High Wind in Michigan, October 30, 2004

Name: High Wind in Michigan, October 30, 2004
Start: 2004-10-30T11:00
End: 2004-10-30T12:30
Location: Michigan

October 30, 2004 · NWS GRR · 23 events in 23 counties and zones

Law enforcement from all the counties in our area reported scattered downed trees and power lines due to gusty winds. h.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.1 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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.

Law enforcement from all the counties in our area reported scattered downed trees and power lines due to gusty winds. Wind gusts of around 58 to 60 m.p.h. were estimated across our area based on all the reports. In addition, a peak wind gust to 50 knots was recorded at the GLERL site at the South Haven pier, and a wind gust of 59 knots was recorded at the Spyglass Condos along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Holland. The wind knocked out power to about 100,000 people statewide and about 27,000 of those occurred in the Grand Rapids (Kent county) area.

The radar

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Event by event

23 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Mason

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Mason forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.956, -86.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lake

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Lake forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.990, -85.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Osceola

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Osceola forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.990, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clare

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Clare forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.988, -84.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Oceana

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Oceana forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.682, -86.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Newaygo

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Newaygo forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.554, -85.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mecosta

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Mecosta forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.641, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Isabella

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Isabella forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.641, -84.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Muskegon

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Muskegon forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.219, -86.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Montcalm

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Montcalm forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.311, -85.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Gratiot

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Gratiot forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.293, -84.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kent

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Kent forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ionia

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Ionia forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.945, -85.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clinton

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Clinton forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.944, -84.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Allegan

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Allegan forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Barry

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Barry forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.595, -85.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Eaton

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Eaton forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.596, -84.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ingham

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Ingham forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.597, -84.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kalamazoo

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Kalamazoo forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Calhoun

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jackson

When: October 30, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.249, -84.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ottawa

When: October 30, 12:10 PM EST
Where: Ottawa forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Van Buren

When: October 30, 12:30 PM EST
Where: Van Buren forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5426553, 5426554, 5426555, 5426556, 5426557, 5426558, 5426559, 5426560, 5426639, 5426640, 5426641, 5426643, 5426644, 5426645, 5426646, 5426647, 5426648, 5426649, 5426651, 5426652, 5426653, 5426642, 5426650.