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Thunderstorm Wind in Gladwin County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind April 24, 2022 · Gladwin County, Michigan

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$4K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees blown down over powerlines near Billings Twp. Time estimated via radar.

The wider storm

Forcing associated with a system over northern Minnesota/Wisconsin helped generate a round of severe thunderstorms ahead of an attendant cold front moving across the Great Lakes during the afternoon and evening of 4/24. Areas near Saginaw Bay experienced damaging wind gusts with this round of storms, knocking down trees and powerlines across Gladwin, Arenac, and Iosco counties.

Began near Highwood (43.8900, -84.3300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1010679. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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