Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
Storm Data, July, 2006
Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena
Time Path Path
Local/ Length Width
Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards)
MARYLAND, Central
Montgomery County
Kensington 02 1630EST
Several trees downed.
Prince George'S
County
College Park 02 1630EST
Powerlines were downed in the Branchville
district of College Park.
Montgomery County
Colesville 02 1635EST
Trees downed.
Prince George'S
County
Ft Washington 02 1638EST
Powerlines down on Indian Head Highway near
Tantallon and Fort Washington.
Montgomery County
Silver Spg to 02 1700EST
Wheaton 1710EST
Extensive tree and powerline damage
occurred from Silver Spring to Wheaton,
Aspen Hill, and White Oak. Several homes
were struck by trees which caused extensive
property damage in the neighborhoods. PEPCO
reported more than 18,000 customers without
power in Montgomery County.
Anne Arundel
County
Cape St Claire 02 1728EST
1731EST
Extensive property damage occurred in the
Cape St. Claire area due to straight-line
wind damages. Two houses were extensively
damaged and a van was also damaged.
Numerous trees and powerlines were downed
due to the severe thunderstorms. Several
very large trees were also downed,
including as a 125 foot red oak tree which
was uprooted by the severe winds.
Baltimore County
Perry Hall 02 1733EST
Quarter-sized hail occurred.
Baltimore County
Parkville 02 1830EST
Trees downed.
A frontal boundary sagged south into the
Mid Atlantic on July 2, and combined with
very strong daytime heating and
instability, contributed experienced
damages from the severe to scattered severe
thunderstorm activity. Much of the state of
Maryland thunderstorms. The worst damages
occurred in the Wheaton area of Montgomery
County, and also in the Cape St. Claire
section of Anne Arundel County. NWS site
surveys of the damages confirmed the
damages were caused by straight line winds.
A buoy just 5 miles from Annapolis in the
Chesapeake Bay measured winds of 69 mph
with these storms. Extensive property
damage occurred, including numerous downed
trees and powerlines. Newspaper reports
indicated in excess of 100,000 customers
without power in the Washington Metro
Region.
Montgomery County
3 SW Germantown 04 1340EST
Trees and powerlines downed.
Harford County
10 E 04 1400EST
Jarrettsville
Trees downed.
Carroll County
5 W Woodbine 04 1420EST
Tree downed which knocked out power to
35 homes.
Baltimore County
Cockeysville 04 1441EST
Tree downed on a vehicle passing by on
Interstate 83 north of Baltimore City.
Montgomery County
Chevy Chase to 04 1545EST
3 NE Wheaton 1605EST
Substantial damages occurred with the
severe storms as they moved through the
southern portion of Montgomery County,
close to Washington DC. Numerous trees were
downed across the Chevy Chase and Wheaton
areas. Many trees were also downed in the
Branch Park area. Reports were received
from trained spotters, emergency managers,
and off-duty NWS meteorologists.
Prince George'S
County
Hyattsville to 04 1620EST
Bowie 1645EST
Extensive tree damage occurred in the
University Park section of Prince Georges
County, including College Heights Estates
and Lewisdale. Reports were collected from
the public, county officials, trained
spotters, and newspaper accounts that
included trees downed on vehicles and
houses and broken sidewalks due to uprooted
trees. County officials reported extensive
tree damage in the Bowie area as well.
About 200 weather-related incidents
involving vehicles and property damages
were recorded by Prince Georges County
officials within a 2 hour period.
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis 04 1635EST
20 to 30 trees were downed on houses in
Annapolis.
Charles County
Nanjemoy 04 1730EST
Trees downed.
Prince George'S
County
Brandywine 04 1730EST
Trees downed.
St. Mary'S County
Mechanicsville 04 2145EST
2146EST
Trees downed.
St. Mary'S County
California 04 2155EST
Trees downed in California and Lexington
Park.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed on
July 4 due to an approaching cold front and
a very unstable airmass residing over the
Mid-Atlantic. The severe storms formed
along the Blue Ridge Mountains and moved
east into the Washington and Baltimore
suburbs during the evening. The hardest hit
areas included a large portion of Prince
Georges County in suburban Washington, and
a section of Annapolis that experienced
extensive tree damages. Many 4th of July
festivities were affected by this bout of
severe weather.
St. Mary'S County
Valley Lee 05 1720EST
Large tree downed.
Carroll County
Finksburg 05 2145EST
2250EST
A few flooded roads in the 140 Corridor.
Guardrails and shoulder damaged along
Patapsco Road.
Frederick County
Frederick 05 2145EST
2230EST
Gashouse Pike was flooded.
Harford County
Abingdon to 05 2243EST
Edgewood 2350EST
Nine Roads closed due to high water in the
Abingdon and Edgewood areas.
Baltimore County
Woodlawn 05 2345EST
06 Ol00EST
Baltimore Beltway was flooded at exit 16.
Rolling Road and US Route 40 also flooded.
Howard County
Elk Ridge 06 OOOOEST
0130EST
US Route 1 Southbound near the Baltimore
County Line was closed due to high water.
Route 103 and Roosevelt Blvd also closed.
Prince George'S
County
Laurel 06 0032EST
0130EST
US Route 1 closed at Talbott Avenue due to
high water.
Prince George'S
County
College Park 06 0437EST
0600EST
US Route 1 closed both directions between
Regents Drive and Knox Road due to high
water.
After the severe storms of July 4th around
the region, additional severe weather
occurred on the 5th. There were numerous
reports of flash flooding and wind damage
from these storms as they moved through the
Washington/Baltimore region.
Washington County
Hancock 11 1950EST
Trees were downed by a severe thunderstorm.
Prince George'S
County
Upper Marlboro 12 1542EST
Trees and powerlines down.
Anne Arundel County
Lothian 12 1759EST
Trees and powerlines downed at the
intersection of Route 2 and Ark Road.
An upper level disturbance in conjunction
with a moist and unstable summertime
airmass contributed to severe thunderstorm
activity on July 12. The most intense
damage from the thunderstorms occurred in
the western suburbs of Washington DC and
the southern suburbs of Baltimore. About
7200 customers were without power during
the brunt of this severe weather event.
MDZ003>007- Washington--Frederick--Carroll--Northern
009>011-013>014- Baltimore--Harford--Montgomery--Howard--
16018 Southern Baltimore--Prince Georges--Anne
Arundel--Charles--St. Mary'S--Calvert
17 1200EST
1600EST
A hot and very humid airmass seeped into
the Mid Atlantic on July 17 and July 18.
The heat index value climbed to around 105
degrees both afternoons. Emergency response
officials reported sporadic incidents of
heat-related illness, such as shortness of
breath and heat exhaustion, around the
Washington/Baltimore Three deaths were
attributed directly to this heat wave. The
deaths occurred in the Maryland suburbs of
Washington DC in the counties of Prince
Georges, Calvert, and Carroll. Two
additional deaths, also in the Maryland
suburbs, were indirectly attributed to this
heat wave, since they were related to pre-
existing health conditions.
MDZ004>007- Frederick--Carroll--Northern Baltimore--
009>011-013>014- Harford--Montgomery--Howard--Southern
16018 Baltimore--Prince Georges--Anne Arundel--
Charles--St. Mary'S--Calvert
18 1200EST
1600EST
A hot and very humid airmass seeped into
the Mid Atlantic on July 17 and July 18.
The heat index value climbed to around 105
degrees both afternoons. Emergency response
officials reported sporadic incidents of
heat-related illness, such as shortness of
breath and heat exhaustion, around the
Washington/Baltimore Metropolitan region.
Three deaths were attributed directly to
this heat wave. The deaths occurred in the
Maryland suburbs of Washington DC in the
counties of Prince Georges, Calvert, and
Carroll. Two additional deaths, also in the
Maryland suburbs, were indirectly
attributed to this heat wave, since they
were related to pre-existing health
conditions. M54PH, M600U, M73VE
Prince George'S
County
Landover 18 1530EST
Powerlines downed.
Allegany County
Piney Grove 18 1531EST
Trees down along Interstate 68 near
Orleans Road. The downed trees blocked
the interstate temporarily.
Prince George'S
County
Palmer Park 18 1542EST
Quarter sized hail reported by the local
media.
Prince George'S
County
Riverdale 18 1555EST
Telephone poles and wires downed.
Washington County
Hagerstown Arpt 18 1650EST
Measured wind gust at the Hagerstown
Regional Airport.
Washington County
Maugansville 18 1657EST
1700EST
Trees and powerlines downed. Some tree
damage also near Long Meadow.
Frederick County
Middlepoint 18 1750EST
Trees and powerlines downed.
Frederick County
Braddock Hgts 18 1810EST
Penny sized hail.
Frederick County
Adamstown 18 1820EST
Nickel sized hail.
Carroll County
New Windsor 18 1826EST
Powerlines downed.
Harford County
Jarrettsville 18 1840EST
Powerlines downed.
Carroll County
Mt Airy 18 1900EST
Penny sized hail.
Harford County
2 N Bel Air 18 1902EST
Trees and powerlines downed.
Prince George'S
County
Bowie 18 1935EST
Powerlines downed.
An approaching cold front combined with a
very hot and humid airmass to generate
severe thunderstorms around much of the Mid
Atlantic on July 18. Reports of severe
weather were received from the Eastern
Panhandle of West Virginia, through the
Washington/Baltimore corridor, to the
Chesapeake Bay. The most intense of the
severe storms occurred in Eastern Panhandle
of West Virginia, where the worst damages
occurred, and a report of tennis-ball sized
hall was also reported. Extensive damages
also occurred in the Frederick and
Hagerstown areas of Central Maryland due to
the severe thunderstorms.
Frederick County
1 N Frederick 19 1806EST
Trees downed on the north side of Frederick
from a severe thunderstorm.
Carroll County
Mt Airy 27 2015EST
Strong thunderstorms moved across Northern
Maryland during the evening of July 27.
Nearly continuous cloud to ground lightning
strikes were noted with these storms. Five
people were injured at the Mount Airy
Volunteer Fire Company's annual carnival.
The people injured were riding a carnival
ride at the time, and lightning struck the
ride. Two of the people were rushed to a
local hospital.
Montgomery County
3 SSW Damascus 27 2030EST
Trees and large branches were downed in a
3 mile area near Damascus. Nearly constant
lightning was also reported with these
storms. Some minor property damage also
occurred due to the severe thunderstorms
moving through the local area.
MDZ007 Harford
30 1300EST
1600EST
About 50 people were treated for heat
illnesses at a Boy Scouts event at Camp
Spencer, neat the town of Darlington. The
heat index was estimated between 100 to 103
degrees with data from surrounding weather
observation stations.
