Power Outage in Lansing, MI

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

A quarter to a half an inch of freezing rain was reported along with heavy sleet at times. The combination of freezing rain, heavy sleet and strong winds caused power outages.

Peak wind gusts in the 60 to 70 mph range resulted in numerous downed trees and limbs and power lines and widespread power outages.

Over a foot of snow fell in Dansville. 10 inches fell in Okemos. The heavy wet snow resulted in scattered power outages.

A half to three quarters of an inch of ice accumulation occurred across nearly all of Ingham county, causing widespread power outages and downed trees, tree limbs and lines. Thousands of people did not have power restored until 5 to 6 days after the storm hit.

Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph caused widespread power outages in Ingham county.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down between Leslie and Dansville.

A nearly 3 mile damage path 0.5-1 mile in width was reported in southeastern Ingham county between Swan Road and Dansville road east of US 52. The damage was was caused by a bowing segment that passed through this area. Several barns were damaged, and a garagee was blown down. The garage was not properly secured to the foundation, however. Additionally, some power lines in the area were down.

The bowing segment caused damage in a stretch nearly 7 miles long and 0.5 mile in width from approximately the Ingham county border east into the city of Mason. This path was a continuation of the damage in Eaton county. Strong winds uprooted or snapped numerous large trees in addition to downing power lines near the Mason area.

Three to six inches of snow was reported across Ingham county, resulting in downed trees, branches and power lines, and 15 accidents during the morning hours of the sixth. Scattered power outages were also reported.

A 63 mph wind gust was recorded at the Lansing Capital City airport. The high wind brought down several trees and power lines.

A trained spotter reported that numerous large trees fell on homes around Pennsylvania avenue and I-496. Several power lines were also blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Canal and Mt. Hope roads.

A power pole was snapped and downed power lines and blown transformers were reported.

Several trees were blown down onto power lines in Leslie, and large tree branches were blown down onto cars in East Lansing.

Several trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 99.

Several power lines were blown down in Lansing.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Lansing and several trees were blown down in Williamston.

A winter storm brought heavy, wet snow to southern Lower Michigan from the afternoon of March 3 into the early morning hours of March 4. The storm produced a swath of six to ten inches of snow from Kalamazoo and Battle Creek east toward Lansing and Jackson. The weight of the snow on trees and power lines led to around 350,000 power outages across southeast sections of the state.

There were several storms which became severe and produced damaging wind gusts in the form of downed trees, tree limbs and power lines.

There were numerous reports of downed trees, tree limbs and power lines in association with severe thunderstorms. One concentrated area of damaging wind gusts occurred across eastern Ottawa county, while another area of damage occurred from near Battle Creek northeast to Lansing.

A cold front brought isolated late afternoon and evening severe storms that produced large hail, heavy rain and frequent lightning as well as isolated reports of damaging wind gusts. The most severe weather occurred in Ovid in south central Michigan where baseball sized hail was reported in addition to several downed trees and power lines.

A few downbursts occurred during the late afternon and early evening hours which brought pockets of isolated wind damage including downed trees and power lines.

An isolated severe thunderstorm along a cold front produced damaging wind gusts across portions of Ingham county resulting in several downed trees, tree limbs, and some power outages. The rest of southwestern and south central lower Michigan had sub severe convective and non convective wind gusts.

Damaging wind gusts from an isolated severe storm near Stockbridge brought down numerous trees and power lines.

Severe thunderstorms impacted areas mainly from near Ionia through Lansing during the late afternoon hours of July 8th. There were several reports of downed trees and tree limbs and power lines with wind gusts estimated up to 65 mph. Quarter sized hail was also reported just northeast of Lansing.

Microburst straight line wind damage impacted downtown Albion on September 11th, where maximum winds were estimated at 70 to 80 mph. The worst damage occurred along a path one and three quarters mile long and up to a half a mile wide where numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Albion college was shut down for several days due to all the wind damage and lack of power. Isolated damaging wind gusts from severe storms were reported elsewhere during the late afternoon hours of September 11th, and there was also an isolated severe storm that produced one inch diameter hail.

Severe thunderstorms developed during the late evening hours of June 12th mainly south of Interstate 96, resulting in numerous reports of downed trees and power lines, as well as localized flash flooding across portions of Eaton county where several roads were flooded or washed out.

A significant early season winter storm brought heavy wet snow and windy conditions to south central lower Michigan. A swath of 8 to 10 inches of snow fell from Marshall northeast to Lansing and St. John's, with the highest total of 10 inches reported in St. John's. There was a sharp gradient to the snow, with Battle Creek receiving around 5 inches of snow, and Kalamazoo and Hastings receiving only 3 inches. In fact just a little further northwest in Grand Rapids there was no snow at all. ||The combination of the heavy wet snow with high liquid content and strong winds and falling temperatures caused quite a few trees, tree limbs and power lines to come down near to east of a line from Battle Creek to Lansing and St. John's. Approximately 30,000 people were left without power in south central Michigan. There were numerous accidents. A gas station awning in Haslett collapsed under the weight of the snow.

Severe thunderstorms developed during the mid to late afternoon hours of May 29 from Vicksburg east northeast to Battle Creek and Charlotte. An NWS storm survey found significant damage resulting from straight line wind damage resulting from severe thunderstorm winds of up to 85 to 100 mph. A state of emergency was declared for Calhoun county due to widespread wind damage.||The storms developed north of a warm front that separated mild weather to the north of it from hot weather south of the boundary. The storms traveled into northern Illinois just after noon, and then moved across southern lower Michigan between 2 pm and 6 pm. The storms strengthened as they reached far southern lower Michigan as they encountered warmer and more humid air. The NWS Grand Rapids storm survey teams found no conclusive evidence of any tornadoes from southern Kalamazoo county east northeast through Calhoun county and up into Eaton and Ingham counties. Nearly 40,000 people across Calhoun county lost power due to all the wind damage and lightning.

