There were numerous reports of wind damage as a result of severe storms that moved through the area. There were also isolated reports of large hail.
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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 wind damage as a result of severe storms that moved through the area. There were also isolated reports of large hail.
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 29, 2:00 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 300 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023 LATEST UPDATE... Short Term/Long Term/Marine .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday night) Issued at 300 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023 Shower and thunderstorm chances, along with the persistent smoke, remain the primary forecast challenges. As expected, temperatures warming through the 80s along with dew points inching up through the 60s /to low 70s in some areas/ has resulted in MLCAPES in excess of 1.5k J/kg. In spite of modest instability, an overall weakly forced environment continues to result in uncertainty with respect to storm location/coverage. Very weak front over Wisconsin has made little progress today, and won't pass through the region until Friday. Aloft, quasi- neutral flow is in place, with one embedded ripple currently crossing far northern Michigan as another /MCV/ exiting IA and takeing aim on the lower Great Lakes. Expect scattered storms to develop next few hours over parts of Lake Michigan and western Lower Michigan and then push eastnortheastward. Given instability and respectable 500 mb flow aloft, marginally severe wind and hail will be possible with these storms through the evening. By Friday, aforementioned weak front will move across Michigan. It's really more of a modest wind shift than a cold front. In fact, highs on Friday will reach the upper 80s. Still a small risk for scattered covection Friday in presence of continued warmth/moisture and weak boundary, but coverage should remain small and be limited to far eastern and southern parts of forecast area. Lows Friday Night will fall into the 60s, and a small risk for showers/storms will persist mainly along and south of I-94. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 300 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023 A progressive, quasi-zonal flow regime will continue this period with the best chances for rain coming on Sunday over the southern forecast area and by late next week across all of the forecast area. A baroclinic zone across the Ohio Valley will persist into the weekend and focus more convection in the form of clusters of storms and possibly more of the progressive derechos that are currently ongoing there. Most of this will remain south of Lower Michigan but the rain and storms could expand north on Sunday as an upper low or shortwave trough with weak sfc reflection tracks across or just south of the forecast area. Weak surface and upper ridging builds in for early next week with only slight chance POPs, but moisture pooling in front of an advancing cold front/seasonably strong shortwave trough on Thursday will set the stage for what could be widespread rains and convection lasting from Thursday into Friday. Precipitable water values progged to be above 1.8 inches by that time. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon) Issued at 141 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023 Still anticipate scattered thunderstorms to develop this afternoon across West Michigan. Though we continue to destabilize, the lack of low level focus/boundaries is making timing and location of convection a bit uncertain. In general, expect scattered storm development after 20-21Z. Gusty winds and hail may accompany any of these storms. Storms should abate by 04Z, and the weak synoptic pressure gradient will cause the current SSW 10-15 kt winds to be become light and variable. Smoke continues in most areas, with borderline IFR/MVFR visibiltiies being reported. Both fog and smoke will be possible overnight, before visibilities finally improve after 13-14Z Friday. && .MARINE... Issued at 300 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023 Visibility has slowly improved today and the smoke concentrations are expected to diminish on Friday as winds become southwest. Waves will continue to be relatively light into the weekend as winds remain below 20 knots. There could be some locally higher wind gusts in thunderstorms from this evening into the weekend, mostly across areas south of Grand Haven. There could be a push of north winds on Sunday as high pressure builds in. The high is rather weak so winds and waves are not expected to pose a hazard to small craft, although there could some choppy water around Big and Little Sable points. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...None. LM...None. && SHORT TERM...Smith LONG TERM...Ostuno AVIATION...Smith MARINE...Ostuno
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 455 AM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-300900- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon- Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton- Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- 455 AM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Potential for thunderstorms will exist both today and tonight. The main time frames of concern will be this morning from 500am through Noon and again this afternoon and evening from 200pm through 1000pm. The strongest of storms today will be capable of hail to around one inch and wind gusts to near 60 mph. Locally heavy rainfall and lightning will also be threats. Smoke will remain in the air again today. Conditions have triggered another Air Quality Alert for today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Additional chances for scattered thunderstorms will occur during the afternoon and evening on both Saturday and Sunday. Best chances will be across Southern Lower Michigan. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be possible today. LMZ844>849-300900- 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- 455 AM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Areas of smoke will limit visibility over Lake Michigan today. If boating be aware that quick changes in visibility may occur to well less than a mile at times. Thunderstorms will be possible over Lake Michigan both today and tonight. Storms will be capable of large hail and winds over 35 knots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Thunderstorms will be possible Saturday and Sunday during the afternoon and evening hours, especially south of Holland. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will possible today. DUKE
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
355 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023
MIZ038-039-043>045-292200-
Oceana MI-Osceola MI-Lake MI-Mecosta MI-Newaygo MI-
355 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Newaygo, Osceola,
Lake, Mecosta and eastern Oceana Counties through 600 PM EDT...
At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Baldwin to 7 miles east of Shelby.
Movement was east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Big Rapids... Evart... White Cloud...
Baldwin... Fremont... Reed City...
Hesperia... Marion... Morley...
Mecosta... Luther... Canadian Lakes...
Remus... Highland... Chase...
Millbrook... Elbridge... Colfax...
Paris... New Era...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4347 8509 4347 8646 4348 8646 4382 8607
4382 8604 4385 8604 4416 8568 4416 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 253DEG 30KT 4390 8579 4358 8623
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NJJSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
502 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023
MIZ056-292230-
Ottawa MI-
502 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Ottawa County
through 630 PM EDT...
At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Grand Haven, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Holland... Grand Haven... Hudsonville...
Zeeland... Coopersville... Beechwood...
Allendale... Jenison... Holland SP...
Wright... Port Sheldon... Lamont...
Drenthe... Bauer... Grand Valley...
Jamestown... Vriesland... Olive Center...
Macatawa... West Olive...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4314 8579 4277 8578 4277 8615 4276 8615
4277 8616 4276 8616 4277 8621 4295 8622
4302 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 253DEG 15KT 4293 8620
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
NJJThe Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:15 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down across area roads.
Large hail over an inch in diameter was reported near White Cloud.
Multiple trees and limbs were blown down near White Cloud.
Multiple trees and limbs were blown down.
A 65 mph gust was measured by a trained spotter.
There were numerous reports of downed trees, limbs and power lines across Montcalm county.
Numerous trees and limbs were blown down.
Several large trees were blown down.
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: 1107057, 1107058, 1107060, 1107061, 1107062, 1107063, 1107065, 1107066.