Thunderstorm Wind — Wayne, Michigan

2011-09-03 · near Southgate, Wayne, Michigan

Event narrative

Wind damage reported to structures at the River Rouge Days Festival, minor injuries occurred. Multiple trees and festival tents blown down.

Wider weather episode

In the late afternoon and evening of September 3, 2011 several thunderstorms fired up ahead of a cold front that was draped across lower Michigan. Outflow boundaries from previous storms in the day provided the lift required to set these storms in motion. Many areas saw brief heavy downpours, but the areas hardest hit with strong winds and hail were along I-94 from Ann Arbor to downtown Detroit, and from Huntington Woods to Madison Heights. About 100,000 DTE customers lost power due to the storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 347388. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.