Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 28, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 28, 1998
Start: 1998-03-28T11:00
End: 1998-03-28T11:00
Location: Michigan

March 28, 1998 · NWS GRR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: March 28, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Jackson County, 5 mi E of Brooklyn
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 42.100, -84.150

Jackson County Central Dispatch reported trees and power lines were downed in Norvel Township near the intersection of Michigan Highway 124 and Wellwood Road, approximately 5 miles east of Brooklyn. A large branch from a downed tree broke the front window of a home on Wellwood Road. No injuries were reported. This was the first severe thunderstorm report of the season in south central Lower Michigan.

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

Every storm in Michigan in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Michigan, March 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: 5661364.