Thunderstorm Wind in Houghton County, Michigan
Thunderstorm Wind August 9, 2020 · Houghton County, Michigan
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
There was a picture posted on social media from one of the local TV stations of a large portion of a tree downed on power lines south of Sidnaw.
The wider storm
Increasing moisture and instability ahead of cold front approaching from the Northern Plains aided the development of strong to severe thunderstorms over portions of western Upper Michigan from the afternoon of the 9th into the morning of the 10th.
Began near Sidnaw (46.5000, -88.7100).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 914962. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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