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Thunderstorm Wind in Alpena County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind July 8, 2016 · Alpena County, Michigan

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees were downed.

The wider storm

Powerful thunderstorms developed over Lake Michigan late in morning of the 8th, ahead of an incoming cold front. These storms produced very large hail, and some damaging winds, as they swept across northern Michigan. Approximately 60 percent of the cherry crop in northwest lower Michigan was damaged by the severe thunderstorms.

Began near Alpena (45.0700, -83.4400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 654585. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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