Another big wind storm, as another strong low pressure system moved northeast across Lake Superior. Winds gusted to 66 mph at Sleeping Bear Dunes, 63 mph at Northport, 62 mph at Point Iroquois, 59 mph at Pellston, and 58 mph in Gaylord.
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The episode as NWS APX wrote it up.
Another big wind storm, as another strong low pressure system moved northeast across Lake Superior. Winds gusted to 66 mph at Sleeping Bear Dunes, 63 mph at Northport, 62 mph at Point Iroquois, 59 mph at Pellston, and 58 mph in Gaylord. Hundreds of trees were downed, and power outages were widespread. A number of homes lost shingles, and several homes and vehicles saw substantial damage when struck by falling trees. A dock on Houghton Lake was flipped over. Business signs and billboards were blown over in Chippewa County. The Mackinac Bridge was closed to all trucks and trailers, causing tremendous backups during this very busy travel period (the lead-up to deer firearms season).
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 13, 3:30 AM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
330 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2005
...HIGH WINDS TODAY AND THIS EVENING...
.DISCUSSION...EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...SURFACE LOW WAS CENTERED OVER
NW WI...TRACKING NE TOWARD W LAKE SUPERIOR. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE
BOUNDARY WAS PUSHING THROUGH CENTRAL WI. WITHIN PRESSURE RISE
MAXIMUM (6 MB/3 HRS) IN THE WAKE OF THIS BOUNDARY...GUSTS EXCEEDING
40 KNOTS WERE COMMON.
PRIMARY FORECAST FOCUS REMAINS ON HIGH WIND EVENT TODAY.
WILL CONTINUE ONGOING HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR ALL COUNTIES/STORM
WARNINGS FOR ALL NEARSHORE ZONES TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WITHIN THE COLD ADVECTION REGIME IN THE WAKE OF FROPA THIS
MORNING...THE MIXED LAYER WILL TAP INTO 45-65 KNOT 950-850 MB
WINDS...AND DAMAGING GUST POTENTIAL WILL BE ENHANCED BY ISALLOBARIC
CONTRIBUTION OF POST FROPA PRESSURE RISES. ALSO...INTERESTING TO
NOTE THAT...AS THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION LATE
THIS AFTERNOON/THIS EVENING...THE 0Z NAM ACTUALLY DEPICTS
STRENGTHENING SURFACE-850 MB WINDS FOR A FEW HOURS. WHILE THIS EVENT
DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AS INTENSE AS THE WIND EVENT OF NOVEMBER
2003...WHEN GUSTS APPROACHED HURRICANE FORCE...BUT GUST POTENTIAL
JUSTIFIES ONGOING HEADLINES.
MEANWHILE...INCREASING OVER LAKE INSTABILITY SHOULD SUPPORT
SCATTERED SHOWERS/AREAS OF DRIZZLE MOST OF TODAY. THEN...AS THE
UPPER TROUGH AXIS/ASSOCIATED WRAP AROUND MOISTURE SWINGS THROUGH THE
REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...0Z MODEL SOUNDINGS
DEPICT INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHERN
COUNTIES...WHILE INVERSION HEIGHTS DEEPEN INTO THE -10C TO -15C
LAYER...850 MB TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE -4C TO -7C RANGE...AND
FREEZING LEVELS FALL TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL. THIS SCENARIO MAY
SUPPORT A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING LAKE ENHANCED SNOW IN W/WNW FLOW
AREAS ACROSS CHIPPEWA COUNTY AND NORTHERN LOWER MI NORTH OF M-32.
HOWEVER...THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL ADVANCE QUICKLY TO THE
EAST...AND VERY DRY AIR (MEAN 900-700 MB RH 15-25%) WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...SO ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL SHOULD
REMAIN LIMITED TO AN INCH OR TWO IN FAVORED INLAND LOCATIONS.
