**Four Confirmed Tornadoes - August 28th Severe Weather Summary**

Tornadoes:

Tornado - Alba, MI Antrim County Date August 28, 2018 Time (Local) 7:49 - 8:00 PM EDT EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 80 mph Path Length 6.78 miles Max Width 70 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: An EF-0 tornado touched down 3.5 miles south of Alba and followed a discontinuous path to the northeast lifting just before the Otsego County line. Damage was mainly to hardwood and softwood trees. Track Map

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Tornado - 4 miles NE of West Branch Ogemaw County Date August 28, 2018 Time (Local) 8:53 - 8:55 PM EDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 mph Path Length 0.17 miles Max Width 40 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: A brief tornado touched down 4 miles northeast of West Branch in central Ogemaw County. Damage was mainly confined to two homes along Mud Lake Rd. Track Map

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Tornado - 2.25 miles south of Au Gres Arenac County Date August 28, 2018 Time (Local) 9:14 - 9:16 PM EDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 mph Path Length 0.91 miles Max Width 50 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: An EF-1 tornado briefly touched down roughly 2.25 miles south of Au Gres near the Point Au Gres Campground before lifting near the Lake Huron shoreline. Dozens of mature hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Track Map

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Tornado - 3.75 mi northeast of Sterling Arenac County Date August 28, 2018 Time (Local) 8:58 - 9:00 PM EDT EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 85 mph Path Length 0.40 miles Max Width 40 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: An EF-0 tornado briefly touched down along the Rifle River about 3.75 miles northeast of Sterling. Damage was mainly to hardwood and softwood trees. Track Map

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The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Wind:

Straight Line Winds - Cadillac, MI Wexford County Date August 28, 2018 Time (Local) 7:39 - 8:00 PM EDT Est. Peak Winds 75-90 mph Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: Swaths of damage indicative of 75-90 mph wind gusts was found across various parts of Wexford County, including near Cadillac. A broader area of 50-70 mph winds was common outside of the corridor of strongest winds.   Track Map

Damage west of Cadillac NWS Storm Survey	Damage west of Cadillac NWS Storm Survey	Damage west of Cadillac NWS Storm Survey	Damage west of Cadillac NWS Storm Survey

Damage west of Cadillac NWS Storm Survey	Damage west of Cadillac NWS Storm Survey	Damage west of Cadillac NWS Storm Survey	Damage west of Cadillac NWS Storm Survey

Radar:

KAPX Doppler Radar loop from 5:00 PM through 10:18 PM on August 28.

Storm Reports

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0749 PM     TORNADO          3 S ALBA                44.96N 84.90W 
08/28/2018                   ANTRIM             MI   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 80 MPH 
            TOUCHED DOWN 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF ALBA AND FOLLOWED A 
            DISCONTINUOUS PATH TO THE NORTHEAST LIFTING JUST BEFORE 
            THE OTSEGO COUNTY LINE. TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS 6.78 
            MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 70 YARDS.

0853 PM     TORNADO          4 NE WEST BRANCH        44.32N 84.18W 
08/28/2018                   OGEMAW             MI   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A BRIEF EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 100 MPH 
            TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF WEST BRANCH IN CENTRAL 
            OGEMAW COUNTY. DAMAGE WAS MAINLY CONFINED TO TWO HOMES 
            ALONG MUD LAKE RD. TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS 0.17 MILES 
            WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 40 YARDS.

0914 PM     TORNADO          2 S AU GRES             44.02N 83.69W 
08/28/2018                   ARENAC             MI   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 100 MPH 
            BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2.25 MILES SOUTH OF AU GRES 
            NEAR THE POINT AU GRES CAMPGROUND BEFORE LIFTING NEAR THE
            LAKE HURON SHORELINE. TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS 0.91 MILES 
            WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 50 YARDS.

