| Event |
Strong Wind |
| Magnitude |
48 kts. |
| State |
MICHIGAN |
| County/Area |
VAN BUREN |
| WFO |
GRR |
| Begin Date |
04/16/2012 15:00:00 EST-5 |
| End Date |
04/16/2012 15:00:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
1/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
10.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
A strong low pressure system moved across the northern Great Lakes region on April 16th, resulting in numerous wind gusts in the 45 to 55 mph range across lower Michigan. A woman was killed when a tree fell on the van she was driving in two miles northeast of Bloomingdale in Van Buren county. A carnival ride was blown down in Jackson. A peak wind gust of 55 mph was measured at the Kalamazoo International Airport and also two miles south of Holland. |
| Event Narrative |
A 69 year old woman was killed when a tree fell on the van she was driving in two miles northeast of Bloomingdale in Van Buren county on 38 and 1/2 street near county road 380. |
