High Wind — Ionia, Michigan
2019-02-24 to 2019-02-25 · Ionia, Michigan
$3.0M
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Wind gusts up to around 60 mph downed tree limbs and power lines and resulted in widespread power outages.
Wider weather episode
A high wind event occurred with wind gusts reaching the 55 to 65 mph range that resulted in the loss of power to around a million people on the 24th into the 25th. In Kent county alone over 280,000 people lost power. Over a hundred thousand people lost power across Kalamazoo county.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 807822. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.