Thunderstorm Wind — Alpena, Michigan

2021-07-24 · near Alpena, Alpena, Michigan

Event narrative

Several trees down in Washington Avenue Park. Social media pictures included uprooted trees and a blown over portable toilet.

Wider weather episode

Morning convection aided by a wave progressing overhead trained over a stretch of NW lower MI from Leelanau county to Kalkaska county, producing a swath of 2.5-4+ of rainfall with reported flash flooding in Traverse City. A second round of storms initiated along a cold front advancing across northern Michigan during the afternoon, eventually producing damaging wind gusts in Alpena. These winds brought several trees down in Washington Avenue Park.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 976359. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.