MARYLAND, Northeast
Queen Anne'S County
Stevensville 02 1740EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down large
tree limbs and wires on Kent Island. About
1,000 residents lost power.
Queen Anne'S County
Grasonville to 04 1700EST
Roe 1725EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few
trees and wires throughout Queen Anne's
County.
Talbot County
St Michaels 04 1708EST
A severe thunderstorm tore down several
trees in Talbot County in and around
St. Michaels.
Caroline County
Greensboro 04 1738EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few
trees in Greensboro.
Talbot County
St Michaels 05 1515EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked over a couple
of trees and tree limbs down mainly in
the northwestern part of Talbot County.
Kent County
Rock Hall 12 1515EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple
of trees and wires in Rock Hall.
Cecil County
Chesapeake City 18 1935EST
A severe thunderstorm tore down a few trees
and wires in Chesapeake City.
Kent County
Rock Hall 18 1945EST
A severe thunderstorm pulled down large
tree limbs and wires in Rock Hall.
Queen Anne'S County
Church Hill 18 2008EST
Queen Anne'S County
4 NE Sudlersville 18 2025EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees
and wires in Church Hill and Millington.
Cecil County
Charlestown 22 1419EST
1600EST
Thunderstorms with heavy rain produced
flash flooding of creeks in and around
Charlestown. Maryland State Route 7 was
closed due to flooding. A house on
Baltimore Street was surrounded by water
and suffered some flood damage. Doppler
Radar storm total estimates were 3 to 4
inches.
Kent County
East Portion 22 1530EST
1800EST
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
dropped a Doppler Radar estimated storm
total of 3 to 6 inches across much of the
eastern half of Kent County. This caused
flooding of roadways, poor drainage areas
and creeks. A bridge in Galena was flooded.
In addition, several tributaries to the
Sassafras River also flooded.
Kent County
Galena 22 1630EST
A potent thunderstorm, which moved across
Kent County, MD during the late afternoon
hours of July 22nd, produced some rotation
as a funnel cloud was reported in the
Galena, Kennedyville and Fairlee areas at
about 5:30 PM EDT. No touchdown was
observed or reported.
Kent County
Countywide 22 1710EST
1730EST
A severe thunderstorm ripped through Kent
County. MD during the early evening hours
of July 22nd. Galena was hard hit with
numerous trees knocked down along with
downed wires. There were a total of eight
other reports across the county with trees
and wires down.
Cecil County
North East 22 1714EST
Strong winds, from a severe thunderstorm
during the early evening hours of July
22nd, knocked down trees in the North East,
MD area (Cecil County) at 6:14 PM EDT.
Kent County
Chestertown 22 2000EST
During the evening of July 22nd, a strong
thunderstorm with frequent cloud to ground
lightning moved across parts of Kent
County, MD. Lightning struck the 911
Communications Center in Chestertown at
9:00 PM EDT. No injuries were reported.
Cecil County
Elkton 27 2235EST
Severe thunderstorms tore through Cecil
County, MD at 11:35 PM EDT on July 27th.
The strong winds produced by the severe
storms knocked over numerous trees, poles
and wires in Elkton, MD. A tree was also
toppled over onto a house with another tree
being blown over onto a car. There were
also several trees knocked down in Port
Deposit, MD.
Caroline County
Ridgely 28 1433EST
A couple of trees were knocked down in
Ridgely, MD (Caroline County) from a severe
thunderstorm on July 28th at 3:33 PM EDT.
Talbot County
Trappe 28 1510EST
A couple of trees were knocked down in
Trappe, MD (Talbot County) at 4:10 PM EDT
on July 28th from strong winds associated
with a severe thunderstorm.
Cecil County
Conowingo 31 1500EST
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few
trees and wires near the Conowingo Dam.
MARYLAND, South
MDZ025 Maryland Beaches
03 1330EST
Two swimmers were caught in rip current and
one drowned, while the other was rescued.
M241W
Wicomico County
Salisbury 04 1845EST
Power lines down.
Wicomico County
Allen 04 1908EST
Trees down.
Wicomico County
Salisbury 04 1915EST
Wicomico County
Fruitland 04 1918EST
Trees and power lines down.
Somerset County
Princess Anne 04 1930EST
Trees and power lines down.
Somerset County
Marion 05 1500EST 0.3 25
1502EST
FO tornado damaged trees and tossed around
lawn furniture.
Worcester County
Pocomoke City 05 1658EST
1730EST
Most intersections along Market Street
under water.
Somerset County
Princess Anne 05 1830EST
1900EST
Numerous flooded roads.
Somerset County
Princess Anne 05 1830EST
Trees downed power lines on Route 13.
Worcester County
2 NW Beaver Dam 28 1530EST
Trees down on Rockcastle Road.
Wicomico County
Parsonburg 28 1603EST
Trees down and blocking Parsonsburg Road.
Worcester County
Pocomoke City 28 1640EST
Several trees down.
MARYLAND, West
NONE REPORTED.
MASSACHUSETTS, Central and East
Franklin County
Colrain 02 1710EST
An isolated severe thunderstorm brought
down trees onto power lines on Dwight
Cross Road.
Hampden County
Monson 03 1733EST
Worcester County
Warren to 03 1745EST
Brookfield 1749EST
Worcester County
Warren 03 1749EST
Severe thunderstorms produced nickel sized
hail in Monson and dime sized hail in
Warren. The storms also brought down
several trees onto Route 9 in Warren, as
well as on some side streets.
Worcester County
Milford to 04 1310EST
Hopedale 1315EST
Norfolk County
Franklin to 04 1320EST
Foxborough 1342EST
Norfolk County
Franklin to 04 1337EST
Wrentham
Plymouth County
West Bridgewater 04 1415EST
to Hingham
Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage
in extreme eastern Worcester County, near
the Norfolk County line. In Milford, a tree
was brought down onto a house on Mead
Avenue, and wires were brought down on East
Main Street. In Hopedale, the thunderstorms
brought down several trees along Green
Street as well as many large branches.
As the storms progressed into Norfolk
County, they brought down a large tree onto
a house on Beach Street in Franklin. Golf
ball sized hail was reported in Franklin
and Wrentham, in the Lake Pearl section. In
Walpole, two large tree limbs came down on
Winter and Summer Streets. Wind damage was
a little more widespread in Foxborough,
where many trees were brought down in the
state park, and one large tree fell onto
South Street.
Although the storms weakened as they headed
into Plymouth County, frequent cloud-to-
ground lightning caused considerable
damage. Many homes were struck by lightning
from West Bridgewater to Rockland,
Abington, Hull, and Hingham.
Worcester County
Auburn 11 1224EST
Essex County
Merrimac to 11 1230EST
Amesbury 1250EST
Worcester County
Grafton 11 1245EST
Middlesex County
Framingham 11 1300EST
Middlesex County
Groton to 11 1300EST
Sudbury
Middlesex County
Marlborough 11 1300EST
Worcester County
Westborough 11 1300EST
Franklin County
Montague to 11 1330EST
Wendell 1340EST
Franklin County
Wendell 11 1335EST 2.9 200
1340EST
Brief F2 Touchdown in Wendell
Essex County
Topsfield 11 1353EST
Essex County
Peabody to 11 1410EST
Marblehead 1420EST
Middlesex County
Billerica 11 1420EST
Essex County
Groveland 11 1422EST
Worcester County
Athol 11 1425EST
Worcester County
Leicester to 11 1430EST
Boylston Center 1437EST
Worcester County
Oxford 11 1430EST
1530EST
Worcester County
Oxford 11 1430EST
Middlesex County
Wakefield to 11 1440EST
Maiden 1500EST
Middlesex County
Wakefield to 11 1445EST
Maiden 1545EST
Essex County
Peabody to 11 1452EST
Lynn 1525EST
Essex County
Lynn to 11 1456EST
Salem 1622EST
Essex County
Peabody to 11 1457EST
Marblehead 1530EST
Middlesex County
Wilmington 11 1520EST
Essex County
Boxford 11 1530EST
Worcester County
Hardwick 11 1532EST
Hampden County
Hampden 11 1755EST
Hampden County
Springfield 11 1755EST
1758EST
Hampden County
Springfield 11 1800EST
1900EST
Hampshire County
Ware 11 1820EST
Hot and humid air in place over southern
New England set the stage for severe
thunderstorms throughout the Bay State
during the afternoon and early evening.
Although storm damage was reported from the
Connecticut Valley region to the Worcester
Hills and Merrimack Valley, damage was
especially severe in eastern Franklin
County as well as Boston's North Shore.
Early in the afternoon, one cluster of
thunderstorms formed in Franklin County and
rapidly became severe, causing considerable
damage in Montague and especially Wendell.
A damage survey conducted by the National
Weather Service concluded the damage in
Wendell was caused by a combination of
straight-line wind damage and a tornado,
which was rated as a strong F2 on the
Fujita Scale with winds estimated near 155
mph.
Damage began around 230 pin EDT, about 200
yards west of Montague Road. Wind damage
extended from Montague Road about 1.5 miles
east to Wicket Pond in the Wendell State
Forest. Large oak, maple, and pine trees
were uprooted and snapped in this area.
Some oaks over two feet in diameter were
snapped about 10 to 15 feet from the
ground. Damage from this microburst
extended along a path of one and a half
miles in length, and anywhere from 50 to
300 yards in width. Wind speeds were
estimated near 90 mph.
Tornado damage first appeared on the
northeast corner of Wicket Pond. An
eyewitness reported seeing a six foot wave
form on the pond. On the west side of the
pond, many trees were snapped 15 to 20 feet
above the ground, with debris left in a
chaotic pattern.
The next area of damage was on Wicket Pond
Road, which is where the most severe damage
occurred. Trees as large as 3 feet in
diameter were uprooted. Bark was stripped
off trees and a house had part of its roof
torn off. The tornado tracked to the east
along Wicket Pond Road, passing over Depot
Road which is in Wendell Center. Part of a
roof was torn off an old barn and many
trees were uprooted.
After crossing Depot Road, the tornado
continued to track to the east, passing
north of Morse Village Road. A construction
storage trailer was completely destroyed
and its roof was wrapped around a tree.
Trees were also uprooted or snapped in this
area. Damage came to an end about one half
mile east of New Salem Road.
The path length of the tornado was
approximately 3 miles. Its average width
was 200 yards, varying from 100 to 300
yards.
A little more than one hour later, another
cluster of severe thunderstorms brought
significant damage to Cape Ann, in
particular Marblehead Neck and the adjacent
coastal waters. Initially, the storms
produced hail as large as 3 inches in
diameter--just larger than baseball size--
which are considered to be the second
largest hailstones reported in
Massachusetts.
