Thunderstorm Wind — Bay, Michigan

2025-07-28 · near Linwood, Bay, Michigan

Event narrative

Numerous trees and power lines reported down.

Wider weather episode

A very warm and humid airmass supported the development of thunderstorms. Weak winds aloft limited storm motion speeds leading to some stationary storms that produced flooding. One storm developed right over Detroit Metro Airport, producing 2.68 of rainfall in 2.5 hours which lead to flash flooding. Additional storms near Sterling Heights produced radar estamited 3 inches of rain, which also led to flash flooding. Isolated severe storms in Bay and Wayne Counties produced wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1276266. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.