High Wind — Macomb, Michigan

2013-01-19 to 2013-01-20 · Macomb, Michigan

$1.5M

Property damage

53 MG

Magnitude

Wider weather episode

An intense Arctic Front swept through southeast Michigan around Midnight of January 19th, with westerly winds gusting around 60 mph across much of the area during the early morning hours of January 20th. Dozens of trees and power lines were downed across individual counties, leading to power outages in excess of 120,000 DTE customers during the peak of the winds.

Here are some of the higher wind gusts and times reported:

Caro...61 MPH...1214 AM.

Pontiac...60 MPH...301 AM.

Ypsilanti...60 MPH...140 AM.

Flint...59 MPH...247 AM.

Adrian ...55 MPH...128 AM.

Detroit Metro Airport...55 MPH...158 AM.

White Lake...54 MPH...150 AM.

Owosso...53 MPH...1255 AM.

Downtown Detroit (DET)...53 MPH...149 AM.

Monroe...52 MPH...312 AM.

Lapeer...52 MPH...233 AM.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 423688. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.