A National Weather Service storm survey
concluded that multiple wet microbursts, or
sudden outflow of damaging straight-line
winds combined with torrential rainfall,
impacted the area around Marblehead Neck
between 357 pm and 430 pin EDT. The survey
noted that westerly winds gusting as high
as 90 mph occurred in an area centered from
Marblehead Harbor across Corinthian Lane
and Barker Lane, and then out to sea. The
land damage path was short, primarily
because the land is only about 700 feet
wide in that area.
The main damage path was about 150 feet
wide. It consisted of tree damage and minor
structural damage, although substantial
damage was noted to sailing vessels and at
least one car. Damage was more sporadic
near Manley Street, about 600 feet farther
north, and also to the south and southwest
on Foster Street, Harbor Avenue, and Ocean
Avenue.
Interviews with eyewitnesses provide more
detail as to how the storms affected the
area. Between 340 pin and 345 pin EDT,
winds shifted to the northeast and produced
sea spray at the mouth of Marblehead
Harbor. This was the result of earlier
thunderstorms passing north of the area.
Then, from 357 pm to 405 pin EDT, a white
tempest developed over Marblehead Harbor on
the neck side of the harbor, estimated by
the Corinthian Yacht Club chair to be about
300 yards upstream from the dock. This
curtain of water and high winds advanced
toward the yacht club, lifting 30-foot
vessels approximately 20 feet in the air
and catapulting them end over end toward
the dock. An anemometer on the dock was
viewed to have reached 95 mph before it
blew off its mast.
Damage There werewas less severe, but still
significant, from the Connecticut Valley to
the Worcester Hills and Merrimack Valley.
There were many reports of downed trees,
large branches, and hail up to the size of
quarters from the Springfield area to
Grafton, Westborough, and Framingham as
well as farther northeast into Hardwick,
Wilmington, and Boxford.
Torrential rainfall caused significant
urban flooding, especially in Springfield,
Oxford, Wakefield, and Beverly. In Salem,
two cars on Pope Street were submerged by
up to 3 feet of water when about 2 inches
of rain fell in 20 minutes. Other cars were
flooded in Salem and Lynn due to other
roads being flooded, including a stretch of
Route 129.
Lightning struck Athol Memorial Hospital,
causing minor damage to the facility.
Bristol County
Taunton 18 2200EST
Bristol County
Westport to 18 2240EST
Dartmouth 2259EST
Dukes County
West Tisbury 18 2259EST
Barnstable County
Bourne 18 2304EST
Barnstable County
Falmouth 18 2304EST
Barnstable County
Falmouth 18 2304EST
Barnstable County
Brewster 18 2330EST
Barnstable County
Brewster to 18 2352EST
Eastham 2359EST
Severe thunderstorms moved through
southeastern Massachusetts at night, ahead
of a cold front dropping through southern
New England.
Thunderstorm winds brought down several
trees on Liberty Road in Taunton and on
Hixville Road in Westport. Wires were
downed on Camp Avenue in Dartmouth. As the
storms reached Martha's Vineyard and Cape
Cod, they produced penny sized hail in
Vineyard Haven and the Woods Hole section
of Falmouth. Two trees were downed near the
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Lightning struck a house on Scraggy Neck
Road in Bourne, causing minor damage. As
the storms moved across the mid and outer
Cape, they brought down large branches in
Brewster and three trees on Nauset Road in
Eastham.
Middlesex County
Bedford 21 1330EST
Middlesex County
Belmont to 21 1630EST
Medford 1640EST
Worcester County
Worcester 21 1630EST
Middlesex County
Ashland 21 1635EST
Hampden County
Ludlow 21 1644EST
Middlesex County
Somerville 21 1700EST
Hampden County
Palmer 21 1710EST
Middlesex County
Arlington 21 1715EST
Worcester County
Northborough 21 1715EST
Norfolk County
Braintree 21 1745EST
Plymouth County
Hull 21 1755EST
Hampden County
Monson 21 1815EST
Norfolk County
Quincy 21 1905EST
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging
winds, large hail, and frequent lightning
strikes to the Mass Turnpike corridor.
Early in the afternoon, simultaneous
lightning strikes in Bedford ignited two
fires which caused considerable damage. A
30- by 60-foot barn used for storage at the
Bedford Village Inn was struck by lightning
and caused about $200,000 in damage.
Lightning also struck a house on Nashua
Drive which caused about $15,000 in damage.
There were no injuries in either case.
Later that afternoon, however, seven youths
and two adults were injured when lightning
struck a tree they were near at a church in
Worcester, according to media and police
reports. The impact of the lightning bolt
knocked everyone to the ground, with many
of the injured receiving burns on their
necks and legs. Lightning also struck a
house on Pleasant Street in Leicester,
causing about $50,000 in damage.
As thunderstorms entered eastern
Massachusetts, they produced significant
wind damage in Middlesex County. In
Belmont, straight-line winds estimated near
60 mph snapped about 25 trees and 7
telephone poles in half. One tree fell onto
a house near the intersection of Somerset
Street and Wellington Lane. Most of the
tree damage occurred just southwest of that
location on Concord Avenue, just northwest
of the town center. Large trees and wires
were also brought down in Medford, and
large branches, wires, and telephone poles
were downed in Somerville.
Other severe thunderstorms then affected
the area from Ludlow to Palmer in Hampden
County, where penny size hail was reported,
along with downed trees and power lines.
North Main Street in Palmer was blocked at
Roosevelt Street by a large tree that also
brought down wires. Three trees fell by
Burgundy Brook Farm on Palmer Road,
temporarily blocking the roadway. Another
tree fell on a house on Calkins Road.
Damage was also reported in parts of
central and eastern Massachusetts. Wires
were brought down by thunderstorm winds on
Howard Street in Northborough. In
Arlington, multiple 4- to 6-inch diameter
branches were downed on Massachusetts
Avenue. Tree limbs fell onto a car in West
Arlington. In Braintree, one tree and
several power lines were brought down on
Washington Street. Tree limbs were brought
down in Hull, and wires were downed on
Washington Street in Quincy.
Thunderstorm winds also brought down
several large limbs in Monson later that
evening.
Hampden County
Russell 26 1215EST
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced penny
sized hail in Russell.
Worcester County
Athol 28 1625EST
Worcester County
Leicester 28 1630EST
Worcester County
Winchendon 28 1657EST
Worcester County
Douglas to 28 1700EST
Blackstone 1715EST
Middlesex County
Concord to 28 1705EST
Bedford 1715EST
Worcester County
Northbridge 28 1710EST
Middlesex County
Framingham 28 1720EST
Middlesex County
Framingham 28 1720EST
Middlesex County
Marlborough 28 1730EST
Norfolk County
Franklin to 28 1737EST
Weymouth 1750EST
Middlesex County
Natick 28 1740EST
Norfolk County
Wrentham to 28 1740EST
Plainville
Worcester County
Worcester 28 1745EST
1815EST
Urban flood
Middlesex County
Sudbury to 28 1746EST
Somerville 1755EST
Essex County
Saugus to 28 1752EST
Marblehead 1813EST
Suffolk County
Revere 28 1800EST
Essex County
Peabody to 28 1810EST
Salem 1900EST
Urban flood
Plymouth County
Hingham 28 1810EST
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging
winds, hail, lightning strikes, and
localized flooding to much of central and
eastern Massachusetts.
During the late afternoon, thunderstorm
winds brought down large branches and wires
in Worcester County from Athol to
Leicester. Other storms caused damage from
Douglas to Uxbridge and Blackstone, where
large branches and wires were downed.
Lightning struck a large tree in
Winchendon, causing it to explode and send
debris onto nearby houses, resulting in
some damage. Two homes were struck by
lightning in Marlborough, one of which
sustained heavy damage. Lightning also
struck a utility pole in Northbridge.
As the storms entered the western suburbs
of Boston, they produced penny sized hail
in Framingham and brought down a utility
pole. Trees, large branches, and wires were
blown down in Norfolk County, from Franklin
to Norfolk, Walpole, Westwood, and
Weymouth. In Hingham, thunderstorm winds
brought down large branches and wires on
Leavitt Street and a tree was blown down
across Chamberlin Run Road. Multiple
lightning strikes caused structure fires in
Plainville and Wrentham.
Storm damage was also reported to the north
of Boston. Trees and large branches were
brought down in Sudbury and Lincoln. A sign
was blown down in Somerville, and high
tension wires were downed in Beverly. A
large tree was brought down on Walnut
Street in Saugus, temporarily blocking the
roadway. Wires were reported down in the
Beachmont section of Revere on Bradstreet
Avenue. A tree was also blown down on
Cypress Road in Marblehead.
Torrential rainfall with the storms
produced significant urban flooding. In
Worcester, Route 20 was closed due to
flooding in both directions at Route 122.
Urban flooding was also reported in
Peabody, where water rose to a depth of one
and a half feet on Warren and Endicott
Streets, and in Salem where flooding
affected Pope Street, Eagan Place, and Main
Street.
Franklin County
Buckland to 29 1718EST
Ashfield 1720EST
A severe thunderstorm brought down a tree
onto a transformer in Buckland. Large
branches were downed onto Hawley Road in
Ashfield.
MASSACHUSETTS, West
Berkshire County
North Adams 02 1658EST
A trained spotter reported that two trees
were blown down along Lark and Barton
Streets, in North Adams. On July 2, low
pressure moved across southern Quebec
Province. A cold front over the eastern
Great Lakes at dawn moved into western New
England late in the day. The air mass over
western New England became marginally
unstable enough to generate a few late-
afternoon thunderstorms in western New
England. A tight pressure gradient over the
Northeast was associated with widespread
brisk surface wind. A few thunderstorms
enhanced the wind locally. A thunderstorm
at North Adams, Massachussets became severe
late in the afternoon. Strong wind gusts
associated with the thunderstorm blew down
trees in North Adams.
Berkshire County
Lenox 28 1425EST
A trained spotter reported that numerous
trees were blown down in Lenox.
Berkshire County
Lee 28 1433EST
A trained spotter reported that trees and
wires were blown down in Lee.
On July 28, a trough ploughing through a
humid and unstable air mass in eastern New
York State and western New England,
produced several severe thunderstorms
during the mid afternoon. Wind gusts of
60 or greater miles an hour blew down
trees inseveral locations.
Berkshire County
Adams 29 1745EST
A trained spotter reported that several
tree limbs were blown down in Adams.
On July 29, an east-to-west cold front
north of the St Lawrence Valley at daybreak
moved into northern New England by the
afternoon. A severe thunderstorm formed
over the Berkshires late in the afternoon.
The thunderstorm blew down several large
limbs in North Adams.
