Michigan, 2005

Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 30, 2005

June 30, 2005 · NWS IWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • 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
1

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 Jun 30, 6:31 AM EST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 6:31 AM EST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
631 AM EST THU JUN 30 2005

.AVIATION...
COMPLICATED FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS AS ONE LINE OF
STORMS HAS BEEN TAKING SHAPE WEST OF KSBN OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS.
WIND GUSTS AVERAGING IN THE 35 TO 40 KT RANGE WITH THE LINE...SO
HAVE WENT WITH PREDOMINATE THUNDER WITH GUST TO 35 KTS FOR A FEW
HOURS AT THE START THEN ALLOW FOR BREAK IN THE ACTION. LINE SHOWING
SIGNS OF DEVELOPING SOUTH AND MAY REACH KFWA...BUT WILL BE
OUTRUNNING BEST LLJ SO FOR NOW WILL JUST HAVE CB MENTION LATER THIS
MORNING. BETTER SHOT FOR STORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON FOR KFWA WITH
CHANCES AT KSBN A BIT MORE QUESTIONABLE DEPENDING ON EFFECTS OF
CURRENT LINE. FOR NOW HAVE WENT VCTS AT KSBN FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON. AT KFWA HAVE INCREASED TO PREDOMINATE MVFR STORMS. COULD
VERY WELL BE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 KTS IF EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER BUT
HAVE DECIDED TO LEAVE OUT FOR NOW. BY LATER THIS EVENING THINGS
SHOULD BE CLEARING OUT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERAL FORECAST CONCERNS THIS MORNING. SEVERE MCS OVER WI AND IA
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST BUT SLOW WEAKENING IS OCCURRING. LOW LEVEL
JET HAS VEERED AND SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVING EAST IS ALLOWING STORMS
TO HEAD A LITTLE MORE EAST NOW. REMAINING CONVECTION WILL LIKELY
MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AREAS 12-14Z. PLENTY OF INSTABILITY AHEAD OF
THIS ACTIVITY SO QUESTION IS WHAT STATE IT WILL BE IN WHEN ARRIVING.
PLAN TO KEEP CHANCE POPS ALL AREAS THIS MORNING. EAST WILL HAVE TO
DEAL WITH A DEVELOPING WEAK LINE OF SHRA WITH A FEW LTG STRIKES NOW
DEVELOPING ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE LINE AND MOVING EAST.
THERMODYNAMICS AND KINEMATICS COME TOGETHER TODAY FOR A  WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. MID LEVEL SPEED MAX APPROACHES THIS AFTERNOON
AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES BEGIN INTERACTING WITH VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS
THAT WILL BE IN PLACE. BEST CHANCES WILL BE CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON
AND SOUTHEAST LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHWEST AREAS MAY ONCE
AGAIN MISS THE EVENT AS OUTFLOW PUSHES THROUGH THERE THIS MORNING
AND IGNITES SOMEWHERE FROM HILLSDALE MICHIGAN TO MONTICELLO INDIANA.
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TIME THIS ACCURATELY SO WILL BASICALLY HAVE
LIKELY POPS SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE AND HIGH CHANCE TO THE NORTHWEST.
WILL ALSO MENTION SEVERE ALL AREAS WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH THE MAIN THREAT. ISOLATED TORNADOES ALSO POSSIBLE GIVEN
BACKING LOW LEVEL WINDS THIS MORNING...ABUNDANT INSTABILITY TO
SUPPORT STRONG UPDRAFTS AND NUMEROUS BOUNDARIES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHEAST.

HEAT ALSO A CONCERN TODAY AS THERMAL PROFILE SUPPORTS TEMPERATURES
WELL INTO 90S. POOLING DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S MAY MIX A LITTLE
BY EARLY AFTERNOON BUT STILL SHOULD CARRY UPPER 60S OR 70. EXPECTING
MIXING THIS MORNING SO HIGHS BY AFTERNOON SHOULD BE WELL INTO 90S.
WENT WITH LOCAL WAM METHOD WHICH WAS A DEGREE OR TWO ABOVE MOS.
COMBINATION OF TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS GIVE A FEW HOURS OF HEAT INDICES
IN THE 100 TO 103 RANGE. WITH CONVECTION EXPECTED BY EARLY AFTERNOON
AND SINCE THIS IS THE LAST DAY OF A RELATIVELY LONG WARM
SPELL...HAVE DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE A HEAT ADVISORY BUT WILL HEADLINE
THE ZFP AND INCLUDE IN HWO.

