Thunderstorm Wind, Iosco
- When
- August 7, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Iosco County, 2 mi N of Whittemore
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.270, -83.800
Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 7, 1996
60-65 mph wind gusts caused extensive structural damage to a houseand garage. Several large trees were also uprooted in a nearby cemetary.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS APX wrote it up.
60-65 mph wind gusts caused extensive structural damage to a houseand garage. Several large trees were also uprooted in a nearby cemetary.
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:07 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 7, 1996
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- Damaging Wind in Virginia, August 7, 1996
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- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 7, 1996
- Hail in Colorado, August 7, 1996
- Tornado in Wisconsin, August 7, 1996
- Tornado in Wisconsin, August 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 7, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, August 7, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5568431.