Thunderstorm Wind — Mason, Michigan

2018-08-28 · near Hamlin Lake, Mason, Michigan

$150K

Property damage

70 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Wind gusts of up to near 80 mph brought down several trees across portions of Mason county. Extensive tree damage was found along a twenty mile swath starting at Tamarack Park and ending near Lake Emerson. Power poles were also destroyed along Maple road.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe thunderstorms impacted lower Michigan during the evening hours of August 28th, 2018. Strong winds of 50 to 60 mph were common along the line with pockets of intense damaging winds of 75 to 90 mph. There were also two tornadoes embedded within the strongest winds near Baldwin and Idlewild. The most extensive damage was along US-10 from Ludington to Reed City, with separate areas of intense damage near Big Rapids and Le Roy.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 785829. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.