Thunderstorm Wind — Midland, Michigan

2020-06-10 · near Midland, Midland, Michigan

Event narrative

Eight inch diameter tree blown down, along with numerous small branches.

Wider weather episode

Numerous severe thunderstorms occurred across southeast Michigan on June 10 as a strong upper level wave swept over the Great Lakes while an unstable low-level air mass was in place. This warm and moist environment was brought into place by the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal which tracked through the western Great Lakes the evening before. Wind damage was widespread across the area with hundreds of thousands of customers losing power due to downed trees and wires.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 894917. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.