Thunderstorm Wind — Kalkaska, Michigan
2021-08-28 · near South Broadman, Kalkaska, Michigan
$10K
Property damage
50 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Multiple trees down near Albright swamp. Social media pictures show one tree down on top of a house.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 983614. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.