Strong Wind in Van Buren, Michigan
Strong Wind April 16, 2012 · Van Buren, Michigan
What the National Weather Service wrote
A 69 year old woman was killed when a tree fell on the van she was driving in two miles northeast of Bloomingdale in Van Buren county on 38 and 1/2 street near county road 380.
The wider storm
A strong low pressure system moved across the northern Great Lakes region on April 16th, resulting in numerous wind gusts in the 45 to 55 mph range across lower Michigan. A woman was killed when a tree fell on the van she was driving in two miles northeast of Bloomingdale in Van Buren county. A carnival ride was blown down in Jackson. A peak wind gust of 55 mph was measured at the Kalamazoo International Airport and also two miles south of Holland.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 365945. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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