Thunderstorm Wind — Arenac, Michigan

2025-07-24 · near Alger, Arenac, Michigan

Event narrative

Social media post from Alger Area Firefighter Station 15 to avoid Maple Ridge Rd between Melita Rd and M-33 due to downed trees, in the vicinity of Skidway Lake and Prescott. Additional reports of damage in the Forest Lake and north Clayton Twp/Mills Twp area. Comments also included a photo of a healthy fallen tree on top of a late-model SUV on a road.

Wider weather episode

Later in the afternoon on the 24th, a line of storms, associated with the morning storms across the Tip of the Mitt, developed across the southern/southeastern portions of the forecast area, resulting in pockets of tree damage from northeastern Gladwin county and Ogemaw county, eastward to Lake Huron.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1296232. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.