There were numerous reports of damaging wind gusts as a result of severe storms on June 25th.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS GRR wrote it up.
There were numerous reports of damaging wind gusts as a result of severe storms on June 25th.
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 25, 1:11 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 211 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 LATEST UPDATE... Short Term/Long Term/Aviation/Marine .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 211 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 Much more impressive and widespread 0-3km MLCAPE now expected to overspread southern Lower Michigan over the next couple hours. With that comes a somewhat broader area of tornado concern than previously stated. That said, winds are by far the greatest concern with this event. Please reference the latest SPC SWODY1 and MCD #1254 for additional details. Precipitation will exit to the east on Tuesday as the upper low becomes an open trough and kicks out of the western Great Lakes. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Sunday) Issued at 211 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 Dry weather once again expected Tuesday night into late Thursday before rain chances return Friday through the weekend. Best shot for widespread rain shaping up to be late Friday through late Saturday when the next upper trough moves through the Great Lakes region. Overall temperatures in the Wednesday through Sunday period should be close to normal for late June/early July with highs in the lower 80s. Temperatures moderate mid week to the lower 80s which is close to normal for late June/early July. Overnight lows should be somewhat comfortable in the upper 50s to lower 60s. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday afternoon) Issued at 211 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 Expect scattered thunderstorms merging into a line of storms that will move east across southwest Lower Michigan. Wind gusts of greater than 40 knots will be common with thunderstorms, with greater than 50 knots possible. Showers with a few thunderstorms will remain possible even after 00Z but details are uncertain and of less importance than what is expected before then. IFR ceiling restrictions will become commonplace towards 12Z Monday. && .MARINE... Issued at 211 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 Increasing northwest winds Monday afternoon/evening will result in Small Craft Advisory conditions materializing between 8 PM and midnight Monday night. SCA conditions will persist through Tuesday. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...None. LM...None. && SHORT TERM...TJT LONG TERM...Maczko AVIATION...TJT MARINE...TJT
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 644 AM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-261045- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon- Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton- Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- 644 AM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms are likely this afternoon. Damaging wind gusts and large hail are the primary concerns, mainly in the 1pm to 8pm time frame. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out either. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Scattered thunderstorms are possible Monday, but no severe weather is expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon and evening. LMZ844>849-261045- 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- 644 AM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible over the lake today, mainly early this afternoon. Damaging wind gusts and large hail are the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Winds and waves will be hazardous to small craft Monday and Tuesday. Waves will reach 3 to 5 feet Monday and grow toward 6 to 10 feet by Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon and evening.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
323 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023
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0314 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNW Saugatuck 42.68N 86.22W
06/25/2023 M40 MPH LMZ845 MI C-Man Station
Marine TStorm Gust. 40 MPH gust reported at
Saugatuck Pier.
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ThomasPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
335 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023
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0318 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNW Saugatuck 42.68N 86.22W
06/25/2023 E54 MPH LMZ845 MI C-Man Station
Marine TStorm Gust. 54 MPH Gust reported at
Saugatuck Peir.
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ThomasPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
337 PM EDT Sun Jun 25 2023
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0326 PM Hail 2 SSE Allendale 42.96N 85.94W
06/25/2023 E0.25 inch Ottawa MI Trained Spotter
Spotter reports pea sized hail in Allendale.
Lasted around one minute.
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ThomasThe Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:17 UTC.
13 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large trees and tree limbs were blown down.
Several trees were blown down.
A 911 call center reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
Trained spotters reported that several trees and limbs were blown down.
Several trees and power lines were downed across the county.
Multiple trees and limbs were blown down in the Portland area and across portions of the county.
A 61 mph measured gust was recorded at Jackson airport.
Several trees were blown down across the county.
Several trees and power lines were blown down across the county.
Several trees were blown down.
A 911 center reported multiple trees were blown down across the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, June 2023
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: 1107042, 1107043, 1107045, 1107046, 1107048, 1107044, 1107049, 1107050, 1107051, 1107052, 1107053, 1107054, 1107055.