Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 13, 1999

This was the last in a string of humid days, as a cold front dropped south across southeast Michigan that night. The atmosphere was still unstable enough to support a fifth straight day of severe weather. However, clouds covered much of the region for most of the day, limiting the available instability. Only in the far south, near the Ohio border, did substantial sunshine occur. It was here where the only severe thunderstorms of the day developed.Once again, lake breezes played a role in initiating thunderstorms. This day, a lake breeze off of Lake Erie generated a severe thunderstorm that downed two trees in the city of Monroe. A trained spotter estimated 65 mph wind gusts with this storm. A second severe thunderstorm developed to the southwest soon after, downing numerous trees in Whiteford and Bedford Townships. One home was damaged when a tree fell on it. A Monroe County Sheriff estimated 60 mph winds in this area.