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Thunderstorm Wind in Alpena County, Michigan

Thunderstorm Wind August 29, 2021 · Alpena 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

Downed trees across M-23 in Ossineke. Time estimated from radar.

The wider storm

A line of storms initiated along a front moving across Lake Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, eventually trekking into northern Michigan during the afternoon and evening. This line produced damaging wind gusts across multiple portions of the forecast area from Charlevoix to Fairview.

Began near Ossineke (44.9100, -83.4400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 983630. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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