...NONE.
PBM/GLL

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:41 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Branch

When
July 27, 7:40 PM EST
Where
Branch County, Bronson
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.883, -85.200

Law enforcement reported trees down in Bronson.

Thunderstorm Wind, Branch

When
July 27, 7:55 PM EST
Where
Branch County, Coldwater
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.950, -85.000

Law enforcement reported trees down in Coldwater.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hillsdale

When
July 27, 9:05 PM EST
Where
Hillsdale County, Jonesville
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
41.983, -84.667

Emergency management reported power lines down in Jonesville.

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.

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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: 5307830, 5307831, 5307832.