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Thunderstorm Wind in Alcona County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind July 8, 2016 · Alcona County, Michigan

64 mph

Estimated gust (56 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A camper was blown open, and an outbuilding had its roof torn off.

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 Mc Ginn (44.8500, -83.6600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 654591. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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