Portions of southwestern lower Michigan were affected by strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening hours of July 15th. A few isolated storms began to develop between 1 and 2 pm in a line from near Grand Rapids to Big Rapids. These storms expanded into a more solid line of storms as it reached a Clare to Ionia county line. The storms were responsible for injuries to four teens that were struck by lightning near Vestaburg in Montcalm county. The storms increased in intensity as they reached Gratiot county, and produced some wind damage in the form of trees and powerlines down in the vicinity of Alma.

A spring snowstorm brought 4 to 8 inches of heavy wet snow to the south and southeast part of the county warning area on the evening of April 5th through the morning of April 6th. The snowfall resulted in numerous traffic accidents with at least one known fatality. The wet snow also brought down some trees and numerous tree limbs resulting in sporadic power outages that affected between 25,000 and 50,000 persons during the storm.||A 1000 MB low center located over central Missouri at 8:00 AM on Sunday, April 5th moved east-northeast across central IL, north-central IN, and northern OH to near Erie, Pennsylvania by 8:00 AM Monday morning. The low intensified steadily to 990 MB over this time period. Rain spread into the region between 5:00 and 8:00 pm and then changed to snow between 10:00 and 11:00 pm. Accumulating snow fell with temperatures near freezing through Monday morning. Temperatures rose just above freezing Monday morning with the snow ending from west to east by midday.

Severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage with numerous reports of downed trees and power lines across far southern lower Michigan.

A large severe weather outbreak across southern and central lower Michigan during the late afternoon and evening hours resulted in numerous reports of downed trees and power lines, and a few reports of large hail. The first reports of wind damage came from 6 miles northeast of Reed City and and 7 miles west of Evart, both in Osceola county. Numerous trees were reported down by law enforcement in those areas. The only report of large hail came from 5 miles west of Barryton, in Mecosta county, where one inch hail was reported by law enforcement. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Weidman and Blanchard (Isabella county). Numerous trees were blown down across Montcalm county, including the communities of McBride, Vestaburg, Crystal and Carson City. Three quarters inch hail was reported by spotters in Edmore, also in Montcalm county. Trees were also blown down in Riverdale and New Haven township (Gratiot county). Trees were also blown down 4 miles north of St. John's, in Clinton county, as well as in Bannister (Gratiot county). A 911 center in Ionia reported trees down all across Ionia county. Some of the most significant damage occurred 4 miles north of Ovid, in Clinton county, where two barns were damaged by severe thunderstorm wind gusts. Debris from the barn damage was then slammed into a home. Trees and power lines were also blown down in St. John's and Ovid (Clinton county). Trees were also blown down in Grand Ledge (Eaton county). Trees and power lines were also blown down in south Lansing, Holt and Dansville (Ingham county). More reports of trees being blown down came from Lee and Sheriden townships (Calhoun county). A 911 center in Spring Arbor (Jackson county) reported trees down in that area. The final report of severe weather came from Lee Center (Calhoun county) at 7:57 p.m. EDT, where several 2 to 3 foot diameter trees were blown down.

An isolated severe thunderstorm during the early morning hours of August 2nd downed trees and power lines across the northeast portion of Montcalm County at 4:15 a.m. EST. The same thunderstorm also downed trees in Sumner (Gratiot County) at 4:25 a.m. EST. Severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening in advance of a cold front. Law enforcement in Rosebush (Isabella County) reported one tree as well as a power line was blown down at 2:39 p.m. EST. 0.88" diameter hail was reported 6 miles north of Eaton Rapids (Eaton County) at 6:25 p.m. EST, and law enforcement reported several trees were blown down in the city of Eaton Rapids at 6:25 p.m. EST as well. Three quarters inch hail was observed in Aurelius (Ingham County) at 6:30 p.m. EST. In Rives Junction (Jackson County), one and a quarter inch diameter hail was reported, which broke the windshield of a car, and wind damage included a 12 inch diameter tree limb that was blown down at 7:15 p.m. EST.

Thunderstorms developed during the evening and into the early morning hours in a highly unstable air mass across southern lower Michigan, in advance of a cold front accelerating through Wisconsin. One isolated severe thunderstorm developed during the early evening hours in Baldwin, producing one inch hail. Most of the severe weather occurred with a squall line that moved onshore around 11 pm on the 8th. There were several reports of three quarters to one inch hail in Muskegon (Muskegon County), Hastings (Barry County), Charlotte (Eaton County), Podunk (Eaton County), and in Eaton Rapids (Eaton County). A 60 mph wind gust was observed in Holton Township in Muskegon County, where several large tree limbs were blown down. Trees were also blown down in Holt (Ingham County), and several power lines were blown down in Lansing (Ingham County).

A nearly stationary front extended from near Kalamazoo northeast to the thumb area of lower MI in the afternoon, and severe thunderstorms were triggered by an area of low pressure that moved northeast along the front. There were numerous reports of large hail during the early evening hours across Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties: One to two inch hail in Vicksburg (Kalamazoo County); one and three quarters inch diameter hail in Burlington Township and Marshall; two and three quarters inch diameter hail in Newton Township and 2 miles south of Marshall (all in Calhoun County). Wind damage reported by law enforcement in Calhoun County included trees that were blown down onto cars. Numerous reports of trees and power lines being blown down came in from law enforcement in Sheridan Township and in Albion (Calhoun County). Several trees were blown down in Parma (Jackson County). Several trees and power lines were also blown down in Leslie and Stockbridge (Ingham County).