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| event_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,662,171 |
| episode_id | 2,082,809 |
| begin_utc | 1998-07-21T10:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1998-07-21T10:00:00+00:00 |
| state | MICHIGAN |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | KENT |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 500K |
| wfo_source | NEWSPAPER |
| episode_narrative | Thunderstorms developed along a nearly stationary warm frontal boundary across southern Lower Michigan during the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 21st. The most notable occurrence with these thunderstorms was the frequent lightning associated. Lightning strikes caused several major fires across Muskegon, Kent, and Ottawa Counties, causing over half a million dollars in damages. Winds gusted to 60-mph in Muskegon and wind gusts downed trees or limbs in Calhoun and Jackson Counties. No injuries were reported with any of these events. |
| event_narrative | The Grand Rapids Press reported that a lightning strike at a Kentwood apartment building caused a fire that heavily damaged the building. Fire Chief Jim Carr said that the blaze was started by a lightning strike and caused more than $500,000 in structural damage to the complex. Six apartments, on the top floor of a building at Wingate Apartments on Schafer Avenue SE, were destroyed when the roof caved in and at least 10 more apartments were damaged. No injuries were reported. The thunderstorm knocked out electricity to about 15,000 homes in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, mostly caused by lightning strikes. |
| year | 1,998 |
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