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Thunderstorm Wind — Ingham, Michigan

2023-08-24 · near Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan

$10.0M

Property damage

65 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Many reports of downed trees, branches and power lines were received from across Ingham county.

Wider weather episode

Severe storms developed during the evening hours in an extremely unstable environment. Two tornadoes occurred. The first tornado touched down in west central Kent County from Alpine Township to Plainfield Township and was rated an EF-1. The second tornado touched down in eastern Ingham County from Williamston to Webberville, before continuing on into Livingston County, and was rated an EF-2 in Ingham County before weakening to an EF-1 in Livingston County. The thunderstorms produced numerous areas of 60 to 75 mph wind gusts and vivid lightning. The combination of the tornadoes, strong wind gusts, and continuous lightning resulted in power outages to 460,000 customers statewide.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1125066. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.