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Thunderstorm Wind in Kalkaska County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind July 5, 2021 · Kalkaska County, Michigan

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Pictures of multiple down trees in the village of Kalkaska. Time estimated via radar.

The wider storm

A weak shortwave progressed over the Great Lakes on 7/5, providing sufficient upper-level support for a cluster of storms that initiated along an advancing cold front over Lake Michigan to strengthen and go on to produce damaging wind gusts across parts of northern Michigan.

Began near Kalkaska (44.7300, -85.1800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 972460. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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