Thunderstorm Wind — Alger, Michigan

2024-06-13 · near Forest Lake, Alger, Michigan

Event narrative

Law enforcement dispatch reported a downed power line that was smoking along Hayward Road near Sixteen Mile Lake in Alger County.

Wider weather episode

An upper disturbance moving through an unstable and highly-sheared environment triggered severe thunderstorms over portions of central Upper Michigan on the afternoon of the 13th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1184350. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.