Thunderstorm Wind — Charlevoix, Michigan

2013-05-20 · near Walloon Lake, Charlevoix, Michigan

Event narrative

Trees and power lines downed. Forty trees uprooted at Walloon Lake Country Club.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance interacted with an unstable airmass in place across Lower Michigan, producing multiple short line segments of strong to severe thunderstorms. These storms produced both large hail and damaging wind gusts during the afternoon hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 456321. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.