Thunderstorm Wind, Iron
- When
- August 7, 4:25 AM EST to 4:50 AM EST
- Where
- Iron County, Iron River to Crystal Falls
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 46.100, -88.650
Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 7, 1996
A series of microbursts struck Iron County during the early morning of the 7th. The first was in Iron River where several trees between 12 and 20 inches in diamtere were downed over a two block area.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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 MQT wrote it up.
A series of microbursts struck Iron County during the early morning of the 7th. The first was in Iron River where several trees between 12 and 20 inches in diamtere were downed over a two block area. The wind tore aluminum sheeting off the roof of a garage, drove a 2X4 piece of wood through the siding of a house, and broke several windows. One of the trees clipped the south side of a garage roof. Combined damage in Iron River was estimated to be $5000.The second microburst was on County Road 424, 9 miles southeast of Iron River. This area consisted of downed trees between 6 and 10 inches in diameter covering a 100 foot wide swath. No property damage ocurred with this microburst.The final area was 6 miles west of Crystal Falls covering the intersection of US highway 2 and Oss Road. This area also contained downed trees up to 20 inches diameter and covered a 250 yard wide and one mile long swath. No property damage observed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5578757.