Michigan, 2008Tornado and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 12, 2008
June 12, 2008 · NWS GRR · 3 events in 1 county or zone
A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF1 tornado struck the Nordhouse Dunes region of the Manistee National Forest north of Ludington.
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A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF1 tornado struck the Nordhouse Dunes region of the Manistee National Forest north of Ludington.
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 Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 7:41 PM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 7:41 PM EST, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
841 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
LATEST UPDATE...AVIATION...
.SYNOPSIS...(345 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008)
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL
BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SEVERE WEATHER
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. COOLER
WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(345 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008)
(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
FORECAST CONCERNS CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH HYDRO ISSUES...DISCUSSED
BELOW...AND THE SVR THREAT THROUGH FRIDAY.
SPC RECENTLY ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH OVER WI WITH THE MILWAUKEE
OFFICE ISSUING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY
IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AND SKIRTING THE AREA. EXPECT A MARGINAL
SEVERE THREAT TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM NW TO SE BEGINNING AROUND
OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN
THREAT...ESPECIALLY AS A 40 KT LOW LEVEL JET AXIS WORKS INTO THE
AREA.
GIVEN HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AND TRAINING CELL POTENTIAL...
BELIEVE GREATEST QPF SHOULD OCCUR OVER OUR NW ZONES WITH AREAL
TOTALS AROUND AN INCH. LOCAL AMOUNTS COULD BE GREATER...BUT A
SIGNIFICANT FLOOD THREAT IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GENERALLY FAVORED SREF
QPF GUIDANCE...WHICH WAS A LITTLE LOWER THAN HPC GUIDANCE.
ON FRIDAY...EXPECT A LULL IN ACTIVITY DURING THE LATE MORNING...
FOLLOWED BY THE SEVERE THREAT REFOCUSING IN THE AFTERNOON GENERALLY
SOUTH OF I-96 AND EAST OF 131. DAMAGING WINDS AGAIN SHOULD BE THE
MAIN THREAT...ALTHOUGH BETTER SHEAR AND INSTABILITY COULD BE MORE
SUPPORTIVE OF HAIL. SEVERE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA
BY EVENING.
&&
.LONG TERM...(345 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008)
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
MID RANGE MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT AS ONE WOULD EXPECT WITH STRONG
SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES. NOT MUCH CHANGED IN THE GRIDS.
AS FRIDAY NIGHT BEGINS... A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES UP FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THE MAIN LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IN CANADA WILL PULL AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST. A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE A BIT OF A BREAK FROM PRECIPITATION
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION IN
THE SUNDAY/MONDAY TIME FRAME. CONTINUE TO HAVE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MENTIONED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. BEST CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MUCH OF EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL BE DOMINATED BY AN UPPER LOW DRIFTING
THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES. DOWN AT THE SURFACE... HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE LOCATED JUST UPSTREAM FROM MICHIGAN OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS INTO WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS AND SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE
EAST. HAVE CONTINUED DRY WEATHER FORECAST FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES MAY BE COOLER THAN NORMAL FOR THE FIRST HALF
OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.MARINE...(345 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008)
NO CONCERNS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
&&
.AVIATION...(841 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008)
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING NORTHWEST OUT OF ILLINOIS
AND WISCONSIN INTO WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. EXPECT STORMS
TO ARRIVE AT MKG BY 06Z AND THEN REACH GRR BY 08Z. THE STORMS WILL
SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH AND EAST AND REACH LAN AND JXN BY 12Z...LASTING
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE
WITH STRONG WINDS AND HAIL.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...(345 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008)
THE THORNAPPLE RIVER ABOVE HASTINGS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL...
GETTING BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. DUE TO A GREAT DEAL OF ATMOSPHERIC
MOISTURE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...STORMS
SHOULD STEADILY PROGRESS THROUGH THE AREA.
&&
.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LM...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS: TJT
SHORT TERM: TJT
LONG TERM: IOD
MARINE TJT
AVIATION: OSTUNO
HYDROLOGY: TJT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 6:59 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
759 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
LMZ844>849-MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-132115-
ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-
HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-MASON-LAKE-
OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-
GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-
VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
759 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF MASON...LAKE
AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES. PARTICULARLY HARD HIT RIVERS WILL INCLUDE THE
PINE...BIG SABLE...LINCOLN AND PERE MARQUETTE RIVERS. THESE RIVERS
WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING. FLOODED...WEAKENED AND WASHED
OUT ROADS WILL BE A HAZARD FOR MOTORISTS.
THERE IS THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. NO SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL
BE POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS SOUTH OF A BATTLE
CREEK TO JACKSON LINE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FOR THE ENTIRE REGION
ON SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
MJS NJJ
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:04 PM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
404 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM TORNADO 5 E REED CITY 43.88N 85.42W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
BARN DOWN ON 165TH AVE
0220 PM TORNADO 5 E REED CITY 43.88N 85.42W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL OAK TREES DOWN. OCCUPANTS TRAPPED BUT NOT
INJURIED. EF1
0220 PM TORNADO 4 E REED CITY 43.88N 85.43W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL DOZEN TREES DOWN
0221 PM TORNADO 6 ENE REED CITY 43.90N 85.40W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
HOUSE AND GARAGE PENETRATED BY TREE BRANCH. WINDOWS BLOWN
OUT
0222 PM TORNADO 3 SSE STAMBAUGH CORNER 43.90N 85.39W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SWATH OF TREES DOWN. 100 FEET WIDE
0223 PM TORNADO 5 W EVART 43.91N 85.37W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MANY HEALTHY TREES SNAPPED. EF1 DAMAGE
0223 PM TORNADO 5 W EVART 43.91N 85.38W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL HEALTHY TREES SNAPPED
0226 PM TORNADO 2 NW EVART 43.93N 85.31W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL LARGE ASPENS SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. ON 110TH AVE
BETWEEN 7 AND 8 MILE ROADS EF0
0226 PM TORNADO 3 WNW EVART 43.92N 85.33W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
LARGE SWATH OF COMPLETE BLOW DOWN. 1/2 MILE WIDE SUCTION
VORTIES EVIDENT. EF1
0226 PM TORNADO 3 WNW EVART 43.92N 85.33W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED. EF1
0227 PM TORNADO 3 NW EVART 43.94N 85.31W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MANY TREES DOWN. EF1 DAMAGE
0229 PM TORNADO 3 NNW EVART 43.94N 85.29W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SIDING RIPPED OFF HOUSE. SHINGLE DAMAGE. 100TH AVE AND 9
MILE RD INTERSECTION EF0
0233 PM TORNADO 5 NNE EVART 43.97N 85.22W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MANY TREES DOWN IN THE AREA. SYLVAN ROAD BETWEEN 60TH AND
70TH AVE
0238 PM TORNADO 5 WSW TEMPLE 44.00N 85.11W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
DOZEN HEALTHY OAK TREES DOWN. ON 10TH AVE NEAR TWIN LAKE
EF1
0340 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S SEBEWA 42.78N 84.96W
06/08/2008 IONIA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
LARGE TREE SNAPPED. ESTIMATED WINDS 60-65 MPH. ON KEEFER
HWY BETWEEN TUPPER LAKE AND SHUMAN ROADS
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S SEBEWA 42.79N 84.96W
06/08/2008 IONIA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON WIRES. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60-65
MPH.
