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Thunderstorm Wind in Branch County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind July 26, 2023 · Branch County, Michigan

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees and powerlines down in Union City. Highway M60 is impassable in spots, closed by state police.

The wider storm

Multiple rounds of convection occurred. The first round of storms intensified arriving into northern Indiana and southern Michigan, resulting in wind damage along and north of US 6. Another round of damaging winds and heavy rainfall occurred across southern Lower Michigan later in the day. Storms continued to back build into the evening. Locally heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches occurred across southern Lower Michigan.

Began near Union City (42.0700, -85.1400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1123804. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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