Thunderstorm Wind, Gogebic
- When
- May 12, 7:30 PM EST to 7:32 PM EST
- Where
- Gogebic County, 2 mi E of Ironwood
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.470, -90.120
Two trees 12 inches in diameter were uprooted and fell on a trailer.
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Michigan, May 12 to 13, 1998
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $50,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Iron
- When
- May 13, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Iron County, Iron River
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 46.209, -88.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A resort cabin burned down after it was struck by lightning.
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Heavy Snow in California, May 12 to 13, 1998
- Tornado in Illinois, May 12, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, May 12, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, May 12 to 13, 1998
- Hail in Wisconsin, May 12, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 12, 1998
- Hail in Illinois, May 12, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, May 12, 1998
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, May 12 to 13, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Pennsylvania, May 12 to 13, 1998
- Hail in Illinois, May 12, 1998
- Hail in Illinois, May 12, 1998
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, May 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: 5644160, 5644159.