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Thunderstorm Wind in Mason County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind August 27, 2024 · Mason County, Michigan

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A few trees were blown down near Colfax.

The wider storm

There were numerous reports of damaging wind gusts as well as a few reports of large hail on August 27th. At one point over three hundred thousand people were left without power across southern lower Michigan. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. There was also one injury when a tree fell onto a house in St. John's.

Began near Fern (43.8400, -86.0800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1212829. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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