Thunderstorm Wind — Crawford, Michigan

2015-08-02 · near Frederic, Crawford, Michigan

Event narrative

The swath of damaging winds continued from further west, but damage was becoming less widespread and more spotty with time. Still, there were occasional pockets were dozens of trees were downed, especially from Frederic to near Grayling. Tress took down power lines, and damaged cars, homes, and businesses. Almost 100 buildings suffered some degree of damage due to the storm.

Wider weather episode

An historic severe weather outbreak in northern Michigan, as multiple waves of severe thunderstorms crossed the region. A passing cold front would finally end the activity during the evening hours. This episode featured widespread straight-line wind damage in parts of northwest lower Michigan, and the largest hail on record in northern Michigan in Ogemaw County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 601109. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.