AFTER A RELATIVELY TRANQUIL...AND PRECIP FREE...PERIOD
MONDAY...ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WILL DIG S/SE THROUGH MS RIVER
VALLEY...AND AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE WAVE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT....THEN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NE
THROUGH THE CENTRAL LAKES TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BE A
COMPLEX SYSTEM...AND GUIDANCE DIFFERS CONCERNING DETAILS OF TIMING
AND PRECIP TYPE...SO (ASIDE FROM HIGH POPS MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY) THIS REMAINS A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE EASTERN UP AND NORTHERN COUNTIES OF LOWER MICHIGAN...WHERE
POSSIBLE SCENARIOS RANGE FROM MAINLY RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN/WET
SNOW...TO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW. THEN...IN THE WAKE OF THIS
SYSTEM...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON THUS FAR (850 MB TEMPS -11C
TO -13C) AND NW FLOW SHOULD PRODUCE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LIKELY POPS
JUSTIFIED IN FAVORED NW FLOW AREAS.
ROWLEY
.APX...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...HIGH WIND
WARNING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...MIZ008-015>036-041-042.
STORM WARNING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...LSZ321-322-
LMZ323-341-342-344-345-LHZ345>349.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 510 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2005 MIZ008-015>036-041-042-LSZ321-322-LMZ323-341-342-344-345- LHZ345>349-141100- ALCONA-ALPENA-ANTRIM-ARENAC-BENZIE-CHARLEVOIX-CHEBOYGAN-CHIPPEWA- CRAWFORD-EMMET-GLADWIN-GRAND TRAVERSE-IOSCO-KALKASKA-LEELANAU- MACKINAC-MANISTEE-MISSAUKEE-MONTMORENCY-OGEMAW-OSCODA-OTSEGO- PRESQUE ISLE-ROSCOMMON-WEXFORD...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON...AND LAKE SUPERIOR 510 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BATTER NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SEE ONGOING WARNINGS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN MICHIGAN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN...ESPECIALLY EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THEN...AS THE STORM ADVANCES NORTH OF THE LAKES AND PULLS COLDER AIR INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN...ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS SNOW BELT AREAS FAVORED BY NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALSO...THIS SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS PLEASE RELAY WIND REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD (ALL LOWER CASE) ROWLEY
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
25 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees downed. Some utility poles were broken. 66 mph gust measured at Sleeping Bear Dunes, and 63 mph in Northport.
Large trees downed.
Several trees downed.
Large trees downed. Shingles torn off roof.
Sustained 41 mph winds at Tawas Point.
Trees and large limbs downed.
Numerous trees and power lines downed.
Large trees downed.
Numerous trees downed.
Many tress and large limbs downed. Two homes damaged by falling trees.
Several trees downed.
Numerous trees downed. One home sustained substantial roof damage from a fallen tree.
Numerous trees and power lines downed. A dock on Houghton Lake was flipped over.
Numerous trees and power lines downed. At one point about half of the county's residents were without power.
Numerous trees downed.
Numerous trees and power lines downed.
Numerous trees downed. Some auto accidents as cars ran into downed trees. Shingles torn off of roofs. A porch was destroyed by a falling tree.
Numerous trees and power lines downed. Some shingles torn off roofs.
Numerous trees downed. Shingles torn off of roofs. 59 mph gust measured at Pellston Regional Airport.
Numerous trees and power lines downed. Utility poles snapped. Some roofs lost shingles. Business signs and billboards blown over. 62 mph gust measured at Point Iroquois.
Numerous trees downed. Several homes damaged by falling trees, and a car was flattened.
Large trees downed. Power lines downed. 58 mph gust measured at Otsego County Airport.
Numerous trees and power lines downed. Minor roof damage to some homes.
Numerous trees downed.
Lots of trees downed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, November 2005
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: 5485851, 5484514, 5484518, 5484524, 5484529, 5485849, 5484523, 5484522, 5484525, 5484521, 5484520, 5484526, 5484527, 5484528, 5484531, 5485846, 5485848, 5485850, 5485847, 5485845, 5484519, 5484515, 5484516, 5484530, 5484517.