Thunderstorm Wind — Sanilac, Michigan

2023-07-14 · near Carsonville, Sanilac, Michigan

Event narrative

Wind driven hail resulted in vinyl siding being completely punched into at least one structure.

Wider weather episode

An outbreak of multicell clusters and supercells developed across Southeast Michigan on the afternoon of July 14, 2023. These storms produced areas of wind damage, large hail to golf ball size, heavy rain, and an EF0 tornado in Sanilac County before moving eastward into Canada and the lakes during the evening. Numerous trees were downed across the region, and in the Thumb there were several reports of destroyed corn and wheat fields as well as several homes with damage to siding due to wind-blown hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1116527. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.