EF1 Tornado — Arenac, Michigan

2018-08-28 · near Au Gres Arpt, Arenac, Michigan

Event narrative

A tornado with estimated maximum winds of 100 mph briefly touched down a couple of miles south of Au Gres, and just west of the Point Au Gres Campground. The tornado lifted near near the Lake Huron shoreline. Dozens of mature hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. An RV at the campground was destroyed by fallen trees. One person was briefly trapped, but was not injured.

Wider weather episode

Another line of thunderstorms crossed northern Michigan in the evening of the 28th. This line produced considerable wind damage, along with a handful of tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 782818. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.