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Thunderstorm Wind in Ionia County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind August 27, 2024 · Ionia County, Michigan

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$75K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several large trees were blown down and there were power outages in the Ionia area.

The wider storm

There were numerous reports of damaging wind gusts as well as a few reports of large hail on August 27th. At one point over three hundred thousand people were left without power across southern lower Michigan. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. There was also one injury when a tree fell onto a house in St. John's.

Began near Ionia (42.9800, -85.0600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1212841. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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