0343 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W NEEDMORE 42.68N 84.89W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SCATTERED TREES DOWN. ESTIMATED WINDS 60-65 MPH.
0346 PM TORNADO 1 NE NEEDMORE 42.69N 84.84W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
GARAGE COLLAPSED. SCATTERED TREES DOWN. ON COCHRAN ROAD
JUST NORTH OF NEEDMORE HWY
0349 PM TORNADO 4 SSW GRAND LEDGE 42.70N 84.78W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN 100 YARD STRETCH
0349 PM TORNADO 4 SSW GRAND LEDGE 42.70N 84.78W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN 100 YARD SWATH. ON ONEIDA ROAD NORTH
OF STRANGE HWY
0351 PM TORNADO 3 SSE GRAND LEDGE 42.71N 84.73W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
2 BARNS WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. LARGE TREES AND LIMBS
DOWN IN THE AREA. EF1
0351 PM TORNADO 3 S GRAND LEDGE 42.71N 84.74W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO TWO HOUSES. EF1
0352 PM TORNADO 5 WSW WAVERLY 42.71N 84.71W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MULTIPLE LARGE SPRUCES BLOWN DOWN
0353 PM TORNADO 4 WSW WAVERLY 42.71N 84.70W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
2 BARNS DESTROYED. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. MINOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSE. ON E MOUNT HOPE HWY. EF1
0353 PM TORNADO 4 WSW WAVERLY 42.71N 84.70W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN CONVERGENT PATTERN. MINOR DAMAGE
TO HOUSE. ON E MOUNT HOPE HWY NEAR NIXON ROAD. EF1
0356 PM TORNADO 4 W LANSING 42.72N 84.63W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN CONVERGENT PATTERN. 1/8 TO 1/4
MILE WIDE. ON GUENTHER AVE JUST NORTH OF MOUNT HOPE AVE.
EF0
0359 PM TORNADO 1 NW LANSING 42.72N 84.57W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI NWS STORM SURVEY
LARGE TREES DOWN ON MOORES RIVER DR. EF0
0359 PM TORNADO 1 NW LANSING 42.72N 84.56W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI NWS STORM SURVEY
COOLING TOWER DESTROYED. ON GRAND RIVER JUST EAST OF S
LOGAN ST
0400 PM TORNADO NNE LANSING 42.72N 84.55W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI NWS STORM SURVEY
LARGE LIMBS DOWN. EF0
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW HASLETT 42.73N 84.45W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI NWS STORM SURVEY
TREE SNAPPED IN HALF. ESTIMATED WINDS 50-55 MPH.
&&
JKLocal storm report, Jun 12, 3:33 PM EST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
433 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE HOLLAND 42.80N 86.06W
06/07/2008 M0.40 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0.40 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 15 MINUTES. PEAK GUST
ESTIMATED AT 35 MPH.
0820 PM HAIL PORT SHELDON 42.90N 86.20W
06/07/2008 E0.25 INCH OTTAWA MI PUBLIC
0835 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE HOLLAND 42.80N 86.06W
06/07/2008 M0.85 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 805 PM.
0837 PM HAIL ZEELAND 42.81N 86.01W
06/07/2008 E0.25 INCH OTTAWA MI PUBLIC
0845 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE HOLLAND 42.80N 86.06W
06/07/2008 M1.00 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 805 PM TO 845 PM.
0920 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S HOLLAND 42.74N 86.10W
06/07/2008 M55.00 MPH ALLEGAN MI FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0920 PM FLOOD HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
06/07/2008 OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOOD ON BUTTERNUT DRIVE IN HOLLAND.
0922 PM TSTM WND GST 4 S HOLLAND 42.71N 86.10W
06/07/2008 M47.00 MPH ALLEGAN MI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
WIND MEASURED AT TULIP CITY AIRPORT.
0925 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S HOLLAND 42.74N 86.10W
06/07/2008 E50.00 MPH ALLEGAN MI EMERGENCY MNGR
INTERSECTION OF I196 AND WASHINGTON WIND ESTIMATED AT 50
TO 60 MILES PER HOUR.
0940 PM HAIL DIMONDALE 42.65N 84.65W
06/07/2008 E0.50 INCH EATON MI BROADCAST MEDIA
0955 PM TSTM WND GST WAYLAND 42.67N 85.64W
06/07/2008 E70.00 MPH ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0955 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE DORR 42.72N 85.70W
06/07/2008 ALLEGAN MI PUBLIC
TREE DOWN ACROSS 16TH STREET. 8 INCH DIAMETER LIMB
SHOWING. TREE DIAMETER UNKNOWN.
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
06/07/2008 E4.25 INCH OTTAWA MI PUBLIC
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR STORMS THIS EVENING.
1000 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NE HOLLAND 42.80N 86.06W
06/07/2008 M3.10 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 805 PM.
1005 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N BYRON CENTER 42.83N 85.72W
06/07/2008 E2.50 INCH KENT MI PUBLIC
TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 830 PM. PEA SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED.
1013 PM FLASH FLOOD HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
06/07/2008 OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER FLOWING OVER 120TH AND BINGHAM ST.
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE DELTON 42.51N 85.39W
06/07/2008 BARRY MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE TREES WITH DIAMETERS OF 10 INCHES OR GREATER
KNOCKED DOWN BY ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS.
1038 PM HEAVY RAIN JENISON 42.91N 85.83W
06/07/2008 E3.50 INCH OTTAWA MI BROADCAST MEDIA
1041 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S GRAND LEDGE 42.72N 84.74W
06/07/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MENTAL ROOF OF BARN PEELED OFF. LARGE LIMBS DOWN AND
TREES UPROOTED. ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 75 MPH. ON M100
JUST NORTH OF MOUNT HOPE HWY.
1045 PM HEAVY RAIN EAST GRAND RAPIDS 42.95N 85.61W
06/07/2008 M1.28 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
1045 PM HEAVY RAIN GRANDVILLE 42.90N 85.76W
06/07/2008 M2.29 INCH KENT MI NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
1045 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E GRAND LEDGE 42.75N 84.67W
06/07/2008 EATON MI BROADCAST MEDIA
NUMEROUS 2 TO 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN IN DELTA
TOWNSHIP NEAR INTERSTATE 96.
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E GRAND LEDGE 42.75N 84.67W
06/07/2008 EATON MI AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWN IN TRAILER PARK ON NORTH CANAL
ST SOUTH OF SAGINAW HIGHWAY.
1050 PM TSTM WND GST 4 E GRAND LEDGE 42.75N 84.67W
06/07/2008 E70.00 MPH EATON MI BROADCAST MEDIA
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH SUSTAINED.
1055 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NW LANSING 42.72N 84.57W
06/07/2008 E70.00 MPH INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS 4 TO 5 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN NEAR M-43 AT INGHAM
AND EATON COUNTY BORDER. CORRECTED THE TIME OF THE
REPORT.
1055 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SE DE WITT 42.83N 84.56W
06/07/2008 E60.00 MPH CLINTON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
LOCATION NEAR OLD U.S.-27 AND STATE ROAD. CORRECTED THE
TIME OF THE REPORT.
