Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- June 19, 2:30 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, Lambertville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.770, -83.630
Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 19, 1998
A warm front slowly moved north into southern Michigan in the early morning hours. Thunderstorms developed along this front, and two of them became marginally severe.
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
- $16,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 DTX wrote it up.
A warm front slowly moved north into southern Michigan in the early morning hours. Thunderstorms developed along this front, and two of them became marginally severe. Trees were downed in Lambertville; one did substantial damage when it fell on a home. Numerous limbs were downed on the Lake Erie shoreline in LaSalle Township; one home had a window broken by a falling limb. A plastic lawn chair was also smashed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Monroe
- When
- June 19, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 1 mi N of North Shrs
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.850, -83.400
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
- Rip Current in Florida, June 19, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in West Virginia, June 19 to 20, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 19, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 19, 1998
- Tornado in Montana, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 19, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, June 19, 1998
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: 5650846, 5650847.