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Thunderstorm Wind in Houghton County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind June 5, 2024 · Houghton County, Michigan

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Media reported a whole tree down in West Hancock that fell partially onto Minnesota Street. Report relayed by WLUCTV6.

The wider storm

A warm and unstable air mass ahead of an approaching cold front generated severe thunderstorms over portions of western Upper Michigan during the afternoon and early evening of the 5th.

Began near (cmx)houghton-hancoc (47.1277, -88.6002).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1184075. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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