1055 PM TSTM WND DMG LANSING 42.71N 84.55W
06/07/2008 INGHAM MI EMERGENCY MNGR
A 40 FOOT TALL TREE THAT IS 5 INCHES IN DIAMETER IS
BLOCKING THE ROAD AT EAST LIBBY AND PARK INTERSECTION.
1055 PM TSTM WND DMG LANSING 42.71N 84.55W
06/07/2008 INGHAM MI BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DAMAGE AND FENCE DOWN ON RICE COURT. 2 UPROOTED PINE
TREES ON 2200 BLOCK OF SOUTH WASHINGTON.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE LANSING 42.70N 84.54W
06/07/2008 INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS SEVERAL 1 FOOT DIAMETER TREES WERE BLOWN
DOWN AND IN GOOD HEALTH...ON STONELEIGH DR.
1113 PM HEAVY RAIN HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
06/07/2008 M5.25 INCH OTTAWA MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
1113 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 ENE HUDSONVILLE 42.89N 85.79W
06/07/2008 OTTAWA MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
CHICAGO DRIVE AND 68TH STREET HAS GRAVEL OVER ROAD AND
PORTIONS WASHED AWAY.
1115 PM FLOOD 1 SE GANGES 42.57N 86.20W
06/07/2008 ALLEGAN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
16 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON THE ROAD NEAR 70TH STREET
AND 122ND AVENUE.
1140 PM HEAVY RAIN ZEELAND 42.81N 86.01W
06/07/2008 M3.95 INCH OTTAWA MI UTILITY COMPANY
MEASURED AT THE ZEELAND POWER PLANT.
1145 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NW HOLLAND 42.80N 86.14W
06/07/2008 M5.00 INCH OTTAWA MI PUBLIC
1150 PM FLASH FLOOD HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
06/07/2008 OTTAWA MI AMATEUR RADIO
FOOT OF WATER FLOWING OVER THE ROAD AT 64TH STREET AND
ADAMS.
1155 PM HEAVY RAIN PORT SHELDON 42.90N 86.20W
06/07/2008 M4.10 INCH OTTAWA MI BROADCAST MEDIA
1155 PM HEAVY RAIN BYRON CENTER 42.81N 85.72W
06/07/2008 M3.50 INCH KENT MI BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED AT CLYDE PARK NEAR 84TH STREET.
1200 AM HEAVY RAIN BATTLE CREEK 42.30N 85.23W
06/08/2008 M0.71 INCH CALHOUN MI EMERGENCY MNGR
MEASURED SINCE 1128 PM.
1200 AM HAIL KALAMAZOO 42.27N 85.59W
06/08/2008 E0.25 INCH KALAMAZOO MI AMATEUR RADIO
REPORT CAME FROM WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.
1200 AM HEAVY RAIN MARSHALL 42.26N 84.96W
06/08/2008 M0.72 INCH CALHOUN MI AMATEUR RADIO
1200 AM HEAVY RAIN HUDSONVILLE 42.87N 85.86W
06/08/2008 M5.13 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT TAKEN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BARRY AND 32ND
STREET.
1206 AM HEAVY RAIN DORR 42.73N 85.72W
06/08/2008 M3.78 INCH ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
1210 AM HEAVY RAIN BYRON CENTER 42.81N 85.72W
06/08/2008 M3.60 INCH KENT MI BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 92ND STREET AND EASTERN
AVE.
1210 AM HEAVY RAIN HASTINGS 42.65N 85.29W
06/08/2008 M1.50 INCH BARRY MI CO-OP OBSERVER
1225 AM FLASH FLOOD HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
06/08/2008 OTTAWA MI EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER REPORTS MANY ROADS UNDER
WATER IN THE CITY OF HOLLAND.
0109 AM HEAVY RAIN BATTLE CREEK 42.30N 85.23W
06/08/2008 M1.20 INCH CALHOUN MI EMERGENCY MNGR
SINCE 1130 PM.
0109 AM HEAVY RAIN CUTLERVILLE 42.84N 85.66W
06/08/2008 M2.30 INCH KENT MI NWS EMPLOYEE
&&
JKLocal storm report, Jun 12, 3:37 PM EST, 4 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
437 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSW SAUGATUCK 42.62N 86.23W
06/08/2008 ALLEGAN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 2 FATAL *** CAR FELL 40 TO 50 FEET INTO A WASHED OUT
RAVINE AFTER THE ROAD COLLAPSED FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE
CAR DRIVING OVER IT. THE DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER WHO
WERE DELIVERING NEWSPAPERS WERE KILLED INSTANTLY. TIME
APPROXIMATE.
0429 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NW EATON RAPIDS 42.53N 84.68W
06/08/2008 M4.65 INCH EATON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0500 AM FLOOD CUTLERVILLE 42.84N 85.66W
06/08/2008 KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MINOR FLOODING IN CUTLER ESTATES TRAILER PARK. WATER OVER
THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF FORK AVE AND SCABBARD
ST FROM BUCK CREEK.
0554 AM HEAVY RAIN BYRON CENTER 42.81N 85.72W
06/08/2008 M3.60 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL...SPOTTER ALSO REPORTS
0.25 INCH HAIL AT 956 PM LAST NIGHT.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 ESE BYRON CENTER 42.79N 85.65W
06/08/2008 M5.60 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED NEAR THE CORNER OF EASTERN AVE SE AND 92ND ST
SE.
0615 AM HEAVY RAIN BELLEVUE 42.44N 85.02W
06/08/2008 M3.50 INCH EATON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL MEASURED THIS MORNING IN THE CENTER OF TOWN.
0656 AM FLOOD HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
06/08/2008 ALLEGAN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
CENTRAL DISPATCH IS REPORTING FLOODED ROADWAYS IN AND
AROUND THE FOLLOWING INTERSECTIONS...US 31 AND WASHINGTON
AVE...US 31 AND 40TH ST.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN ROCKFORD 43.13N 85.56W
06/08/2008 M1.80 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL TOTAL.
0706 AM FLOOD HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
06/08/2008 ALLEGAN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT IS REPORTING THE INTERSECTION OF US 31
AND 40TH ST IS CLOSED AS THERE ARE CARS STRANDED IN THE
STANDING WATER. OTHER INTERSECTIONS WITH FLOODING PRESENT
INCLUDE...US 31 AND WASHINGTON AVE...US 31 AND NEW
HOLLAND ST...US 31 AND LINCOLN AVE...US 31 AND FELCH ST.
0718 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNE SAUGATUCK 42.68N 86.19W
06/08/2008 M5.40 INCH ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL MEASURED NEAR I-196 AND 140TH AVE.
0725 AM HEAVY RAIN OKEMOS 42.71N 84.41W
06/08/2008 M1.94 INCH INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL BEGAN AT 1010PM LAST NIGHT AND ENDED
APPROXIMATELY 5AM THIS MORNING. DITCHES ARE REPORTEDLY
FULL AND BEGINNING TO OVERFLOW. THE SPOTTER ALSO REPORTS
SOME SMALL BRANCHES ARE DOWN.
0755 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 SW GRAND LEDGE 42.68N 84.85W
06/08/2008 M4.75 INCH EATON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS WATER WAS RUNNING OVER HIS DRIVEWAY AND
THE FIELDS NEARBY ARE FLOODED.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN CLOVERVILLE 43.19N 86.17W
06/08/2008 M1.61 INCH MUSKEGON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MOST OF THE RAINFALL WAS BETWEEN 1230AM AND 200AM THIS
MORNING.
