Thunderstorm Wind in Kent County, Michigan

A line of severe thunderstorms produced one fatality and numerous reports of wind damage and 1 report of large hail during the afternoon hours of July 28th. Law enforcement reported numerous trees down across Barry County at 11:30 a.m. EST. Trees and power lines were downed in the Kalamazoo and Parchment areas (Kalamazoo County) at 11:45 a.m. EST. 0.88" hail was observed in Ada at 12:21 p.m. EST. Three quarters inch hail was reported by a trained spotter in Vicksburg (Kalamazoo County) at 12:55 p.m. EST. Law enforcement reported a downed tree at Lake Odessa (Ionia County) at 1 p.m. EST. A tree was also downed 1 mile north of Bellevue (Eaton County) at 13:01 p.m. EST. One person was killed in Cascade Township (Kent County) at 1:21 p.m. EST. The fatality occurred when a tree limb fell on an automobile, killing the driver at the intersection of Cascade Road and 45th Street. A tree was also downed at the intersection of Erie and Little roads (1 mile southwest of Parma, Jackson County) at 3:04 p.m. EST.