Thunderstorm Wind in Crawford County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind August 2, 2015 · Crawford County, Michigan

67 mph

Estimated gust (58 kt)

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Frederic (44.7565, -84.8344).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 601109. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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