0801 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 S JAMESTOWN 42.81N 85.84W
06/08/2008 M4.23 INCH OTTAWA MI STORM CHASER
RAINFALL OVERNIGHT.
0813 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 NW ALLEGAN 42.56N 85.89W
06/08/2008 M4.50 INCH ALLEGAN MI PUBLIC
RAINFALL SINCE LAST NIGHT.
0813 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 E BYRON CENTER 42.81N 85.66W
06/08/2008 M5.60 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
RAINFALL MEASURED NEAR THE CONER OF EASTERN AVENUE AND
92ND ST.
0829 AM HEAVY RAIN YANKEE SPRINGS 42.62N 85.45W
06/08/2008 M7.06 INCH BARRY MI PUBLIC
ELECTRONIC RAIN GAGE...BUT ACCURATE IN THE PAST AND CLOSE
TO RADAR ESTIMATES. OVERNIGHT RAINFALL.
0829 AM FLOOD GRANDVILLE 42.90N 85.76W
06/08/2008 KENT MI NWS EMPLOYEE
BUCK CREEK IS OUT OF ITS BANK. WEDGEWOOD PARK IS FLOODED
UP TO THE PARKING LOT. WATER REACHING THE PARKING OF A
NURSING HOME ON WILSON AVE.
0829 AM FLOOD DUTTON 42.84N 85.58W
06/08/2008 KENT MI NWS EMPLOYEE
PLASTER CREEK OUT OF ITS BANKS FLOODING DUTTON SHADYSIDE
PARK
0829 AM HEAVY RAIN DUTTON 42.84N 85.58W
06/08/2008 M3.70 INCH KENT MI NWS EMPLOYEE
OVERNIGHT RAINFALL
0829 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 NE LANSING 42.76N 84.48W
06/08/2008 M1.82 INCH INGHAM MI PUBLIC
OVERNIGHT RAINFALL...LOCATION IS ESTIMATED
0829 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 E ALLEGAN 42.53N 85.79W
06/08/2008 M4.40 INCH ALLEGAN MI PUBLIC
OVERNIGHT RAINFALL
0830 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NE BYRON CENTER 42.83N 85.69W
06/08/2008 M4.10 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
12 HR RAINFALL TOTAL FROM 830PM LAST NIGHT TO 830AM THIS
MORNING.
0851 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E COMSTOCK PARK 43.04N 85.65W
06/08/2008 M2.10 INCH KENT MI BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED BY WXMI METEOROLOGIST.
1030 AM HEAVY RAIN ALLENDALE 42.99N 85.95W
06/08/2008 M3.25 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF JOAL ST AND 68TH AVE.
1045 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 E BATTLE CREEK 42.30N 85.17W
06/08/2008 M2.27 INCH CALHOUN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED FROM 1130PM LAST NIGHT TO 1045AM THIS MORNING.
&&
JKLocal storm report, Jun 12, 3:40 PM EST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
440 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0138 PM TSTM WND DMG ROTHBURY 43.51N 86.35W
06/08/2008 OCEANA MI DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SEVERAL HEALTHY TREES KNOCKED DOWN AROUND ROTHBURY
0155 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SSE MUSKEGON 43.19N 86.23W
06/08/2008 E60.00 MPH MUSKEGON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED ON STERNBERG RD.
0204 PM TSTM WND DMG SPRING LAKE 43.07N 86.19W
06/08/2008 OTTAWA MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL, 1 INJ *** TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE FELL ON CAR
IN MOTION... KILLING DRIVER AND RESULTING IN MINOR
INJURIES TO THE ONE PASSENGER.
0215 PM TSTM WND GST HERSEY 43.85N 85.44W
06/08/2008 M62.00 MPH OSCEOLA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED BY SPOTTER.
0217 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E REED CITY 43.88N 85.43W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SWATH OF DAMAGE EXTENDING FROM HERSEY TOWNSHIP TO EVART.
POTENTIALLY TORNADIC DAMAGE...MAY NEED TO INVESTIGATE.
0217 PM TSTM WND DMG HERSEY 43.85N 85.44W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAMAGE SWATH STARTED IN HERSEY TOWNSHIP AND CONTINUED
INTO EVART. TIME AND LOCATIONS ARE ROUGH ESTIMATES.
POSSIBLY TORNADIC DAMAGE.
0220 PM TORNADO 4 E REED CITY 43.88N 85.43W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL DOZEN TREES DOWN
0220 PM TORNADO 5 E REED CITY 43.88N 85.42W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL OAK TREES DOWN. OCCUPANTS TRAPPED BUT NOT
INJURIED. EF1
0220 PM TORNADO 5 E REED CITY 43.88N 85.42W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
BARN DOWN ON 165TH AVE
0220 PM TORNADO 1 NE HERSEY 43.86N 85.43W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE CONFIRMED ALONG AN INTERMITTENT PATH
ABOUT 5 MILES LONG AND A HALF MILE WIDE FROM 1 NE HERSEY
NORTHEAST TO THE PERE MARQUETTE STATE FOREST. THE TORNADO
OCCURRED WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF DOWNBURST WIND DAMAGE.
0221 PM TORNADO 6 ENE REED CITY 43.90N 85.40W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
HOUSE AND GARAGE PENETRATED BY TREE BRANCH. WINDOWS BLOWN
OUT
0221 PM TSTM WND DMG HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
06/08/2008 OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. SMALL LIMBS DOWN.
0221 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W HOLLAND 42.77N 86.14W
06/08/2008 E45.00 MPH ALLEGAN MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
ESTIMATED AT HOLLAND STATE PARK.
0221 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ESE RAVENNA 43.17N 85.86W
06/08/2008 OTTAWA MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL *** TREE FELL ON WOMAN AS SHE WAS WALKING IN
CHESTER TOWNSHIP.
0222 PM TORNADO 3 SSE STAMBAUGH CORNER 43.90N 85.39W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SWATH OF TREES DOWN. 100 FEET WIDE
0223 PM TORNADO 5 W EVART 43.91N 85.38W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL HEALTHY TREES SNAPPED
0223 PM TORNADO 5 W EVART 43.91N 85.37W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MANY HEALTHY TREES SNAPPED. EF1 DAMAGE
0224 PM TSTM WND GST 7 E GRANT 43.33N 85.67W
06/08/2008 E70.00 MPH NEWAYGO MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS MANY TREES ARE DOWN AROUND THE
INTERSECTION OF PEACH AND 120TH.
0226 PM TORNADO 3 WNW EVART 43.92N 85.33W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED. EF1
0226 PM TORNADO 3 WNW EVART 43.92N 85.33W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
LARGE SWATH OF COMPLETE BLOW DOWN. 1/2 MILE WIDE SUCTION
VORTIES EVIDENT. EF1
0226 PM TORNADO 2 NW EVART 43.93N 85.31W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL LARGE ASPENS SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. ON 110TH AVE
BETWEEN 7 AND 8 MILE ROADS EF0
0227 PM TORNADO 3 NW EVART 43.94N 85.31W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MANY TREES DOWN. EF1 DAMAGE
0229 PM TORNADO 3 NNW EVART 43.94N 85.29W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SIDING RIPPED OFF HOUSE. SHINGLE DAMAGE. 100TH AVE AND 9
MILE RD INTERSECTION EF0
0229 PM TSTM WND GST HOLLAND 42.77N 86.10W
06/08/2008 M50.00 MPH OTTAWA MI EMERGENCY MNGR
MEASURED IN DOWNTOWN HOLLAND.
