High Wind in Saginaw, Michigan

High Wind December 28, 2008 · Saginaw, Michigan

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

A rapidly deepening low pressure system tracked northeast from northern Lake Michigan, sending a strong cold front through southeast Michigan. Winds gusts of 50 to 65 mph behind the cold front lead to widespread tree branches and trees downed, along with extensive power outages, as more than 400,000 Michigan homes and businesses lost power. The majority of those customers who lost power were located in the Detroit Metro Area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 145951. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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