Thunderstorm Wind — Roscommon, Michigan
2016-07-08 · near (htl)houghton Lake A, Roscommon, Michigan
$4K
Property damage
50 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A 58 mph gust was measured at the Roscommon County Airport. Large tree limbs were also downed in the area.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 654586. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.