1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 23, 4:28 PM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 528 PM EDT MON APR 23 2001 WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF NORTHERN LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. WINDS GUSTING TO CLOSE TO 50 MPH JUST WEST OF LAKE MICHIGAN OVER WISCONSIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. KAPX VWP SHOWING 50KT WINDS ABOUT 2-3KFT OFF THE GROUND...EXPECT THESE WINDS TO MIX DOWN ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE COLD FRONT. .APX...HIGH WIND ADVISORY...EVENING...MIZ008-015>036-041-042. FARINA
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:30 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A strong cold front swept through northern Michigan on the evening of the 23rd. A few thunderstorms developed along the front, with one of the storms producing severe wind gusts.
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