Thunderstorm Wind — Saginaw, Michigan

2023-08-11 · near Chesaning, Saginaw, Michigan

Event narrative

Tree limb fell onto a power line.

Wider weather episode

Numerous showers and thunderstorms filtered in across portions of Southeast Michigan through the evening of August 11, 2023. The strongest storms were found within the vicinity of or along a warm front, which produced sporadic reports of hail up to an inch and some isolated damaging wind gusts. Prolonged heavy rainfall also led to flooding within Flint which led to multiple road closures. The most significant damage came from a supercell over Perry, MI, which resulted in the production of an EF-1 tornado with maximum wind gusts up to 95 mph. This tornado was on the ground for 12 minutes and started just west of Perry, before moving into the city. Uprooted and sheared trees, damage to outbuildings, and some siding/shingle damage to residential builds were observed. Downed trees also landed on some residential houses and vehicles, resulting in further damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1129695. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.