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Thunderstorm Wind in Charlevoix County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind April 8, 2021 · Charlevoix County, Michigan

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees down with a wind speed of 57 mph measured by a personal weather station 13 feet above the ground.

The wider storm

An negative tilt trough moving over the Great Lakes helped initiate a few storms in the presence of weak instability and strong shear during the afternoon. Strong wind gusts from one storm resulted in downed trees and power lines across northwest Lower Michigan.

Began near East Jordan (45.1900, -85.1500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 954489. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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