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KALAMAZOO

5616786

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event_typeLightning
ncei_event_id5,616,786
episode_id2,069,670
begin_utc1997-09-19T20:55:00+00:00
end_utc1997-09-19T20:55:00+00:00
stateMICHIGAN
cz_typeC
cz_nameKALAMAZOO
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property20K
episode_narrativeA strong cold front moving across the Great Lakes region collided with warm, moist, and unstable air across the southern Lower Peninsula on Friday afternoon, September 19, 1997. Thunderstorms developed ahead of the cold front. One mini supercell formed over Lake Michigan shortly after Noon EDT, then moved across Ottawa and Kent Counties before dissipating. The supercell produced hail up to 1 1/2" in diameter and yielded many reports of a rotating wall cloud, however no funnel clouds were reported. Later in the afternoon, a line of severe thunderstorms moved across southwest and south central Lower Michigan, producing wind gusts to 70 mph and small hail. Trees and power lines were downed in a line from Allegan County east-southeast through Jackson County. Around 10,000 customers in this swath lost power, nearly half of which occurred in Jackson County.
event_narrativeClimax Township Firefighters were called to 6680 S. 38th Street in Climax at 4:55 PM EDT for a house fire which started when lightning struck the home. Lightning struck a window frame near a bedroom and sparked a fire which did $ 20, 000 in damages.
year1,997

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