0230 PM FLOOD 3 NW RUSK 42.97N 86.06W
06/08/2008 OTTAWA MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL *** A MAN DROWNED WHEN APPARENTLY TENDING TO
A DRAINAGE DITCH WITH RISING WATERS NEAR A DRIVEWAY. LAKE
MICHIGAN DRIVE AND 112TH AVE IN ROBINSON TOWNSHIP. TIME
OF DROWNING ESTIMATED AT 230 PM BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN
SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER.
0233 PM TORNADO 5 NNE EVART 43.97N 85.22W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MANY TREES DOWN IN THE AREA. SYLVAN ROAD BETWEEN 60TH AND
70TH AVE
0238 PM TORNADO 5 WSW TEMPLE 44.00N 85.11W
06/08/2008 OSCEOLA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
DOZEN HEALTHY OAK TREES DOWN. ON 10TH AVE NEAR TWIN LAKE
EF1
0245 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E CEDAR SPRINGS 43.22N 85.51W
06/08/2008 E50.00 MPH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE.
0245 PM TSTM WND GST GOWEN 43.25N 85.30W
06/08/2008 E30.00 MPH MONTCALM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
NO DAMAGE INDICATED BY SPOTTER.
0251 PM TSTM WND DMG PULLMAN 42.48N 86.09W
06/08/2008 ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE PULLMAN AREA...PARTICULARLY IN
CLYDE AND LEE TOWNSHIPS. ALSO REPORTS OF UP TO ONE FOOT
OF WATER ACROSS AN UNSPECIFIED ROAD.
0252 PM HAIL SOUTH HAVEN 42.40N 86.27W
06/08/2008 M0.25 INCH VAN BUREN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED IN DOWNTOWN SOUTH HAVEN.
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG STANTON 43.29N 85.08W
06/08/2008 MONTCALM MI EMERGENCY MNGR
SMALL BRANCHES AND ROTTED TREES DOWN. ESTIMATED WINDS
APPEAR TO BE JUST UNDER 60 MPH.
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG STANTON 43.29N 85.08W
06/08/2008 MONTCALM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME SMALL LIMBS DOWN.
0300 PM FLOOD PEARL 42.55N 86.08W
06/08/2008 ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL HOUSES SURROUNDED BY WATER IN CLYDE AND LEE
TOWNSHIPS. ONE FOOT OF WATER ACROSS ROAD.
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG CLARE 43.82N 84.76W
06/08/2008 CLARE MI PUBLIC
ROOF SPLIT BY FALLING TREE.
0301 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N HARRISON 44.03N 84.80W
06/08/2008 CLARE MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN OF UNKNOWN SIZE.
0304 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNT PLEASANT 43.61N 84.75W
06/08/2008 ISABELLA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL LIMBS DOWN ALL AROUND THE CITY. SPOTTER ALSO NOTED
POWER OUTAGES WERE OCCURRING.
0312 PM TSTM WND GST PLAINWELL 42.45N 85.64W
06/08/2008 M32.00 MPH ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER ALSO MEASURED HALF INCH HAIL.
0317 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW OTSEGO 42.41N 85.77W
06/08/2008 KALAMAZOO MI TRAINED SPOTTER
FAIRLY ROTTEN 2 FT DIAMETER WILLOW TREE DOWN. OCCURRED
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 26TH ST AND BASELINE RD.
0318 PM TSTM WND GST BREEDSVILLE 42.35N 86.07W
06/08/2008 E70.00 MPH VAN BUREN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF E MAIN AND 4TH ST.
0325 PM TSTM WND GST HASTINGS 42.65N 85.29W
06/08/2008 E40.00 MPH BARRY MI TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED AS THE GUST FRONT MOVED THROUGH.
0326 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S GRATTAN 43.06N 85.38W
06/08/2008 KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
1 FT DIAMETER TREES DOWN.
0332 PM TSTM WND GST KALAMAZOO 42.27N 85.59W
06/08/2008 M52.00 MPH KALAMAZOO MI ASOS
EXACT SPEED IS 45 KTS...OR APPROXIMATELY 52 MPH.
0340 PM FLOOD 1 NW WAYLAND 42.68N 85.66W
06/08/2008 ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
THE RABBIT RIVER HAS GONE OUT OF ITS BANKS AT 12TH STREET
JUST NORTH OF 136TH AVE.
0340 PM TSTM WND GST BATTLE CREEK 42.30N 85.23W
06/08/2008 M47.00 MPH CALHOUN MI ASOS
ASOS MEASURED 41 KTS EXACTLY...OR 47 MPH.
0340 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S SEBEWA 42.78N 84.96W
06/08/2008 IONIA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
LARGE TREE SNAPPED. ESTIMATED WINDS 60-65 MPH. ON KEEFER
HWY BETWEEN TUPPER LAKE AND SHUMAN ROADS
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW BELLEVUE 42.47N 85.06W
06/08/2008 EATON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
A HEALTHY 3 FT DIAMETER OAK IS DOWN BETWEEN TASKER RD AND
LINK HIGHWAY.
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S SEBEWA 42.79N 84.96W
06/08/2008 IONIA MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON WIRES. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60-65
MPH.
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW PENNFIELD 42.38N 85.11W
06/08/2008 CALHOUN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
1 1/2 FT DIAMETER DEAD ASH TREE DOWN. 6 INCH MAPLE LIMB
DOWN. LOCATED ON HUNTINGTON RD JUST NW OF PENNFIELD.
0343 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W NEEDMORE 42.68N 84.89W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SCATTERED TREES DOWN. ESTIMATED WINDS 60-65 MPH.
0345 PM TORNADO 5 SW GRAND LEDGE 42.70N 84.82W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
EF1 TORNADO DAMAGE CONFIRMED ALONG AN INTERMITTENT PATH
13 MILES LONG FROM 5 SW GRAND LEDGE EAST TO 1 SW LANSING.
0346 PM TORNADO 1 NE NEEDMORE 42.69N 84.84W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
GARAGE COLLAPSED. SCATTERED TREES DOWN. ON COCHRAN ROAD
JUST NORTH OF NEEDMORE HWY
0346 PM TSTM WND DMG BELLEVUE 42.44N 85.02W
06/08/2008 EATON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
A 3 FT HEALTHY OAK TREE IS DOWN BETWEEN E TASKER RD AND
LINK HIGHWAY.
0346 PM TSTM WND DMG BELLEVUE 42.44N 85.02W
06/08/2008 EATON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME 8-12 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN.
0347 PM TSTM WND GST ST. JOHNS 43.00N 84.56W
06/08/2008 E50.00 MPH CLINTON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER ALSO MENTIONED SOME SMALL HAIL WAS HITTING HIS
HOUSE. SIZE UNKNOWN.