LONG TERM...
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

OTHER THAN A SLGT CHC FOR A LINGERING SHOWER FIRST THING FRIDAY AM
AS COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA...MUCH OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND
CONTINUE TO LOOK PERFECT FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES AND LOTS OF SUNSHINE. BY MONDAY...RETURN SW FLOW WILL
SETUP AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE WEST. HOW FAR EAST
THIS FRONT MAKES IT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AND ITS POTENTIAL RETURN
BACK NORTH ON WEDS REMAIN QUESTIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE RESOLVED IN
COMING FORECASTS AS MODELS CONTINUE TO VARY ON EXACT POSITIONING AND
EFFECTS OF THE FRONT. FOR NOW...PERSISTENCE WARRANTED FOR
GRIDS/ZONES SO NO CHANGES. TEMPS STILL APPEAR TO HEAD BACK ABOVE
NORMAL TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD. LAYOUT OF TEMPS COULD BE
TRICKY DEPENDING ON EXACT LOCATION OF THE BOUNDARY.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.IN...NONE.
.MI...NONE.
.OH...NONE.
.LK MI...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...LASHLEY
LONG TERM...FISHER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 4:40 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED DAY ONE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
440 AM EST THU JUN 30 2005

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-010939-
ADAMS IN-ALLEN OH-ALLEN IN-BERRIEN MI-BLACKFORD IN-BRANCH MI-CASS MI-
CASS IN-DE KALB IN-DEFIANCE OH-ELKHART IN-FULTON OH-FULTON IN-
GRANT IN-HENRY OH-HILLSDALE MI-HUNTINGTON IN-JAY IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-
LA PORTE IN-LAGRANGE IN-MARSHALL IN-MIAMI IN-NOBLE IN-PAULDING OH-
PULASKI IN-PUTNAM OH-ST. JOSEPH MI-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE IN-
STEUBEN IN-VAN WERT OH-WABASH IN-WELLS IN-WHITE IN-WHITLEY IN-
WILLIAMS OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...ARCHBOLD...AUBURN...
BENTON HARBOR...BENTON HEIGHTS...BERNE...BLUFFTON...BREMEN...BRYAN...
BUCHANAN...BUTLER...COLDWATER...COLUMBIA CITY...DECATUR...DEFIANCE...
DELPHOS...DOWAGIAC...DUNKIRK...DUNLAP...ELKHART...FAIR PLAIN...
FAIRMOUNT...FORT SHAWNEE...FORT WAYNE...GARRETT...GAS CITY...
GEORGETOWN...GOSHEN...GRANGER...GRISSOM AFB...GULIVOIRE PARK...
HARTFORD CITY...HICKSVILLE...HILLSDALE...HUNTINGTON...KENDALLVILLE...
KNOX...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE...LIGONIER...LIMA...LOGANSPORT...MARION...
MICHIGAN CITY...MISHAWAKA...MONTICELLO...MONTPELIER...NAPOLEON...
NAPPANEE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...NORTH MANCHESTER...OSSIAN...OTTAWA...
PERU...PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...ROCHESTER...SIMONTON LAKE...
SOUTH BEND...ST. JOSEPH...STURGIS...SWANTON...SYRACUSE...
THREE RIVERS...TRAIL CREEK...TRI-LAKES...UPLAND...VAN WERT...
WABASH...WARSAW...WAUSEON...WESTVILLE...WINAMAC AND WINONA LAKE
440 AM EST THU JUN 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST
OHIO AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY
INTO THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH BEING THE MAIN THREAT. LARGE HAIL AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL.

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S TODAY COMBINED WITH
HUMID CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDICES TO CLIMB TO AROUND 100
DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS
WELL AS ON WEDNESDAY. IT REMAINS TO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE RISK FOR
SEVERE WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-061-010939-
440 AM EST THU JUN 30 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY
INTO THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 60 KNOTS BEING THE MAIN THREAT AS WELL AS DEADLY
LIGHTNING. LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR RIP
CURRENTS ON FRIDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
WELL AS ON WEDNESDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

FISHER

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When
June 30, 7:00 AM EST to 7:05 AM EST
Where
Berrien County, Benton Harbor
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.100, -86.433

Trees were reported blown down in Benton Harbor as well as south of Waltervliet.

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: 5456767.