MICHIGAN, East
St. Clair County
1 SW Capac 04 0430EST
A local newspaper article included a
picture of a trampoline, that had been
anchored into the ground, wrapped around
the corner of a home's roof, reportedly
shifting the wall by a couple of inches.
Trees were also reported blown down. An
early morning 4th of July thunderstorm was
responsible for the damage. Downburst winds
were estimated at around 60 MPH. Gushing
rain and pelting hail also left plants
ripped to shreds. Property damage was
estimated at roughly $3K.
Saginaw County
Saginaw 09 2300EST
A local newspaper reported that a house on
Grant caught on fire after being struck by
lightning. The second floor bedroom was
completely engulfed in flames. The family
of 7 escaped without injury. The blaze was
blamed for $8.5K in property damage.
Monroe County
Temperance 12 0823EST
Lightning struck a home under construction,
destroying some siding and charring an
electrical outlet. Property damage was
estimated at roughly $3K.
Monroe County
Samaria 12 1015EST
Lightning struck a shed and started a fire
that burned several pieces of furniture
stored inside. Property damage was roughly
estimated at $3K.
Monroe County
2 S Ottawa Lake 14 1455EST
The Toledo broadcast media reported trees
blown down.
Monroe County
Lambertville 14 1501EST
Central Dispatch reported wires down.
Midland County
Midland 17 1730EST
A trained spotter reported trees blown down
in Midland. A local newspaper article also
included a picture of a very large 80 foot
honey locust tree lying on top of a home.
The tree punched through the back sunroom
of the home. A neighbor also lost a 50 foot
cherry tree due to the thunderstorm winds.
Several other large trees were reported
blown down across the city of Midland.
Midland County was hit particularly hard.
Thousands of customers lost power, with
most going without power for 3 to 4 days
due to the extent of the tree damage across
the region. The road commission responded
to 24 calls of trees down across roadways.
Midland firefighters responded to 50 storm
related calls, most involving downed trees
and power lines. The most damage in the
city occurred from Nelson Street to the
downtown area, and in the area of Nakoma
Drive and Jefferson Avenue. At least one
vehicle was damaged due to fallen debris.
Property damage in the area was roughly
estimated at around $50K.
Saginaw County
6.5 S Freeland 17 1740EST
A local newspaper reported numerous
accounts of trees blown down across Thomas,
James, and Saginaw Townships. Several homes
were damaged along the Geddes and Thomas
road areas. One home sustained significant
damage and a destroyed garage. Another
Thomas Township home's garage wall bowed
out. A fallen tree also destroyed a parked
vehicle in James Township. No injuries were
reported. Total property damage was roughly
estimated at $60K.
Saginaw County
St Charles 17 1740EST
A local newspaper article included a
picture of a power line and a large maple
tree blown down and blocking Hosmer Street
near Coal Street in St. Charles.
Saginaw County
Saginaw Arpt 17 1742EST
Saginaw County
Saginaw 17 1745EST
Delayed entry. Two and half months after
the incident, a newspaper article reported
that lightning had caused severe damage to
a Church bell tower. Lightning hit the
brick spire of a Church's 76 year old bell
tower, sending 300 to 400 pounds of broken
rocks flying throughout the surrounding
neighborhood. It will cost the Church $106K
to repair the tower.
Saginaw County
2 W Saginaw 17 1745EST
A trained spotter reported several 6 inch
diameter limbs down.
Saginaw County
Merrill 17 1750EST
A trained spotter reported several large
trees and power lines blown down.
Bay County
Bay City 17 1800EST
Central dispatch reported trees blown down
in Bay City.
Midland County
Midland 17 1800EST
Lightning struck a home, sparking a fire.
Property damage was roughly estimated at
$5K.
Saginaw County
Burt 17 1805EST
A trained spotter reported an 8 inch
diameter tree blown down.
Tuscola County
Fairgrove 17 1815EST
Central dispatch reported multiple trees
blown down in Fairgrove.
Tuscola County
Vassar 17 1815EST
Central dispatch reported trees blown
down in Vassar.
Genesee County
Flushing 17 1818EST
A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm
wind gusts of 65 mph.
Genesee County
Mt Morris 17 1820EST
A trained spotter reported 15 inch diameter
trees blown down along I-475 at Saginaw Rd.
Huron County
Port Austin 17 1830EST
Central dispatch reported multiple trees
blown down across M-25 in and around Port
Austin.
Lapeer County
Otter Lake 17 1830EST
A trained spotter reported a 12 inch
diameter tree blown down.
Huron County
Bad Axe 17 1845EST
A trained spotter reported trees blown down
and estimated wind gusts of 65 mph.
Huron County
Caseville 17 1845EST
A trained spotter reported numerous trees
blown down. Docks were twisted and part of
a decorative wall of bricks along the
Pigeon River collapsed. Several homes were
damaged. Total damages in this area were
roughly estimated at around $25K. No
injuries or deaths were reported.
Huron County
7 S Bad Axe 17 1850EST
A local newspaper article included pictures
of large trees blown down. At least 10
large evergreen trees, over 30 feet tall,
were snapped in half. Branches and pieces
of tree trunks were thrown across a
residents yard. The home, however, was not
damaged. No injuries were sustained.
Huron County
Harbor Beach 17 1858EST
Local newspaper articles reported that the
storms left behind a trail of destruction
through Harbor Beach, with numerous trees,
some very large, ripped from their roots
and power lines down through the entire
area. The storms left the entire city
without power. Many vehicles and
structures, including homes, were damaged
by fallen debris. Several boats were tossed
about and washed ashore on Sand Point. An
NWS survey confirmed that this area was
struck by a microburst with winds up to 100
MPH. Remarkably, No injuries or deaths were
reported. Total property damage in Harbor
Beach was estimated at $75K.
Sanilac County
Forestville 17 1900EST
Central dispatch reported multiple trees
blown down in Forestville.
Sanilac County
Lexington 17 1900EST
Central dispatch reported several trees and
power lines blown down.
Huron County
Port Hope to 17 1905EST
Harbor Beach 1915EST
An NWS survey confirmed trees blown down in
a widespread area from Port Hope to Harbor
Beach. The survey concluded that the damage
was consistent with a microburst producing
windgusts estimated at 80 to 100 mph.
Sanilac County
4 E Sandusky 17 1915EST
A local newspaper article included a
picture of a large tree blown down on top
of a vehicle parked next to a home. A
camper and pickup truck were also damaged
by the fallen tree. Property damage is
roughly estimated at $15K. No injuries
were reported.
Huron County
Harbor Beach 17 1924EST
A local newspaper article included a
photograph of a home burned down. The fire
was sparked by an electrical line blown
down onto the home by thunderstorm winds.
The couple was able toescape the home
without injury. The value of the home
itself was $150K, not including its
contents. The couple lost all of their
belongings in the fire. Total damages were
roughly estimated at $200K.
Saginaw County
Merrill 17 1935EST
The public reported golf ball size hail in
Merrill.
Shiawassee County
Countywide 17 2115EST
Central dispatch reported trees blown down
across the county.
Genesee County
3 S Flint 17 2144EST
Local firefighter reported a telephone pole
blown down.
Oakland County
Highland 17 2145EST
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
Howell 17 2150EST
A local newspaper reported several trees
blown down in Howell and included a picture
of a work van pinned beneath the trunk of a
large tree on Barnard Street. Total damage
to the vehicle was roughly estimated at
$8K.
Oakland County
White Lake 17 2150EST
Law enforcement reported a large tree limb
down.
Oakland County
Rochester Hills 17 2151EST
Law enforcement reported a tree blown down.
Macomb County
Disco 17 2152EST
Broadcast media reported a tree blown down.
Oakland County
Commerce 17 2201EST
Law enforcement reported a tree blown down.
Washtenaw County
Dexter 17 2215EST
A local werenespaper article reported that
3 trees that had blown down were removed
from area roadways and seven others
attended to as well.
Washtenaw County
6 ESE Dexter 17 2225EST
A local newspaper article reported a tree
blowndown across Newport Road near M-14 and
another larger tree, about 3 feet in
diameter, blown down on part of a house
being renovated. No injuries were reported.
Property damage was roughly estimated at
$15K.
Lenawee County
Tecumseh 17 2230EST
Central dispatch reported several trees
blown down.
St. Clair County
St Clair 17 2230EST
Trained spotter reported an 8 inch diameter
tree limb down.
Washtenaw County
4.5 SE Dexter 17 2230EST
A local newspaper article reported that
the top 20 feet of a tree was blown down,
crashing through the roof and into the
kitchen of a home on Dolph Drive near
Jackson Road. The residents of the home
narrowly escaped injury. Property damage
was roughly estimated at $20K.
Lenawee County
Rollin 17 2235EST
Central dispatch reported several trees
blown down.
Monroe County
3 NE Carleton 17 2245EST
Trained spotter reported 20 inch diameter
trees blown down.
Wayne County
1.5 NE 17 2301 EST
Highland Park
A couple was struck by lightning after
taking shelter from the rain under a tree
at 2301 EST in Krainz Park near East
Hildale and Justine on Detroit's east side.
The pair was taken to Detroit Receiving
Hospital, where the 44 year old woman was
later pronounced dead. The 2nd person, a 46
year old male, survived but was initially
in temporary serious condition at the
hospital. F44UT The July 17th severe
weather event would eventually go down as
the largest and most destructive of the
2006 severe weather season. Intense
thunderstorms fired along and ahead of a
cold front working down from the northern
Great Lakes and eventually developed into
a large MCS by mid evening. The Tri Cities
and thumb regions were especially hard hit
during this event. Several microbursts
actually produced 100 MPH wind gusts across
northeast Huron county, causing quite a bit
of damage. The outflow created from the
storms across the north actually held
together long enough to spread south. There
were several reports of trees blown down in
areas south of M-59, although the damage
was minimal when compared to the
destruction across the northern parts of
the area. Very few reports of hail were
received, however, golf ball size hail was
reported in Saginaw County. This event
caused one death and one injury in Wayne
County. A couple was struck by lightning
after seeking refuge under a tree.
Oakland County
White Lake 18 0100EST
Lightning struck a home and melted wires in
the ceiling that started the insulation and
wood on fire. The local fire chief
estimated damages at $5K.
Genesee County
1 SE Linden 27 2045EST
NWS Employee reported a tree blown down
between Linden and Fenton.
Livingston County
5 NNW Howell 27 2048EST
Road Commission reported a tree blown down.
Genesee County
Linden 27 2050EST
NWS employee reported a tree blown down.
Livingston County
4 N Howell 27 2050EST
Road Commission reported a tree blown down.
Livingston County
6 NNE Howell 27 2052EST
Road Commission reported a tree blown down.
MIZ047>049- Midland--Bay--Huron--Saginaw--Tuscola--
053>055-060>063- Sanilac--Shiawassee--Genesee--Lapeer--St.