0349 PM TORNADO 4 SSW GRAND LEDGE 42.70N 84.78W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN 100 YARD STRETCH
0349 PM TORNADO 4 SSW GRAND LEDGE 42.70N 84.78W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN 100 YARD SWATH. ON ONEIDA ROAD NORTH
OF STRANGE HWY
0351 PM TORNADO 3 S GRAND LEDGE 42.71N 84.74W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO TWO HOUSES. EF1
0351 PM TORNADO 3 SSE GRAND LEDGE 42.71N 84.73W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
2 BARNS WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. LARGE TREES AND LIMBS
DOWN IN THE AREA. EF1
0352 PM TORNADO 5 WSW WAVERLY 42.71N 84.71W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MULTIPLE LARGE SPRUCES BLOWN DOWN
0353 PM TORNADO 4 WSW WAVERLY 42.71N 84.70W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN CONVERGENT PATTERN. MINOR DAMAGE
TO HOUSE. ON E MOUNT HOPE HWY NEAR NIXON ROAD. EF1
0353 PM TORNADO 4 WSW WAVERLY 42.71N 84.70W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
2 BARNS DESTROYED. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. MINOR DAMAGE TO
HOUSE. ON E MOUNT HOPE HWY. EF1
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG OLIVET 42.45N 84.92W
06/08/2008 EATON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
6 TO 7 INCH HEALTHY LIMBS DOWN NEAR OLD 27 AND
BUTTERFIELD. GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH.
0356 PM TORNADO 4 W LANSING 42.72N 84.63W
06/08/2008 EATON MI NWS STORM SURVEY
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN CONVERGENT PATTERN. 1/8 TO 1/4
MILE WIDE. ON GUENTHER AVE JUST NORTH OF MOUNT HOPE AVE.
EF0
0359 PM TORNADO 1 NW LANSING 42.72N 84.56W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI NWS STORM SURVEY
COOLING TOWER DESTROYED. ON GRAND RIVER JUST EAST OF S
LOGAN ST
0359 PM TORNADO 1 NW LANSING 42.72N 84.57W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI NWS STORM SURVEY
LARGE TREES DOWN ON MOORES RIVER DR. EF0
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW WAVERLY 42.71N 84.69W
06/08/2008 EATON MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL *** A WOMEN WAS KILLED WHEN THE WIND FLIPPED
A LARGE TRAILER ON TOP OF HER. IT HAPPENED IN DELTA
TOWNSHIP ON MT HOPE HIGHWAY BETWEEN NIXON AND GUINEA
ROADS.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG LANSING 42.71N 84.55W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES FELL ON HOMES AROUND PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AND
INTERSTATE 496. SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE MULLIKEN 42.72N 84.84W
06/08/2008 EATON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
A LARGE HEALTHY TREE WAS SPLIT IN HALF. 8-9 INCH DIAMETER
MAPLE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON NEEDMORE HWY.
0400 PM TORNADO NNE LANSING 42.72N 84.55W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI NWS STORM SURVEY
LARGE LIMBS DOWN. EF0
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG ONONDAGA 42.44N 84.56W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
LIVE POWER LINES DOWN ON ONONDAGA ROAD BETWEEN BUNKER AND
POLES ROADS. 12-16 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE
ROAD. TIME APPROXIMATE.
0403 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S HOLT 42.59N 84.53W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME SMALL BRANCHES DOWN. WINDS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 40 AND
50 MPH. NEAR THE US 127 AND I-496 INTERCHANGE.
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW HASLETT 42.73N 84.45W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI NWS STORM SURVEY
TREE SNAPPED IN HALF. ESTIMATED WINDS 50-55 MPH.
0405 PM TSTM WND GST LANSING 42.71N 84.55W
06/08/2008 M62.00 MPH INGHAM MI ASOS
MEASURED BY OBSERVER.
0410 PM TSTM WND GST EAST LANSING 42.74N 84.48W
06/08/2008 E65.00 MPH INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0414 PM TSTM WND GST MASON 42.58N 84.44W
06/08/2008 M60.00 MPH INGHAM MI ASOS
ASOS MEASURED 52 KNOTS...OR 60 MPH.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N WILLIAMSTON 42.76N 84.28W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS TOOK DOWN SOME
LARGE TREES.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E MASON 42.58N 84.43W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
4 INCH LIMBS DOWN. DEAD TREE DOWN. SHELF CLOUD SPOTTED.
0415 PM TSTM WND GST MARSHALL 42.26N 84.96W
06/08/2008 M44.00 MPH CALHOUN MI ASOS
ASOS MEASURED 38 KTS...OR 44 MPH.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG EAST LANSING 42.74N 84.48W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI AMATEUR RADIO
1-2 INCH LIMBS DOWN. WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE UP TO 50 MPH.
LOCATION IS ONE-HALF E HAGADORN ST.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG EAST LANSING 42.74N 84.48W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
14-16 INCH DIAMETER SPRUCE TREE UPROOTED NEAR GRAND RIVER
AND HAGADORN RD. ALSO A 14 INCH BRANCH DOWN ON A CAR ON
OAKLAND RD.
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG OKEMOS 42.71N 84.41W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON FOREST HILLS DRIVE.
0434 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W PLEASANT LAKE 42.40N 84.35W
06/08/2008 E80.00 MPH JACKSON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS UP TO 80 MPH WINDS BETWEEN RIVES AND
PLEASANT LAKE.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG LEONI 42.24N 84.27W
06/08/2008 JACKSON MI PUBLIC
TREES DOWN. PUBLIC REPORTED TRAMPOLINE LIFTED INTO THE
AIR ALONG WITH OTHER DEBRIS NEAR LEE AND NAPOLEAN ROADS.
POSSIBLE SHORT-LIVED TORNADO.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W LANSING 42.71N 84.57W
06/08/2008 INGHAM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG CANAL AND MT. HOPE
ROADS.
0442 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S MULLIKEN 42.71N 84.90W
06/08/2008 EATON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE TREES ARE DOWN. LARGE AND HEALTHY 60 FT TALL
MAPLE TREE UPROOTED. SOME LARGE TREES SPLIT...A FEW OF
WHICH WERE DEAD.
0448 PM TSTM WND DMG NAPOLEON 42.17N 84.25W
06/08/2008 JACKSON MI DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SEVERAL TREES KNOCKED DOWN AROUND NAPOLEON
0450 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NE SAUGATUCK 42.68N 86.18W
06/08/2008 M6.18 INCH ALLEGAN MI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SINCE FRIDAY.
0500 PM FLOOD 1 S HOLLAND 42.76N 86.10W
06/08/2008 ALLEGAN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGHWAY U.S. 31 AT THE INTERSTATE 196 SPLIT REMAINS
CLOSED BECAUSE OF WATER OVER THE ROAD.
&&
JKLocal storm report, Jun 12, 4:55 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
555 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0401 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S LAWTON 42.09N 85.85W
06/06/2008 VAN BUREN MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SCATTERED TREES DOWN
0406 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE LAWTON 42.10N 85.82W
06/06/2008 VAN BUREN MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SCATTERED TREES DOWN
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE LAWTON 42.11N 85.80W
06/06/2008 VAN BUREN MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
&&
JKLocal storm report, Jun 12, 4:57 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
557 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0301 PM HAIL MONTAGUE 43.41N 86.36W
06/06/2008 E0.25 INCH MUSKEGON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZED HAIL AND VERY GUSTY WINDS IN THE CITY ALONG
WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN.