0858 PM     TORNADO          4 NE STERLING           44.07N 83.96W 
08/28/2018                   ARENAC             MI   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WINDS OF 85 MPH 
            BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG THE RIFLE RIVER ABOUT 3.75 
            MILES NORTHEAST OF STERLING. TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS 0.40
            MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 40 YARDS.

0837 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNW TWIN LAKES AREA   44.27N 84.47W
08/28/2018                   ROSCOMMON          MI   PUBLIC           

            REPORT FROM PUBLIC OF EXTENSIVE DAMAGE 
            AROUND HIS PROPERTY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM 
            RADAR. 

0740 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WSW CADILLAC          44.23N 85.47W
08/28/2018                   WEXFORD            MI   PUBLIC           

            MULTIPLE TREES DAMAGED, SOME BLOWN ACROSS 
            ROAD. 

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W GAYLORD             45.03N 84.71W
08/28/2018                   OTSEGO             MI   NWS EMPLOYEE     

            18 INCH MAPLE TREE SNAPPED AND FELL ON 
            HOUSE. EXTENT OF ROOF DAMAGE TO BE EVALUATED 
            TOMORROW. 

0753 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW LAKE CITY         44.34N 85.21W
08/28/2018                   MISSAUKEE          MI   PUBLIC           

            DAMAGE NEAR LAKE MISSAUKEE, WITH POWER POLES 
            SNAPPED AND MANY TREES UPROOTED AND LAYING 
            OVER ROADS. REPORTS OF SOME BUSINESSES WITH 
            WINDOWS DAMAGED. 

0915 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S AU GRES             44.01N 83.69W
08/28/2018                   ARENAC             MI   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            DAMAGE ALONG LAKESHORE INCLUDING BOATS WITH 
            DAMAGE, AS WELL AS A PERSON TRAPPED IN AN 
            OVERTURNED CAMPER. 

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RAPID CITY              44.83N 85.28W
08/28/2018                   KALKASKA           MI   PUBLIC           

            TREES DAMAGED IN RAPID CITY. 

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEAVERTON               43.88N 84.49W
08/28/2018                   GLADWIN            MI   PUBLIC           

            REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA OF POWER OUTAGES 
            AND LARGE TREES ON HOMES. 

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STERLING                44.03N 84.02W
08/28/2018                   ARENAC             MI   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            REPORTS OF 4 HOUSES WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN 
            THE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. 

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE COPEMISH           44.45N 85.88W
08/28/2018                   MANISTEE           MI   PUBLIC           

            DOZENS OF HEALTHY MAPLE TREES DOWN. RELAYED 
            BY BROADCAST MEDIA. 

0850 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E WEST BRANCH         44.28N 84.17W
08/28/2018                   OGEMAW             MI   LAW ENFORCEMENT  

            LAW ENFORCEMENT RELAYED REPORT OF ROOF 
            RIPPED OFF A HOUSE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM 
            RADAR AND TIME OF REPORT RECEIVED. 

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S MEAUWATAKA          44.31N 85.53W
08/28/2018                   WEXFORD            MI   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            REPORTS OF NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES 
            DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. 

0734 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 ENE DUBLIN            44.22N 85.81W
08/28/2018  M45 MPH          WEXFORD            MI   MESONET          

            MESONET STATION MC047, 6 ENE DUBLIN. 

0755 PM     TSTM WND GST     CADILLAC - WEXFORD COUN 44.28N 85.42W
08/28/2018  M47 MPH          WEXFORD            MI   AWOS             

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 
            CADILLAC - WEXFORD COUNT ARPT. AWOS STATION 
            CAD, CADILLAC - WEXFORD COUNT ARPT TO 
            THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST. 

0823 PM     TSTM WND GST     HOUGHTON LAKE - ROSCOMM 44.35N 84.67W
08/28/2018  M47 MPH          ROSCOMMON          MI   ASOS             

            ASOS STATION HTL, HOUGHTON LAKE - ROSCOMMON 
            COUNTY AIRPORT.