068>070-075>076- Clair--Livingston--Oakland--Macomb--
82083 Washtenaw--Wayne--Lenawee--Monroe
29 1200EST
31 2359EST
This 2006 heat wave delivered the hottest
weather the region had experienced in at
least 4 years. A 5 day stretch of maximum
temperatures at or above 90 degrees began
on Saturday, July 29th. A blanket of
especially high heat and oppressive
humidity settled over the area on Monday,
July 31st, and remained relentless through
Wednesday, August 2nd. Temperatures, on the
31st, soared above 90 by noon with heat
indices over 100 degrees. Heat indices
averaged between 105 and 110 degrees
through the entire afternoon. Detroit
topped out at 96 and set a new high
temperature record for July 31st, breaking
the previous record of 95 set in 1955.
Little relief was felt Monday evening with
temperatures not dropping below 90 until
1900 EST. Most significantly, Detroit Metro
tied the all time record for the warmest
minimum temperature, for any date, when it
failed to record a temperature below 80
degrees on July 31st. This had happened
only 3 other times in the previous 136
years of record keeping, and this was the
first time in 64 years that it had happened
again. The major power companies in the
area reported an all-time record customer
demand for power from 1500 to 1600 EDT on
the 31st. Remarkably, very few heat related
illnesses occurred during the event.
Newspaper articles revealed an extremely
high level of awareness and preparedness
from the communities across southeast lower
Michigan. A large number ofcooling centers
were made available to those in need as
folks reportedly heeded the warnings and
took extra precaution. Although area
hospitals reported some increase due to
heat related illnesses, most were mild and
due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.
Four cases of heatstroke were confirmed in
Wayne and Macomb Counties, 2 on the 30th
and 2 on the 31st. No heat related deaths
were reported.
Sanilac County
1.5 SE New 29 1300EST
Greenleaf
A local newspaper included pictures of
several small trees uprooted at a residence
along Cleland Road in northwest Sanilac
County. Two barn roofs also sustained some
damage. A strong downburst, associated with
a pulse severe thunderstorm, generated wind
gusts estimated at 65 MPH in a localized
area. Property damage was estimated by
owner at around $8K.
Midland County
3 NW Midland 30 1230EST
Central dispatch reported a tree and power
lines blown down.
Shiawassee County
6 S Owosso 30 1243EST
Central dispatch reported trees blown down.
Shiawassee County
4 NE Corunna 30 1245EST
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
2 NE Fowlerville 30 1259EST
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
1 E Parkers 30 1305EST
Corners
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Genesee County
Flushing 30 1310EST
Trained spotter reported 30 trees blown
down.
Livingston County
5 ENE Oak Grove 30 1310EST
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
4 E Parkers 30 1310EST
Corners
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Genesee County
Mt Morris 30 1315EST
Trained spotter reported a 12 inch diameter
tree blown down.
Genesee County
2 S Mt Morris 30 1315EST
Trained spotter reported a tree blown down.
Genesee County
3 SE Swartz Creek 30 1315EST
Trained spotter reported a tree blown down.
Livingston County
5 N Brighton 30 1318EST
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Tuscola County
3 E Coiling 30 1354EST
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
St. Clair County
4 NW Port Huron 30 1445EST
Trained spotter reported large limbs down
near Port Huron.
A large complex of thunderstorms,
originating in Wisconsin during the morning
of the 30th, moved across the region during
the afternoon. These storms occurred during
a heat wave with an unstable airmass in
place. The main action occurred as damaging
wind gusts on the leading bow-shaped edge
of the thunderstorm complex, occurring
primarily across the central portions of
southeast lower Michigan.
MICHIGAN, Extreme Southwest
Berrien County
St Joseph 03 1920EST
1921EST
A 10 year old girl was injured when
lightning struck a tree along a sidewalk as
her and her grandmother were heading for
their vehicle as astorm approached. She was
knocked over and was found unconcious and
not breathing. She was revived enroute to
the hospital and is expected to recover
fully. The grandmother was knocked over but
suffered no other injuries.
MIZO77 Berrien
04 1642EST
A favorable onshore flow across
southeastern Lake Michigan, resulted in
waves ranging from 2 to as much as 6 feet
at times. This allowed for several
occurrances of rip currents along the
shores adjacent to Berrien County. While
exact figures were not available, officials
from Berrien county reported that at least
6 rescues were performed, despite numerous
warnings and adivsories. One person, a 43
year old woman, was rescued off of Warren
Dunes State Park, subsequently dying
several days later. Other swimmers were
rescued, treated and released at the beach.
F431W
Branch County
Coldwater 17 0020EST
0021EST
A estimated wind gust to 60 mph was
reported along with trees and tree limbs
down.
St. Joseph County
Countywide 17 0044EST
0055EST
Estimated 70 mph winds blew down several
trees and power lines in Centreville, Three
Rivers and Constantine. At least one tree
fell onto a home, causing mainly roof
damage. Damage for the county is estimated
at around $15,000.
Cass County
Edwardsburg 17 0130EST
0131EST
Power lines were blown down.
Hillsdale County
5 W Hillsdale 17 2354EST
2355EST
A few trees were reported down west of
Hillsdale.
Berrien County
Benton Harbor 20 0700EST
0701EST
A tree fell onto power lines.
Berrien County
4 N Buchanon 27 1818EST
1819EST
Numerous trees and power lines were blown
down with some roads blocked by debris.
Cass County
Countywide 27 1847EST
1859EST
Trees and power lines were reported down in
Dowagiac, Union City and Edwardsberg.
MICHIGAN, North
Montmorency County
4 N Hillman 09 1430EST
Alpena County
2 W Spratt 09 1516EST
Numerous trees downed at Moores Landing.
Iosco County
11 W (Osc) 09 1705EST
Wurtsmith, 7 W 1710EST
(Osc)Wurtsmith
Atb O
Considerable tree damage extended from just
upstream of Cooke Dam to the upper reaches
of the Foote Dam Pond. Many trees knocked
over at the Sawmill Point Campground in the
Huron National Forest. A sign, a boat
trailer, and a camper were all destroyed or
heavily damaged by fallen trees.
Iosco County
7.5 N East Tawas 09 1738EST
Iosco County
9.5 N East Tawas 09 1738EST
Metal roof blown off a barn.
Ogemaw County
4 S Rose City 09 1825EST
Ogemaw County
4 S Rose City 09 1825EST
Spotter estimated 60-70 mph winds. Numerous
trees downed, one onto a barn.
Roscommon County
6 S Maple Vly 09 1825EST
Multiple trees were downed across F-97,
just south of the Twin Lakes area.
Iosco County
5 N Oscoda 09 1845EST
Trees downed across Cedar Road.
Wexford County
6 NW Cadillac 09 1915EST
Severe thunderstorms ripped across parts of
Northeast Lower Michigan from mid afternoon
to mid evening. Damaging winds were the
main threat, though a few storms also
produced marginally severe hail. Northern
Iosco County took weather.
Mackinac County
Curtis 16 0515EST
Trees and power lines downed.
Chippewa County
Eckerman 16 0530EST
Numerous trees and power lines downed in
western Chippewa County.
Chippewa County
Pickford 16 0608EST
Trees downed. A scoreboard at the Pickford
High School football field was destroyed.
A line of severe thunderstorms marched
across Eastern Upper Michigan soon after
dawn, bringing sporadic wind damage.
Chippewa County
8 WSW Paradise 17 1157EST
Trees down near Lower Tahquamenon Falls.
Mackinac County
Point Aux Pins 17 1320EST
Nickel sized hail on Bois Blanc Island.
Presque Isle County
6 N Ocqueoc 17 1341EST
Nickel sized hail at Huron Beach.
Presque Isle County
6 N Ocqueoc 17 1341EST
Trees downed.
Cheboygan County
Black Lake 17 1345EST
Trees downed. Pontoon boat flipped.
Presque Isle County
6 N Ocqueoc 17 1351EST
Several large trees downed.
Oscoda County
2 SW Luzerne 17 1504EST
Alcona County
3 E Glennie 17 1531EST
Oscoda County
8 N Red Oak to 17 1545EST
2 NNE Red Oak
Leelanau County
5 NE Leland to 17 1600EST
1 W Omena 1611EST
Substantial damage done to fruit crops,
including tart cherries, apples, and
peaches.
Presque Isle County
7 E Polaski 17 1600EST
Tennis ball sized hail along north
shore of Long Lake.
Antrim County
5 NNE Elk Rapids 17 1618EST
to Kewadin 1630EST
Large trees downed along US-31.
Oscoda County
5 E Fairview 17 1623EST
Alpena County
3 SW Alpena 17 1630EST
Antrim County
Kewadin 17 1630EST
Damage to fruit crops, especially
apples, apricots, and cherries, as
well as corn fields.
Antrim County
2 SE Bellaire to 17 1642EST
Mancelona 1650EST
Numerous trees downed. Roof and large
deck of home near Shanty Creek
heavily damaged by fallen trees.
Antrim County
3 W Mancelona to 17 1642EST
Mancelona 1650EST
Alcona County
2 N Curran 17 1645EST
Trees and power lines downed at
intersection of M-65 and Hubbard Lake
Trail.
Crawford County
Grayling 17 1650EST
Trees and power lines downed.
Kalkaska County
10 NE Kalkaska 17 1700EST
Trees downed at intersection of county
road 571 and Twin Lake Road.
Crawford County
1 N Grayling to 17 1710EST
1 E Grayling 1714EST
Crawford County
9.5 S Grayling 17 1715EST
Trees downed just north of Higgins Lake.
Grand Traverse
County
Traverse City to 17 1717EST
(Tvc)Traverse
City A
Five trees downed in Bryant Park.
Benzie County
Lake Ann 17 1718EST
Numerous trees downed. Five homes
damaged by falling trees.
Alcona County
Curran 17 1720EST
Trees and power lines downed.
Grand Traverse
County
5 SE Traverse 17 1720EST
City to
5 SW Traverse City 1727EST
Several trees downed southeast of
Traverse City, and a school fence was
knocked over. Large swath of trees, 20
yards wide and over 100 yards long,
downed near east shore of Long Lake.
Over 200 trees were downed.
Grand Traverse
County
1.5 S Interlochen 17 1727EST
Falling tree destroyed camper.
Crawford County
Grayling 17 1730EST
1900EST
Runoff overwhelmed drainage system on
Michigan Avenue. Water backed up
from the street into storefronts.
Grand Traverse
County
Williamsburg 17 1730EST
Home damaged by lightning strike.
Tosco County
Tawas City to 17 1730EST
East Tawas
Numerous trees and power lines downed.
Camper trailer flipped over.