0335 PM TSTM WND GST BYRON CENTER 42.81N 85.72W
06/06/2008 E45.00 MPH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0338 PM HAIL 5 W ALLEGAN 42.53N 85.94W
06/06/2008 E0.25 INCH ALLEGAN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
VERY GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANIED THE HAIL.
0343 PM TSTM WND DMG COMSTOCK PARK 43.04N 85.67W
06/06/2008 KENT MI BROADCAST MEDIA
ONE AND ONE HALF FOOT IN DIAMETER TREE DOWN BLOCKING 6
MILE.
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG WYOMING 42.89N 85.70W
06/06/2008 KENT MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
3 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN IN ROAD AT 44TH AND DIVISION
0350 PM HAIL 2 W ADA 42.95N 85.53W
06/06/2008 M1.00 INCH KENT MI NWS EMPLOYEE
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED 45 MPH.
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W ADA 42.95N 85.55W
06/06/2008 KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION COLLAPSED DUE TO HIGH WINDS.
ABOUT TWO DOZEN TREES DOWN FROM POSSIBLE MICROBURST ON
CASCADE ROAD APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE QUARTER MILES EAST
OF INTERSTATE 96.
0350 PM HAIL 2 NW CASCADE 42.93N 85.53W
06/06/2008 M1.75 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE
AT THE CORNER OF CASCADE RD AND MACNIDER RD.
0353 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W OTSEGO 42.46N 85.74W
06/06/2008 ALLEGAN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE OF UNKNOWN SIZE IS DOWN.
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N BYRON CENTER 42.86N 85.72W
06/06/2008 KENT MI BROADCAST MEDIA
8 INCH DIAMTER LIMBS DOWN. 68TH AND BYRON CENTER ROAD.
0357 PM HAIL CUTLERVILLE 42.84N 85.66W
06/06/2008 M0.25 INCH KENT MI NWS EMPLOYEE
0400 PM HAIL 12 N LOWELL 43.11N 85.35W
06/06/2008 M1.25 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO WIND DAMAGE OCCURED WITH 6 TO 8 INCH DIAM LIMBS
DOWN.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW HARRISON 43.99N 84.82W
06/06/2008 CLARE MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
A TREE DOWN ON OLD STREET BETWEEN MANSIDING AND LARCH.A
TREE DOWN ON JEFFERSON BY SOUTH FINLEY LAKE. A TREE DOWN
AT SPRUCE AND OLD COUNTY FARM. TIME IS ESTIMATED AND SIZE
OF TREES IS UNKNOWN.
0401 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S LAWTON 42.09N 85.85W
06/06/2008 VAN BUREN MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SCATTERED TREES DOWN
0402 PM HAIL WYOMING 42.89N 85.70W
06/06/2008 M0.75 INCH KENT MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
44TH AND KALAMAZOO.
0406 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE LAWTON 42.10N 85.82W
06/06/2008 VAN BUREN MI NWS STORM SURVEY
SCATTERED TREES DOWN
0407 PM TSTM WND DMG MOLINE 42.73N 85.65W
06/06/2008 ALLEGAN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE OF UNKNOWN SIZE IS DOWN.
0410 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE LAWTON 42.11N 85.80W
06/06/2008 VAN BUREN MI NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0414 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S TUSTIN 44.09N 85.46W
06/06/2008 OSCEOLA MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
ONE TREE DOWN ON 18 MILE ROAD AND 180TH AVENUE.
0420 PM HAIL SHERIDAN 43.21N 85.07W
06/06/2008 E0.25 INCH MONTCALM MI PUBLIC
SMALL HAIL AND LIMBS DOWN.
0424 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S SHERIDAN 43.18N 85.07W
06/06/2008 MONTCALM MI EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL LARGE DEAD TREES AND LIMBS DOWN. IN ADDITION
POWER LINES ACROSS ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC. MINOR RESIDENCE
DAMAGE.
0427 PM TSTM WND GST OSHTEMO 42.26N 85.68W
06/06/2008 E65.00 MPH KALAMAZOO MI AMATEUR RADIO
ESTIMATED HIGH WINDS ALONG WITH ROTATING WALL CLOUD NEAR
DRAKE AND WEST MAIN IN OSHTEMO.
0429 PM HAIL GREENVILLE 43.18N 85.25W
06/06/2008 E0.25 INCH MONTCALM MI PUBLIC
HAIL OCCURING IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE.
0433 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW ALLEGAN 42.55N 85.87W
06/06/2008 ALLEGAN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE OF UNKNOWN SIZE IS DOWN.
0434 PM HAIL DOWLING 42.52N 85.25W
06/06/2008 E0.25 INCH BARRY MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0438 PM HAIL 2 S COOPER 42.35N 85.57W
06/06/2008 E0.75 INCH KALAMAZOO MI EMERGENCY MNGR
HAIL AND ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST. CORRECTED TIME OF
THE REPORT.
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S SUNFIELD 42.73N 84.99W
06/06/2008 EATON MI EMERGENCY MNGR
SILO TOPPLED.
0446 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE WEST SEBEWA 42.84N 85.01W
06/06/2008 IONIA MI EMERGENCY MNGR
BIG TREES DOWN ALONG WITH OPOWER POLES AND A DEBRIS PATH
OF ABOUT ONE HALF MILE. REPORTED BY IONIA EOC. TRUCK AND
TRAILER PUSHED ACROSS ROAD.
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW HOYTVILLE 42.74N 84.92W
06/06/2008 EATON MI BROADCAST MEDIA
SAGINAW HIGHWAY CLOSED DUE TO 2 18 INCH TREES DOWN.
0459 PM HAIL HICKORY CORNERS 42.44N 85.38W
06/06/2008 M0.25 INCH BARRY MI CO-OP OBSERVER
NEAR ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES.
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG MULLIKEN 42.76N 84.90W
06/06/2008 EATON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
0505 PM HAIL 4 W PORTAGE 42.20N 85.67W
06/06/2008 E1.75 INCH KALAMAZOO MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US 131. ESTIMATED WINDS TO 55
MPH.
0510 PM HAIL 1 N NASHVILLE 42.62N 85.09W
06/06/2008 E0.75 INCH BARRY MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N NASHVILLE 42.62N 85.09W
06/06/2008 BARRY MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAMAGE TO HOUSE. SHUDDERS BLOWN OFF. SUPPORT BEAM BLOWN
OUT OF FRONT PORCH. SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN.
0518 PM HAIL KALAMAZOO 42.27N 85.59W
06/06/2008 E1.00 INCH KALAMAZOO MI PUBLIC
NEAR DOWNTOWN.
0521 PM TSTM WND GST 3 E PORTAGE 42.90N 86.14W
06/06/2008 M55.00 MPH OTTAWA MI ASOS
THIS OBSERVATION WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ONE HALF INCH HAIL.
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW SHAYTOWN 42.71N 84.99W
06/06/2008 EATON MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
A BARN IS DOWN AND HEAVILY DAMAGED.
