Power Outage in Battle Creek, MI

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

A peak wind gust to 58 mph was measured at Battle Creek airport and numerous trees and power lines were blown down.

A 66 mph peak wind gust was reported at the Battle Creek airport ASOS and there were several reports of downed trees and power lines.

A peak wind gust to 70 mph was recorded at the Battle Creek airport and several trees were blown down and power outages were reported.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Wind gusts up to around 60 mph downed tree limbs and power lines and resulted in widespread power outages.

The Calhoun county 911 call center reported that several reports of downed trees and power lines were received from across the county.

A quarter to four tenths of an inch of freezing rain was reported. The combination of freezing rain and strong winds caused power outages.

A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured at the WK Kellogg airport in Battle Creek. Peak wind gusts in the 60 to 70 mph range resulted in numerous downed trees and limbs and power lines and widespread power outages.

The public reported that several trees and power lines were blown down near Pine Creek.

Eleven inches of snow was reported in Albion. The heavy wet snow resulted in scattered power outages.

The public reported that a tree and several power lines were blown down near Brownlee.

An NWS storm survey indicated that winds reached up to 80 to 90 mph near to northeast of Albion in Calhoun county, where numerous trees and power lines were blown down with extensive power outages. One roof was also blown off a home. A 74 mph wind gust was measured at Brooks field.

An ice storm brought a half to three quarters of an inch of ice accumulation to the northern half of Calhoun county, causing numerous power outages and downed tree limbs and lines.

Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph across Calhoun county resulted in thousands of power outages.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Leroy Township.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across portions of Calhoun county.

Battle Creek emergency management reported the combination of wind and heavy wet snow brought down numerous trees and power lines in and near Battle Creek. A trained spotter reported 6.5 inches of snow in Albion.

A thunderstorm which became severe produced a 53 knot measured wind gust at the Battle Creek airport. Several trees and power lines were blown down in the vicinity of Battle Creek, Tekonsha, Marshall and Albion.

A thunderstorm which became severe produced a 53 knot measured wind gust at the Battle Creek airport. Several trees and power lines were blown down in the vicinity of Battle Creek, Tekonsha, Marshall and Albion.

The bowing segment of a line echo wave pattern caused extensive damage to homes, businesses, and utilities on the south side of Battle Creek along E Columbia Ave. Approximately 600 homes were damaged with 76 of those homes having been destroyed. Also, 21 businesses were damaged of which 4 were destroyed. To the north and east of the Battle Creek area, two dozen rural properties also sustained damage. Throughout the county, over 40,000 customers were without power and thousands of trees were either uprooted or snapped. The damage path was 33 miles long and ranged from 0.5 mile up to 2 miles in width.

The bowing segment of a line echo wave pattern caused extensive damage to homes, businesses, and utilities on the south side of Battle Creek along E Columbia Ave. Approximately 600 homes were damaged with 76 of those homes having been destroyed. Also, 21 businesses were damaged of which 4 were destroyed. To the north and east of the Battle Creek area, two dozen rural properties also sustained damage. Throughout the county, over 40,000 customers were without power and thousands of trees were either uprooted or snapped. The damage path was 33 miles long and ranged from 0.5 mile up to 2 miles in width.

Ice accumulations of one-quarter to one-half of an inch occurred over the county. The ice was preceded by 2 to 4 inches of a snow-sleet mixture. Approximately forty-five thousand people lost power during the storm. It took up to five days to restore power.

Several power lines and trees were blown down five miles south of Battle Creek. Small hail up to a half an inch in diameter was reported near Burlington.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down three miles east of Battle Creek by what a trained spotter estimated to be peak wind gusts up to 60 mph. A Calhoun county official reported that a tree and power lines were blown down onto a house three miles east northeast of Battle Creek. Several trees and power lines were also blown down further east of downtown Battle Creek.

Wind gusts up to 60 mph brought down several trees and power lines. A measured wind gust to 55 mph was recorded at the Battle Creek airport.

A power pole was blown down.

Numerous large trees were blown down in Albion. Trees and power lines were also blown down throughout city of Battle Creek.

An emergency manager reported that power lines were blown down in and just south of downtown Battle Creek.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down three miles south of Battle Creek.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Battle Creek and across Emmit township. One tree fell on power lines and a parked car.

Isolated severe thunderstorm wind gusts brought down several trees and power lines across portions of Calhoun and Jackson counties.

An isolated severe storm brought down a tree and several power lines near Albion on May 15th. No other severe weather was reported.

During the evening hours, thunderstorms began to initiate in a moderate to strongly unstable environment along a southwest to northeast oriented surface cold front located in Wisconsin and extending into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The storms quickly grew upscale into a linear MCS and raced to the east toward Lake Michigan. The convective system began to come ashore in lower Michigan during the late evening hours. The storms from Muskegon County to the north maintained their strength and produced numerous reports of widespread tree damage and a few reports of large hail, though storms along the line southward from Muskegon County weakened significantly as they approached the Michigan shores. However, widespread wind damage was still observed with a very strong gust front that advanced quickly ahead of the leading line of convection. The gust front produced winds of 50 to over 60 miles per hour and numerous reports of downed trees and power lines.