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Thunderstorm Wind in Kalkaska County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind August 28, 2021 · Kalkaska County, Michigan

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple trees down near Albright swamp. Social media pictures show one tree down on top of a house.

The wider storm

With the help of a weak wave overhead, severe storms initiated over northern Michigan during the afternoon amidst a very moist low-level atmosphere. A few clusters of storms eventually merged into a line, producing damaging wind gusts across various portions of the forecast area from Kalkaska county to Iosco county.

Began near South Broadman (44.6300, -85.2800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 983614. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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