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Thunderstorm Wind September 11, 2019 · Eaton County, Michigan

75 mph
Estimated gust (65 kt)
$50K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were two houses that sustained damage in the form of broken windows and lost roofing and shingle damage.

The wider storm

A quasi linear convective system (QLCS) produced wind damage along a fifty mile long and a half to 5 mile swath that cut through parts of downtown Grand Rapids. Significant wind damage was observed within to just east of the city. The most intense damage occurred at Belknap apartments in downtown Grand Rapids where two thirds of the roof was ripped off of the three story complex. There was also scattered tree damage and a few shingles missing from houses near the apartment complex. A microburst containing winds of up to around 100 mph caused the damage. Additional significant damage was noted about 1.5 miles east of the Belknap apartments where several buildings incurred significant damage. Hundreds of trees were either snapped off or uprooted.

Began near Woodbury (42.7600, -85.0600).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 851143. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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