Iosco County
Hale 17 1733EST
Ogemaw County
1 N West Branch 17 1738EST
Oscoda County
2 NW Mio 17 1738EST
Trees downed along Camp Ten Road. A
home on Cherry Creek Road was almost
split in two by a falling tree.
Wexford County
Manton 17 1750EST
A falling tree destroyed the office of
the Lake Billings Campground.
Roscommon County
Higgins Lake 17 1755EST
Trees downed. Home heavily damaged when
a large oak tree fell and punctured
the roof.
Benzie County
3 NW Honor 17 1804EST
Ogemaw County
8 W Rose City 17 1810EST
Roscommon County
Houghton Lake 17 1815EST
Two large trees downed.
Arenac County
Turner 17 1816EST
Trees downed along Turner Road.
Ogemaw County
West Branch Arpt 17 1820EST
Benzie County
Thompsonville 17 1830EST
Trees downed.
Oscoda County
2 NW Mio 17 1830EST
2010EST
Kittle Road washed out in Elmer
Township. Two other roads also
affected. Roads were still closed two
weeks later.
Grand Traverse
County
Old Mission 17 1909EST
A strong cold front ran headlong into
warm and humid air in place over
Michigan. Thunderstorms ignited by
midday in Eastern Upper Michigan, and
became widespread by late afternoon in
Northern Lower Michigan. A large number
of storms became severe, as this became
the largest severe weather outbreak
in Northern Michigan in several years.
Millions of pounds of fruit crops were
destroyed by hail and wind.
Ogemaw County
Rose City 22 1620EST
An isolated severe thunderstorm downed
power lines and a few large trees.
Alpena County
5 NNE Long Rapids 24 2145EST
Numerous thunderstorms moved across
Northern Lower Michigan in the evening.
Only one became severe, downing trees
on Maple Lane near M-65.
Emmet County
Alanson 30 1115EST
Emmet County
Alanson 30 1115EST
Large tree limbs downed into a backyard.
Scattered thunderstorms moved onshore
from northern Lake Michigan. One
became severe, producing penny sized
hail and wind damage in Emmet County.
Chippewa County
Sault Ste Marie 31 0729EST
A cluster of thunderstorms moved
through the Whitefish Bay and St Marys
River valley region in the morning.
One storm produced penny sized hail.
MICHIGAN, Upper
Alger County
5 E Munising 01 1455EST
Dime to penny-sized hail.
Schoolcraft County
5 NW Manistique 01 1545EST
Trees and power lines down near
Indian Lake.
Marquette County
3 N Little Lake 03 1722EST
Delta County
2 E Lathrop 03 1830EST
Schoolcraft County
Cooks 03 1913EST
Luce County
7 E Deer Park 03 1945EST
Menominee County
5 N Menominee 09 1303CST
Golfball-sized hail at Birch Creek and
County Road 577.
Menominee County
5 N Menominee 09 1305CST
Two-inch hail found 20 minutes after
storm had passed near Highway 41
and Willow Tree Road.
Menominee County
5 N Menominee 09 1310CST
1410CST
Numerous 8-inch cedar trees snapped in
cemetary near Birch Creek Road and Bay
De Noc Road.
Menominee County
3 NE Menominee 09 1312CST
Hail up to golf ball size combined with
strong winds resulted in significant
damage to roofs, siding, and
automobiles.
Menominee County
5 N Menominee 09 1315CST
Many roads closed across southern
Menominee County due to trees and
power lines down. A few trees were on
fire. Three-foot diameter older willow
tree snapped near base at Highway 41
and Willow Tree Road.
Alger County
Munising 14 1304EST
Lightning struck a tour boat for
shipwreck cruises in Munising Bay.
Three people were treated and released
at a local hospital for minor injuries.
Keweenaw County
Isle Royal Nat 15 2300EST
Park
Nickel-sized hail reported at Rock
Harbor Lodge on Isle Royale. Hail
lasted approximately ten minutes.
Houghton County
Freda 16 300EST
Four-inch tree down.
Houghton County
Laurium 16 0300EST
0500EST
3.67 inches of rain fell mainly between
3 and 5 am EST.
Houghton County
North Portion 16 0400EST
0900EST
Spotters measured nearly four inches
of rain in Laurium with street and
basement flooding reported. 2.99
inches of rain was reported at the
Houghton County Airport with a washout
of County Road 203 in Calumet
Township.
Keweenaw County
5 S (P59)Copper 16 0428EST
Harb. 0433EST
A dozen six to eight-inch diameter
trees down between Copper Harbor
and Delaware.
Houghton County
Laurium 16 0435EST
Houghton County
Calumet 16 0438EST
Hail fell in the Calumet/Laurium area.
Alger County
Grand Marais 16 0444EST
Trees down across roads and power
outages.
Houghton County
7 N Hancock 16 0500EST
Schoolcraft County
8 N Seney 16 0501EST
Several trees down along Highway M-77
and adjoining side roads.
Luce County
Newberry 16 0518EST
Numerous trees and power lines down.
Luce County
10 N Newberry 16 0525EST
0530EST
12-14 trees up to twelve inches in
diameter down across Highway M-123
between Newberry and Tahquamenon Falls.
One tree fell on a house.
Houghton County
7 N Hancock 16 0725EST
0730EST
Numerous trees down across Salo Road,
Bear Lake Road and along Highway
M-203 south of McLain State Park.
Houghton County
(Cmx)Houghton-- 16 0728EST
Hanco.
Gust to 69 mph also measured at the
Michigan Tech Research Center.
Houghton County
Calumet 16 0843EST
An upper disturbance interacting with
a very warm airmass and frontal
boundary over southern Lake Superior
helped set the stage for severe
thunderstorms across portions of
northern Upper Michigan during the
late evening of the 15th into the
morning hours of the 16th. The
hardest hit area was over the north
half of Houghton County where numerous
thunderstorms caused damaging winds,
large hail and flash flooding from
torrential downpours. Keweenaw, Alger,
Luce and northern Schoolcraft counties
also observed damaging winds and/or
large hail from the storms.
Alger County
5 S Grand Marais 17 1120EST
Numerous trees up to ten inches in
diameter uprooted along Old Seney Road
5 to 10 miles south of Grand Marais.
Luce County
10 NW Pine 17 1125EST
Stump Jet
Twelve-inch diameter tree snapped near
base along County Road 416.
Luce County
1 S Pine Stump Jet 17 1137EST
Leaves and one to two inch-diameter
branches down along County Road 407/H37.
Luce County
20 NNE Newberry 17 1140EST
A few two-inch trees snapped and one to
two inch branches down along County
Road 500.
Menominee County
Menominee 24 1422CST
Hail covering the ground.
Menominee County
2 SW Carney 24 1440CST
Menominee County
1 SW Cedar River 24 1445CST
Dickinson County
Ralph 25 1607CST
Multiple two and three-inch diameter
branches down.
Dickinson County
2 NE Iron Mtn 25 1628CST
Marquette County
Little Lake to 27 1730EST
Carlshend 1900EST
Thunderstorms dumped heavy rainfall in
excess of 2 inches during a one to two
time frame as reported by spotters.
The rainfall caused ponding of water
in streets in Carlshend and minor
basement flooding.
Dickinson County
2 S Sagola 28 1435CST
Dickinson County
Norway 28 1510CST
Gogebic County
Ironwood 28 1551CST
Delta County
2 N Garden 28 1555EST
Trees down on power lines.
Schoolcraft County
8 SW Thompson 28 1605EST
Quarter-sized hail reported.
Gogebic County
6 E Bessemer 28 1608CST
Hail lasted for five to ten minutes.
Menominee County
2 SW Bagley 28 1610CST
Hail lasted for ten minutes.
Menominee County
6 W Cedar River 28 1620CST
Hail lasted for five minutes.
Gogebic County
Marenisco 28 1625CST
Hail lasted for five to ten minutes.
Ontonagon County
2 SE Bergland 28 1710EST
Ontonagon County
Merriweather 28 1710EST
Penny-sized hail reported.
Gogebic County
Wakefield 28 1714CST
1720CST
Gogebic County
Wakefield 28 1714CST
1720CST
Hail up to 4 inches in diameter
resulted in significant damage to
roofs, siding, and automobiles.
Gogebic County
2 NE Cisco Lake 28 1715CST
Iron County
6 NNE Michigamme R 28 1720CST
Gogebic County
5 E Ironwood 28 1738CST
Houghton County
5 N Kenton 28 1800EST
Houghton County
5 N Kenton 28 1800EST
Many large trees down, one on hood of
truck.
Houghton County
10 ENE Kenton 28 1800EST
Many large trees down
Ontonagon County
Ewer 28 1800EST
Outbuildings on farm destroyed. Highway
construction signs blown down.
Baraga County
Covington 28 1825EST
Hail lasted for ten minutes.
Iron County
8 N Elmwood 28 1827CST
Baraga County
Covington to 28 1830EST
Three Lakes 1850EST
Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or
snapped along a greater than 20 mile
damage path. The more concentrated wind
damage began near the Covington Rest Home
where an outbuilding was damaged and
several large tree limbs were knocked down.
As the storm tracked east, numerous trees
were uprooted and/or snapped mainly in an
area bounded by Cemetary Road, Besonen Road
and Highway M-28. Within this area, just
behind the VFW building off of VFW Road,
there was a localized area where nearly
twenty trees were blown down. The wind
damage continued across Highway M-28 and
eastward along the entire length of old
M-28. A resident near the intersection of
old M-28 and Foy Road in Covington had a
large spruce tree snap off and fall to the
ground missing his house by inches. Two
eyewitnesses in Covington reported hail
greater than the size of quarters during
the peak of the storm. Sporadic tree damage
was also reported in rural areas north of
King Lake Road eastward to Three Lakes.
Some tree damage was also noted along
Highway M-28/US-41 in Three Lakes and a
resident from near Petticoat Lake reported
some tree damage.
Ontonagon County
Ewen 28 1850EST
Baraga County
2 ESE Three Lakes 28 1851EST
Marquette County
Michigamme 28 1855EST
Several trees down mainly south of Highway
M-28.
Marquette County
10 S Ishpeming 28 1856EST
Ontonagon County
4 E Paulding 28 1900EST
Four to five-inch diameter trees down at
Bond Falls Campground.
Dickinson County
9 E Charming 28 1915CST
Marquette County
2 NW Marquette 28 1942EST
Trees down along paths.
Ontonagon County
Trout Creek 28 2015EST
Ten-inch diameter tree snapped along
Highway M-28, a couple of metal TV
attennas down.
Schoolcraft County
Cooks 28 2020EST
Schoolcraft County
Cooks 28 2023EST
Schoolcraft County
2 NNW Manistique 28 2030EST
A few large trees blown down along Highway
M-94 just north of the Indian River Bridge.
