Thunderstorm Wind — Clare, Michigan

2018-08-28 · near Leota, Clare, Michigan

$200K

Property damage

56 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped and there was damage to buldings and vehicles due to fallen trees. Leota was especially hard hit.

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 785834. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.