Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscola
- When
- June 21, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscola County, Fairgrove
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.520, -83.550
Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 21, 1998
A trough of low pressure moved across lower Michigan during the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the unstable air ahead of the trough.
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
- $13,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 trough of low pressure moved across lower Michigan during the afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms developed in the unstable air ahead of the trough. These were typical 'pulse' type storms, with a few of them becoming marginally severe. Some large tree limbs were downed onto power lines in Fairgrove, and a pair of trees were downed just south of Owosso. Several trees and many limbs were downed in Bridgeport Township.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Shiawassee
- When
- June 21, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Shiawassee County, 1 mi S of Owosso
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 42.980, -84.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Saginaw
- When
- June 21, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Saginaw County, Bridgeport
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 43.370, -83.900
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
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 21, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 21 to 23, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 21, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 21, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, June 21 to 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, June 1998
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: 5650850, 5650848, 5650849.