Schoolcraft County
Manistique 28 2033EST
Houghton County
3 N Winona 28 2045EST
A camp sustained hail damage.
Baraga County
1 N Pelkie 28 2100EST
Four-inch diameter trees down with small
hail reported.
Marquette County
Green Gardens 28 2100EST
Two-inch tree limbs snapped off.
Luce County
3 S Newberry 28 2145EST
Trees one foot in diameter blown down.
Gogebic County
Bessemer to 29 02000ST
Marenisco 06000ST
Thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall of 4
to 6 inches over much of western Gogebic
County during the early morning hours of
the 29th. Minor street flooding was
reported in the Bessemer, Wakefield and
Marenisco areas as well as flooding on
Bingham Creek near Lake Gogebic.
Gogebic County
2 NE Cisco Lake 29 0447CST
Two-inch tree limbs down.
An approaching cold front interacting with
an extremely unstable airmass triggered a
widespread outbreak of severe weather
across west and central Upper Michigan from
late afternoon on the 28th to just after
sunrise on the 29th. Of the 13 counties in
west and central Upper Michigan, only Alger
and Keweenaw counties escaped without
severe weather, as there were at least 40
individual reports of damaging wind or
large hail during the event. The storms
also produced torrential downpours and
minor flooding over Gogebic County during
the early morning hours of the 29th.
Marquette County
6 NNW Carlshend 30 0556EST
Marquette County
5 NNW Carlshend 30 0557EST
Delta County
5 SSW Rapid River 30 0605EST
Two to four-inch diameter branches down.
Alger County
5 S Chatham 30 0610EST
One to two-inch diameter branches down.
Schoolcraft County
Manistique 30 0730EST
Two large trees down
MIZ001>006-009> Keweenaw--Ontonagon--Northern Houghton--
012-084 Baraga--Marquette--Alger--Gogebic--Iron--
Dickinson--Menominee--Southern Houghton
31 1200EST
1800EST
Temperatures rising well into the 90s along
with dewpoints in the low to mid 70s sent
heat indices soaring into the 100 to 105
degree range over much of west and central
Upper Michigan on the afternoon of the
31st.
MICHIGAN, West
Mason County
Walhalla 09 1802EST
Trees were blown down on wires near the
intersection of Route 10 and Schoenherr
Road.
Oceana County
Walkerville 09 1927EST
One inch diameter hail was reported three
miles south of Walkerville.
Newaygo County
White Cloud 09 1950EST
2000EST
Broadcast media reported one inch hail in
and near White Cloud.
Newaygo County
Big Prairie 09 2013EST
Law enforcement reported one inch hail in
Big Prairie.
Ottawa County
Ferrysburg to 09 2035EST
Spring Lake 2047EST
The public reported three quarters inch
hail in Ferrysburg.
Mecosta County
Big Rapids 09 2045EST
Seven eighths inch hail was reported three
miles south of Big Rapids.
Ottawa County
Coopersville to 09 2050EST
Conklin 2055EST
Numerous reports of three quarters to one
inch hail were received from across Ottawa
county.
Montcalm County
Greenville 09 2130EST
A couple of trees were blown down onto
power lines in Greenville.
Ionia County
Portland 09 2230EST
Oceana County
Shelby to 17 1547EST
Hart 1600EST
Hundreds of trees were blown down across
Oceana county.
Mason County
Ludington 17 1550EST
Numerous trees were blown down along the
Lake Michigan shoreline.
Newaygo County
White Cloud 17 1615EST
Mecosta County
Big Rapids 17 1625EST
Newaygo County
Newaygo 17 1642EST
Many trees were blown down in and around
Newaygo county.
Montcalm County
Entrican 17 1650EST
1700EST
Numerous trees were blown down and barn
roofing was ripped off.
Isabella County
Mt Pleasant 17 1705EST
1710EST
Gratiot County
St Louis to 17 1708EST
Ithaca 1710EST
Montcalm County
Stanton 17 1715EST
Trees and power lines were blown down in
and near Stanton.
Montcalm County
Carson City 17 1754EST
Three quarters inch hail was reported in
Carson City.
Mecosta County
Sylvester 17 1815EST
Three quarters inch hail was reported near
Sylvester.
Oceana County
Shelby 17 1830EST
A trained spotter reported three quarters
inch hail in Shelby.
Mecosta County
Big Rapids 17 1940EST
One inch hail was reported by the public in
Big Rapids.
Muskegon County
Whitehall 17 1950EST
Muskegon County
Montague to 17 2020EST
Sullivan 2025EST
Several large trees were blown down in
Montague.
Oceana County
Shelby 17 2028EST
Ottawa County
Coopersville 17 2045EST
Ionia County
Ionia 17 2100EST
Numerous trees were blown down in and near
Ionia.
Ottawa County
Coopersville to 17 2107EST
Marne 2115EST
One and three quarters to two inch hail was
reported near Coopersville and in Marne.
Jackson County
Jackson 17 2200EST
Numerous trees were blown down across the
city of Jackson.
Allegan County
Allegan to 17 2220EST
Dorr
Numerous trees were blown down across
Allegan county and a tree fell on a tent
camper pinning a woman underneath. She
sustained minor injuries.
Ionia County
Belding 17 2222EST
The public in Belding reported numerous
trees were blown down.
Barry County
Hastings 17 2240EST
2245EST
Law enforcement reported numerous trees
blown down in and near Hastings.
Van Buren County
Gobles to 17 2248EST
Bloomingdale 2250EST
Numerous trees were blown down in
Bloomingdale and Gobles.
Kalamazoo County
Portage to 17 2303EST
Oshtemo 2307EST
Many trees were blown down in Portage and
Kalamazoo.
Allegan County
Wayland to 17 2310EST
Allegan 18 2313EST
Trees and power lines were blown down in
Wayland and Allegan.
Van Buren County
Bloomingdale 17 2320EST
Many trees were blown down across Van Buren
county and particularly in and near
Bloomingdale.
Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo 17 2357EST
Multiple trees and power lines were
reported blown down in Kalamazoo by
amateur radio.
Barry County
Freeport 27 1853EST
A barn door was blown in and numerous large
trees were blown down near Freeport.
Barry County
Middleville 27 1923EST
A pole barn was blown off it's foundation
and numerous trees were blown down just
southeast of Middleville.
Kent County
Rockford 30 1055EST
1100EST
Montcalm County
Stanton 30 1120EST
Numerous trees were blown down in Stanton
and blown off of an old barn.
Ionia County
Saranac to 30 1130EST
Muir 1145EST
Trees were blown down in Saranac and Muir.
Number of Estimated
Persons Damage
Location Killed Injured Property Crops
MARYLAND, Central
Montgomery County
Kensington 0 0 15K
Several trees downed.
Prince George'S
County
College Park 0 0 8K
Powerlines were downed in the Branchville
district of College Park.
Montgomery County
Colesville 0 0 10K
Trees downed.
Prince George'S
County
Ft Washington 0 0 10K
Powerlines down on Indian Head Highway near
Tantallon and Fort Washington.
Montgomery County
Silver Spg to 0 0 5M
Wheaton
Extensive tree and powerline damage
occurred from Silver Spring to Wheaton,
Aspen Hill, and White Oak. Several homes
were struck by trees which caused extensive
property damage in the neighborhoods. PEPCO
reported more than 18,000 customers without
power in Montgomery County.
Anne Arundel
County
Cape St Claire 0 0 1.5M
Extensive property damage occurred in the
Cape St. Claire area due to straight-line
wind damages. Two houses were extensively
damaged and a van was also damaged.
Numerous trees and powerlines were downed
due to the severe thunderstorms. Several
very large trees were also downed,
including as a 125 foot red oak tree which
was uprooted by the severe winds.
Baltimore County
Perry Hall 0 0
Quarter-sized hail occurred.
Baltimore County
Parkville 0 0 10K
Trees downed.
A frontal boundary sagged south into the
Mid Atlantic on July 2, and combined with
very strong daytime heating and
instability, contributed experienced
damages from the severe to scattered severe
thunderstorm activity. Much of the state of
Maryland thunderstorms. The worst damages
occurred in the Wheaton area of Montgomery
County, and also in the Cape St. Claire
section of Anne Arundel County. NWS site
surveys of the damages confirmed the
damages were caused by straight line winds.
A buoy just 5 miles from Annapolis in the
Chesapeake Bay measured winds of 69 mph
with these storms. Extensive property
damage occurred, including numerous downed
trees and powerlines. Newspaper reports
indicated in excess of 100,000 customers
without power in the Washington Metro
Region.
Montgomery County
3 SW Germantown 0 0 15K
Trees and powerlines downed.
Harford County
10 E 0 0 7K
Jarrettsville
Trees downed.
Carroll County
5 W Woodbine 0 0 10K
Tree downed which knocked out power to
35 homes.
Baltimore County
Cockeysville 0 0 25K
Tree downed on a vehicle passing by on
Interstate 83 north of Baltimore City.
Montgomery County
Chevy Chase to 0 0 100K
3 NE Wheaton
Substantial damages occurred with the
severe storms as they moved through the
southern portion of Montgomery County,
close to Washington DC. Numerous trees were
downed across the Chevy Chase and Wheaton
areas. Many trees were also downed in the
Branch Park area. Reports were received
from trained spotters, emergency managers,
and off-duty NWS meteorologists.
Prince George'S
County
Hyattsville to 0 0 1M
Bowie
Extensive tree damage occurred in the
University Park section of Prince Georges
County, including College Heights Estates
and Lewisdale. Reports were collected from
the public, county officials, trained
spotters, and newspaper accounts that
included trees downed on vehicles and
houses and broken sidewalks due to uprooted
trees. County officials reported extensive
tree damage in the Bowie area as well.
About 200 weather-related incidents
involving vehicles and property damages
were recorded by Prince Georges County
officials within a 2 hour period.
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis 0 0 250K
20 to 30 trees were downed on houses in
Annapolis.
Charles County
Nanjemoy 0 0 20K
Trees downed.
Prince George'S
County
Brandywine 0 0 25K
Trees downed.
St. Mary'S County
Mechanicsville 0 0 15K
Trees downed.
St. Mary'S County
California 0 0 20K
Trees downed in California and Lexington
Park.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed on
July 4 due to an approaching cold front and
a very unstable airmass residing over the
Mid-Atlantic. The severe storms formed
along the Blue Ridge Mountains and moved
east into the Washington and Baltimore
suburbs during the evening. The hardest hit
areas included a large portion of Prince
Georges County in suburban Washington, and
a section of Annapolis that experienced
extensive tree damages. Many 4th of July
festivities were affected by this bout of
severe weather.
