High Wind — Macomb, Michigan

2016-02-19 to 2016-02-20 · Macomb, Michigan

$7.0M

Property damage

52 EG

Magnitude

Wider weather episode

Strong southwest winds of 50 to 60 mph brought down trees...tree limbs...and power lines...mainly along the M-59 corridor and I-94 corridors of Southeast Michigan. DTE reported 117,000 customers were affected during the peak early Friday evening, with 75,000 customers remaining without power into Saturday the next day.

Here are some of the higher wind gusts reported at airports across the area on Friday February 19th:

Ypsilanti... 58 mph at 1022 PM.

Detroit Metro... 55 mph at 744 PM.

Owosso... 55 mph at 835 PM.

Saginaw (MBS)... 54 mph at 536 PM.

Pontiac... 54 mph at 742 PM.

Ann Arbor... 54 mph at 719 PM.

Flint Bishop... 53 mph at 634 PM.

Howell... 53 mph at 734 PM.

Detroit City... 52 mph at 541 PM.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 619843. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.