868
NWUS53 KGRR 152140
LSRGRR
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
540 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
1058 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE ALASKA 42.87N 85.46W
04/14/2026 KENT MI NWS STORM SURVEY
A SURGE OF THUNDERSTORM WINDS OCCURRED FROM
THE GRAND RAPIDS AIRPORT SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THE WHITNEYVILLE AREA, WHERE A LARGE TREE
FELL ON A HOUSE, DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR AND THE GRAND
RAPIDS ASOS, WHERE A PEAK WIND GUST OF 81
MPH WAS MEASURED. TREE DAMAGE IN THE
WHITNEYVILLE AREA INDICATED WINDS BETWEEN 70
AND 80 MPH.
EO
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