Michigan, 2025

High Wind in Michigan, January 27, 2025

January 27, 2025 · NWS MQT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A powerful storm system moving across the Upper Great Lakes generated westerly wind gusts exceeding 60 mph on the 27th. Tree branches were reported down across portions of Houghton County due to the strong winds.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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What happened

The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.

A powerful storm system moving across the Upper Great Lakes generated westerly wind gusts exceeding 60 mph on the 27th. Tree branches were reported down across portions of Houghton County due to the strong winds.

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Event by event

2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Keweenaw

When
January 27, 5:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Keweenaw forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
47.283, -88.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The University of Michigan mesonet station at Mount Horace Greeley measured a peak wind gust through the period of 64 mph.

High Wind, Northern Houghton

When
January 27, 5:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Northern Houghton forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Houghton County Airport ASOS measured strong westerly winds through the period with a peak gust of 64 mph. Tree branches were reported down throughout portions of the county on the 27th.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1229301, 1229305.