0527 PM HAIL 1 E HOYTVILLE 42.73N 84.86W
06/06/2008 M0.50 INCH EATON MI BROADCAST MEDIA
HAIL WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SHELF CLOUD AND A 40 MPH EST
GUST.
0528 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W WESTPHALIA 42.93N 84.82W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES ARE DOWN WEST OF WESTPHALIA. POWER LINES DID
IGNITE A FIRE.
0529 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE ST. JOHNS 42.96N 84.52W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI EMERGENCY MNGR
BARN DESTROYED,
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S ST. JOHNS 42.96N 84.56W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
AN AREA OF OF WIND DAMAGE ABOUT 3 MILES TO WIDE TO 4
MILES LONG WAS CENTERED ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT
JOHNS ON BOTH SIDES OF U.S. 27. A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A
HOUSE AND A GAS STATION LOST PART OF ITS ROOFING...WHICH
WAS BLOWN ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY ACROSS U.S. 27.
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S ST. JOHNS 42.93N 84.54W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI AMATEUR RADIO
TELEPHONE POLES AND HEALTHY TREES DOWN NEAR US 127 AND
PRICE ROAD
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE SHAYTOWN 42.71N 84.96W
06/06/2008 EATON MI BROADCAST MEDIA
TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE OVER 50 FEET TALL KNOCKED DOWN AND
TOOK DOWN POWER LINES.
0550 PM HAIL 3 SE BATTLE CREEK 42.27N 85.19W
06/06/2008 M0.88 INCH CALHOUN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSE ST. JOHNS 42.95N 84.53W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI PUBLIC
UTILITY POLE... 10 INCH DIAMETER TREE AND 8 INCH DIAMETER
BRANCHES KNOCKED DOWN.
0601 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE ST. JOHNS 42.95N 84.49W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI PUBLIC
EIGHT INCH LIVE TREE KNOCKED DOWN.
0605 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N POTTERVILLE 42.69N 84.75W
06/06/2008 E55.00 MPH EATON MI PUBLIC
0610 PM TSTM WND GST DELTA CENTER 42.72N 84.65W
06/06/2008 E40.00 MPH EATON MI PUBLIC
WINDS ESTIMATED AT 40 TO 50 MPH.
0612 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSW ST. JOHNS 42.93N 84.60W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI PUBLIC
LIVE TREE LIMBS AS LARGE AS 18 INCH DIAMETER KNOCKED
DOWN.
0615 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE ST. JOHNS 42.99N 84.54W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI PUBLIC
ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING... LIVE 1 FOOT DIAMETER TREE
UPROOTED AND LIVE 20 INCH DIAMETER TREE KNOCKED DOWN IN
ROAD.
0622 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE ST. JOHNS 42.98N 84.53W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI PUBLIC
MULTIPLE LARGE TREES OF UNKNOWN DIAMETER UPROOTED.
0623 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW ONONDAGA 42.46N 84.59W
06/06/2008 INGHAM MI PUBLIC
LIVE ONE FOOT DIAMETER TREE KNOCKED DOWN. CORRECTED TIME
OF REPORT.
0623 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW ONONDAGA 42.45N 84.58W
06/06/2008 INGHAM MI PUBLIC
LIVE 1 FOOT DIAMETER TREE KNOCKED DOWN. CORRECTED TIME OF
THE REPORT.
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG ALBION 42.25N 84.76W
06/06/2008 CALHOUN MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
THREE BLOCK AREA OF WIND DAMAGE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
ERIE AND HANNAH STREET. AN AMTRAK TRAIN WAS HIT BY A TREE
CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BRAKES.
0635 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE ST. JOHNS 42.98N 84.53W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
10 INCH TREE KNOCKED DOWN ACROSS WILLIAMS ROAD.
0635 PM TSTM WND GST 2 ENE DEWITT 42.85N 84.54W
06/06/2008 E40.00 MPH CLINTON MI PUBLIC
0635 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NE WALKERVILLE 43.76N 86.07W
06/06/2008 M51.00 MPH OCEANA MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
STORM ACCOMPANIED BY PEA SIZED HAIL AND .60 INCHES RAIN
IN 15 MINUTES.
0636 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE ST. JOHNS 42.99N 84.54W
06/06/2008 CLINTON MI PUBLIC
MODULAR HOME DESTROYED.
0636 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW LESLIE 42.47N 84.46W
06/06/2008 INGHAM MI PUBLIC
TWO LIVE 8 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN ON RIDLEY ROAD NORTH
OF KINNEYVILLE ROAD. CORRECTED TIME OF THE REPORT.
0645 PM TSTM WND DMG SPRING ARBOR 42.21N 84.56W
06/06/2008 JACKSON MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN. SIZE OF TREES UNKNOWN. TIME OF
EVENT IS ESTIMATED.
0800 PM TSTM WND DMG REED CITY 43.87N 85.51W
06/06/2008 OSCEOLA MI PUBLIC
ONE 12 INCH AND MANY 3 TO 4 INCH LIMBS KNOCKED DOWN.
0813 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE EVART 43.86N 85.25W
06/06/2008 OSCEOLA MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
WINDS ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. A 4-5 FT DIAMETER
TREE IS DOWN ON 2 MILE RD EAST OF 80TH ST. ANOTHER TREE
OF SIMILAR SIZE IS DOWN ON 2 MILE RD WEST OF M-66.
&&
JKTornado, Mason
- When
- June 12, 8:26 PM EST to 8:28 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, 2.94 mi NNE of Hamlin Lake Lake
- Rating
- EF1
- Path length
- 1.3 mi
- Path width
- 300 yd
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 44.110, -86.450
It was determined that an EF1 tornado struck the Nordhouse Dunes region of the Manistee National Forest north of Ludington. The track was about 1.3 miles long with a maximum path width of about 300 yards. It touched down on the beach at 8:26 PM EST on June 12th and was on the ground for about two minutes before lifting.
Initial aerial photography of the forest blowdown received by the NWS was interpreted as straightline wind damage, but recent ground surveys have confirmed a pattern of damage consistent with a broadly rotating wind. The tornado formed at the head of a bowing thunderstorm segment.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- June 12, 8:35 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, 3.4 mi NW of Freesoil
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 44.140, -86.260
Law enforcement reported that part of the roof was blown off of a convenience store. Several trees were uprooted.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mason
- When
- June 12, 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Mason County, 0.85 mi NE of Ludington
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 43.960, -86.440
Law enforcement reported several trees and power lines were blown down in the Ludington and Hamlin Lake areas.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, June 12 to 13, 20081 death · $104 million · EF1 · 46 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, June 12, 2008$49 million · 1 in hail · 11 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 12, 2008$3.2 million · EF1 · 24 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 12 to 13, 20082 injured · $262,000 · EF1 · 45 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, June 12 to 13, 2008$7.3 million · 1 in hail · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, June 12 to 13, 2008$7.2 million · 3 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 12 to 13, 2008$545,000 · EF0 · 50 events
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, June 12 to 13, 20081 injured · $262,000 · EF1 · 23 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Michigan, June 12 to 17, 2008$2.1 million · EF0 · 11 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 12 to 13, 2008$555,000 · EF0 · 25 events
- Flood in Minnesota, June 12 to 13, 2008$1.4 million · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 12 to 13, 2008$1.0 million · 2 events
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: 117408, 117409, 117410.