A strong clipper system is set to bring a return of snow and wind to northern Michigan Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night. Travel impacts are likely, especially along the US 2 corridor west of St. Ignace. In addition, the point-and-click forecast feature for the NWS Gaylord footprint is temporarily offline. Read More >
Overview
Thunderstorms developed across parts of western and central Wisconsin during the afternoon hours of Monday, August 27th, 2018 before quickly racing toward northern Michigan during the evening hours. Thunderstorms moved across Lake Michigan as early as 10 PM, making landfall across far northwest lower Michigan by midnight. Strong to severe storms continued to race eastward at 60+ mph before diminishing in intensity east of Interstate 75 during the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 28th. The strongest wind gusts, upwards of 90 mph, were observed across portions of west-central Otsego County.
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| Otsego County Straight Line Wind Damage August 27 - 28th, 2018 |
Antrim County Straight Line Wind Damage August 27 - 28th, 2018 |
Wind:
Strong winds upwards of 90 mph accompanied this line of thunderstorms. The following are pictures of thunderstorm damage from across northern Michigan.
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| Elmwood Twp. - Leelanau County Courtesy of Laura Kirby |
Old Mission Peninsula Courtesy of Blake Hansen |
Old Mission Peninsula Courtesy of Blake Hansen |
Treetops - Otsego County |
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| Van Tyle Rd - Otsego County NWS Storm Survey |
Van Tyle Rd - Otsego County NWS Storm Survey |
Pine Briar Ln - Otsego County NWS Storm Survey |
Briar Ln - Otsego County NWS Storm Survey |
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| Clam Lake Rd - Antrim County NWS Storm Survey |
Crystal Springs Rd - Antrim County NWS Storm Survey |
Crystal Springs Rd - Antrim County ​NWS Storm Survey |
Crystal Springs Rd - Antrim County ​NWS Storm Survey |
Radar:
KAPX Doppler Radar loop from just after 10 PM on August 27th through about 4 AM August 28.
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Storm Reports
The following is a preliminary storm reports map from August 27th into August 28th, 2018. Damage to trees and power lines were reported, primarily west of Interstate 75.
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..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 AM TSTM WND GST 1 NNE LELAND 45.03N 85.76W
08/28/2018 M65 MPH LMZ344 MI MESONET
0155 AM TSTM WND GST HARBOR SPRINGS 45.43N 84.98W
08/28/2018 M59 MPH EMMET MI AWOS
0133 AM TSTM WND GST TRAVERSE CITY - CHERRY 44.74N 85.58W
08/28/2018 M56 MPH GRAND TRAVERSE MI ASOS
ASOS STATION TVC, TRAVERSE CITY - CHERRY
CAPITAL AIRPORT.
1210 AM TSTM WND GST 32 NNW GLEN HAVEN 45.34N 86.25W
08/28/2018 M54 MPH LMZ362 MI PUBLIC
NORTHERN LAKE MI BUOY 45002.
0140 AM TSTM WND GST 2 E GREILICKVILLE 44.80N 85.60W
08/28/2018 M51 MPH LMZ323 MI BUOY
BUOY STATION 45020, 2 E GREILICKVILLE.
0135 AM TSTM WND GST CHARLEVOIX - MUNICIPAL 45.30N 85.27W
08/28/2018 M49 MPH CHARLEVOIX MI AWOS
AWOS STATION CVX, CHARLEVOIX - MUNICIPAL
ARPT.
0117 AM TSTM WND GST 3 SW MAPLE CITY 44.81N 85.90W
08/28/2018 M49 MPH LEELANAU MI MESONET
MESONET STATION MC045, 3 SW MAPLE CITY.
0117 AM TSTM WND GST 2 S BENZONIA 44.59N 86.10W
08/28/2018 M48 MPH BENZIE MI MESONET
MESONET STATION MC014, 2 S BENZONIA.
0132 AM TSTM WND GST GREILICKVILLE 44.79N 85.63W
08/28/2018 M47 MPH LMZ323 MI MESONET
MESONET STATION XELM, GREILICKVILLE.
0125 AM TSTM WND GST MANISTEE - BLACKER AIRP 44.27N 86.25W
08/28/2018 M47 MPH MANISTEE MI AWOS
AWOS STATION MBL, MANISTEE - BLACKER
AIRPORT.
1247 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SE RUDYARD 46.19N 84.56W
08/28/2018 M47 MPH CHIPPEWA MI MESONET
MESONET STATION MC009, 3 SE RUDYARD.
0100 AM NON-TSTM WND GST FRANKFORT 44.63N 86.25W
08/28/2018 M46 MPH LMZ346 MI MESONET
MESONET STATION XFLT, FRANKFORT.
0202 AM NON-TSTM WND GST PELLSTON - RGNL AIRPORT 45.57N 84.80W
08/28/2018 M46 MPH EMMET MI ASOS
ASOS STATION PLN, PELLSTON - RGNL AIRPORT OF
EMMET COUNTY.
0148 AM NON-TSTM WND GST IRONTON 45.26N 85.22W
08/28/2018 M46 MPH CHARLEVOIX MI MESONET
MESONET STATION D7501, IRONTON.
1247 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 ESE BREVORT 46.01N 85.01W
08/28/2018 M41 MPH MACKINAC MI MESONET
MESONET STATION MC004, 1 ESE BREVORT.
1255 AM TSTM WND GST FRANKFORT - DOW MEMORIA 44.63N 86.21W
08/28/2018 M40 MPH BENZIE MI AWOS
AWOS STATION FKS, FRANKFORT - DOW MEMORIAL
FIELD.
1214 AM NON-TSTM WND GST FRANKFORT 44.63N 86.25W
08/28/2018 M40 MPH LMZ346 MI MESONET
MESONET STATION XFLT, FRANKFORT.
1155 PM TSTM WND GST BEAVER ISLAND 45.69N 85.57W
08/27/2018 M39 MPH CHARLEVOIX MI AWOS
AWOS STATION SJX, BEAVER ISLAND.
0130 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW TRAVERSE CITY 44.76N 85.64W
08/28/2018 GRAND TRAVERSE MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT OF TREES DOWN NEAR
7TH STREET. POWER OUT IN MUCH OF THE CITY.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0205 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW GAYLORD 45.03N 84.71W
08/28/2018 OTSEGO MI PUBLIC
PICTURE RELAYED OF TREE DOWN THROUGH HOUSE.
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0205 AM TSTM WND DMG GAYLORD 45.03N 84.68W
08/28/2018 OTSEGO MI NWS EMPLOYEE
SEVERAL BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING
DRIVE. POWER OUT.
0215 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW GAYLORD 45.02N 84.71W
08/28/2018 OTSEGO MI NWS EMPLOYEE
*** 1 INJ ***
TREES AND GOOD SIZED BRANCHES DOWN IN
NEIGHBORHOOD. REPORT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE
PICKING SOMEONE UP, BUT NO FURTHER
INFORMATION ON THAT AT THIS TIME.
0255 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW PRUDENVILLE 44.28N 84.71W
08/28/2018 ROSCOMMON MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREE DOWN THROUGH
HOUSE.
0100 AM TSTM WND DMG GLEN HAVEN 44.90N 86.01W
08/28/2018 LMZ344 MI PUBLIC
REPORT OF TREES DOWN AROUND GLEN HAVEN. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
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