Thunderstorm Wind, Oakland
- When
- August 13, 4:02 PM EST
- Where
- Oakland County, White Lake to Waterford
- Measured
- 64 kt (74 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -83.550
Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 13, 1999
A cold front moved southeast across the area late in the afternoon. A broken line of thunderstorms developed along the front.
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
- 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 cold front moved southeast across the area late in the afternoon. A broken line of thunderstorms developed along the front. Many of these storms approached severe levels, but only one actually became severe. This storm produced sporadic damage in White Lake, Clarkston, and Waterford, downing trees and power lines. The same storm continued southeast into Sterling Heights, where several power poles were downed onto Mound Road, a heavily traveled highway. Several people were trapped in their cars until Detroit Edison crews removed the power lines.
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 7 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Macomb
- When
- August 13, 4:37 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb County, Sterling Hgts
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.570, -83.030
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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 13, 1999
- Tornadoes in New Hampshire, August 13, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 13 to 14, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 13 to 14, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 13, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 13 to 24, 1999
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Ohio, August 13, 1999
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, August 13, 1999
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: 5709941, 5709942.