Thunderstorm Wind — Lapeer, Michigan

2022-07-20 · near Lake Nepessing, Lapeer, Michigan

Event narrative

Power lines reported down southwest of Lapeer.

Wider weather episode

A cold front tracking through southeast Michigan during the afternoon hours of July 20, 2022 led to widespread thunderstorm development and severe weather reports across the area. The main threat with these storms was damaging winds, as the line of storms moved through between 1-4 PM. Several reports of trees and powerlines down as well as a 66 mph wind gust at Detroit Metro Airport were recorded. A second round of storms developed between 4-6 PM as the cold front cleared the area, primarily impacting the extreme eastern portions of the CWA near the Lake Huron shoreline.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1041293. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.