St. Mary'S County
Valley Lee 0 0
Large tree downed.
Carroll County
Finksburg 0 0 100K
A few flooded roads in the 140 Corridor.
Guardrails and shoulder damaged along
Patapsco Road.
Frederick County
Frederick 0 0
Gashouse Pike was flooded.
Harford County
Abingdon to 0 0
Edgewood
Nine Roads closed due to high water in the
Abingdon and Edgewood areas.
Baltimore County
Woodlawn 0 0
Baltimore Beltway was flooded at exit 16.
Rolling Road and US Route 40 also flooded.
Howard County
Elk Ridge 0 0
US Route 1 Southbound near the Baltimore
County Line was closed due to high water.
Route 103 and Roosevelt Blvd also closed.
Prince George'S
County
Laurel 0 0
US Route 1 closed at Talbott Avenue due to
high water.
Prince George'S
County
College Park 0 0
US Route 1 closed both directions between
Regents Drive and Knox Road due to high
water.
After the severe storms of July 4th around
the region, additional severe weather
occurred on the 5th. There were numerous
reports of flash flooding and wind damage
from these storms as they moved through the
Washington/Baltimore region.
Washington County
Hancock 0 0 10K
Trees were downed by a severe thunderstorm.
Prince George'S
County
Upper Marlboro 0 0 20K
Trees and powerlines down.
Anne Arundel County
Lothian 0 0 25K
Trees and powerlines downed at the
intersection of Route 2 and Ark Road.
An upper level disturbance in conjunction
with a moist and unstable summertime
airmass contributed to severe thunderstorm
activity on July 12. The most intense
damage from the thunderstorms occurred in
the western suburbs of Washington DC and
the southern suburbs of Baltimore. About
7200 customers were without power during
the brunt of this severe weather event.
MDZ003>007- Washington--Frederick--Carroll--Northern
009>011-013>014- Baltimore--Harford--Montgomery--Howard--
16018 Southern Baltimore--Prince Georges--Anne
Arundel--Charles--St. Mary'S--Calvert
0 0
A hot and very humid airmass seeped into
the Mid Atlantic on July 17 and July 18.
The heat index value climbed to around 105
degrees both afternoons. Emergency response
officials reported sporadic incidents of
heat-related illness, such as shortness of
breath and heat exhaustion, around the
Washington/Baltimore Three deaths were
attributed directly to this heat wave. The
deaths occurred in the Maryland suburbs of
Washington DC in the counties of Prince
Georges, Calvert, and Carroll. Two
additional deaths, also in the Maryland
suburbs, were indirectly attributed to this
heat wave, since they were related to pre-
existing health conditions.
MDZ004>007- Frederick--Carroll--Northern Baltimore--
009>011-013>014- Harford--Montgomery--Howard--Southern
16018 Baltimore--Prince Georges--Anne Arundel--
Charles--St. Mary'S--Calvert
3 0
A hot and very humid airmass seeped into
the Mid Atlantic on July 17 and July 18.
The heat index value climbed to around 105
degrees both afternoons. Emergency response
officials reported sporadic incidents of
heat-related illness, such as shortness of
breath and heat exhaustion, around the
Washington/Baltimore Metropolitan region.
Three deaths were attributed directly to
this heat wave. The deaths occurred in the
Maryland suburbs of Washington DC in the
counties of Prince Georges, Calvert, and
Carroll. Two additional deaths, also in the
Maryland suburbs, were indirectly
attributed to this heat wave, since they
were related to pre-existing health
conditions. M54PH, M600U, M73VE
Prince George'S
County
Landover 0 0 12K
Powerlines downed.
Allegany County
Piney Grove 0 0 10K
Trees down along Interstate 68 near
Orleans Road. The downed trees blocked
the interstate temporarily.
Prince George'S
County
Palmer Park 0 0
Quarter sized hail reported by the local
media.
Prince George'S
County
Riverdale 0 0 25K
Telephone poles and wires downed.
Washington County
Hagerstown Arpt 0 0
Measured wind gust at the Hagerstown
Regional Airport.
Washington County
Maugansville 0 0 20K
Trees and powerlines downed. Some tree
damage also near Long Meadow.
Frederick County
Middlepoint 0 0 13K
Trees and powerlines downed.
Frederick County
Braddock Hgts 0 0
Penny sized hail.
Frederick County
Adamstown 0 0
Nickel sized hail.
Carroll County
New Windsor 0 0 10K
Powerlines downed.
Harford County
Jarrettsville 0 0 10K
Powerlines downed.
Carroll County
Mt Airy 0 0
Penny sized hail.
Harford County
2 N Bel Air 0 0 18K
Trees and powerlines downed.
Prince George'S
County
Bowie 0 0 8K
Powerlines downed.
An approaching cold front combined with a
very hot and humid airmass to generate
severe thunderstorms around much of the Mid
Atlantic on July 18. Reports of severe
weather were received from the Eastern
Panhandle of West Virginia, through the
Washington/Baltimore corridor, to the
Chesapeake Bay. The most intense of the
severe storms occurred in Eastern Panhandle
of West Virginia, where the worst damages
occurred, and a report of tennis-ball sized
hall was also reported. Extensive damages
also occurred in the Frederick and
Hagerstown areas of Central Maryland due to
the severe thunderstorms.
Frederick County
1 N Frederick 0 0 10K
Trees downed on the north side of Frederick
from a severe thunderstorm.
Carroll County
Mt Airy 0 0 5
Strong thunderstorms moved across Northern
Maryland during the evening of July 27.
Nearly continuous cloud to ground lightning
strikes were noted with these storms. Five
people were injured at the Mount Airy
Volunteer Fire Company's annual carnival.
The people injured were riding a carnival
ride at the time, and lightning struck the
ride. Two of the people were rushed to a
local hospital.
Montgomery County
3 SSW Damascus 0 0 30K
Trees and large branches were downed in a
3 mile area near Damascus. Nearly constant
lightning was also reported with these
storms. Some minor property damage also
occurred due to the severe thunderstorms
moving through the local area.
MDZ007 Harford
0 50
About 50 people were treated for heat
illnesses at a Boy Scouts event at Camp
Spencer, neat the town of Darlington. The
heat index was estimated between 100 to 103
degrees with data from surrounding weather
observation stations.
MARYLAND, Northeast
Queen Anne'S County
Stevensville 0 0
A severe thunderstorm knocked down large
tree limbs and wires on Kent Island. About
1,000 residents lost power.
Queen Anne'S County
Grasonville to 0 0
Roe
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few
trees and wires throughout Queen Anne's
County.
Talbot County
St Michaels 0 0
A severe thunderstorm tore down several
trees in Talbot County in and around
St. Michaels.
Caroline County
Greensboro 0 0
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few
trees in Greensboro.
Talbot County
St Michaels 0 0
A severe thunderstorm knocked over a couple
of trees and tree limbs down mainly in
the northwestern part of Talbot County.
Kent County
Rock Hall 0 0
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple
of trees and wires in Rock Hall.
Cecil County
Chesapeake City 0 0
A severe thunderstorm tore down a few trees
and wires in Chesapeake City.
Kent County
Rock Hall 0 0
A severe thunderstorm pulled down large
tree limbs and wires in Rock Hall.
Queen Anne'S County
Church Hill 0 0
Queen Anne'S County
4 NE Sudlersville 0 0
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees
and wires in Church Hill and Millington.
Cecil County
Charlestown 0 0
Thunderstorms with heavy rain produced
flash flooding of creeks in and around
Charlestown. Maryland State Route 7 was
closed due to flooding. A house on
Baltimore Street was surrounded by water
and suffered some flood damage. Doppler
Radar storm total estimates were 3 to 4
inches.
Kent County
East Portion 0 0
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
dropped a Doppler Radar estimated storm
total of 3 to 6 inches across much of the
eastern half of Kent County. This caused
flooding of roadways, poor drainage areas
and creeks. A bridge in Galena was flooded.
In addition, several tributaries to the
Sassafras River also flooded.
Kent County
Galena 0 0 0 0
A potent thunderstorm, which moved across
Kent County, MD during the late afternoon
hours of July 22nd, produced some rotation
as a funnel cloud was reported in the
Galena, Kennedyville and Fairlee areas at
about 5:30 PM EDT. No touchdown was
observed or reported.
Kent County
Countywide 0 0
A severe thunderstorm ripped through Kent
County. MD during the early evening hours
of July 22nd. Galena was hard hit with
numerous trees knocked down along with
downed wires. There were a total of eight
other reports across the county with trees
and wires down.
Cecil County
North East 0 0
Strong winds, from a severe thunderstorm
during the early evening hours of July
22nd, knocked down trees in the North East,
MD area (Cecil County) at 6:14 PM EDT.
Kent County
Chestertown 0 0 0
During the evening of July 22nd, a strong
thunderstorm with frequent cloud to ground
lightning moved across parts of Kent
County, MD. Lightning struck the 911
Communications Center in Chestertown at
9:00 PM EDT. No injuries were reported.
Cecil County
Elkton 0 0
Severe thunderstorms tore through Cecil
County, MD at 11:35 PM EDT on July 27th.
The strong winds produced by the severe
storms knocked over numerous trees, poles
and wires in Elkton, MD. A tree was also
toppled over onto a house with another tree
being blown over onto a car. There were
also several trees knocked down in Port
Deposit, MD.
Caroline County
Ridgely 0 0
A couple of trees were knocked down in
Ridgely, MD (Caroline County) from a severe
thunderstorm on July 28th at 3:33 PM EDT.
Talbot County
Trappe 0 0
A couple of trees were knocked down in
Trappe, MD (Talbot County) at 4:10 PM EDT
on July 28th from strong winds associated
with a severe thunderstorm.
Cecil County
Conowingo 0 0
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few
trees and wires near the Conowingo Dam.
MARYLAND, South
MDZ025 Maryland Beaches
1 1
Two swimmers were caught in rip current and
one drowned, while the other was rescued.
M241W
Wicomico County
Salisbury 0 0 2K
Power lines down.
Wicomico County
Allen 0 0 2K
Trees down.
Wicomico County
Salisbury 0 0
Wicomico County
Fruitland 0 0 2K
Trees and power lines down.
Somerset County
Princess Anne 0 0 2K
Trees and power lines down.
Somerset County
Marion 0 0 3K
FO tornado damaged trees and tossed around
lawn furniture.
Worcester County
Pocomoke City 0 0
Most intersections along Market Street
under water.
Somerset County
Princess Anne 0 0
Numerous flooded roads.
Somerset County
Princess Anne 0 0 2K
Trees downed power lines on Route 13.
Worcester County
2 NW Beaver Dam 0 0 2K
Trees down on Rockcastle Road.
Wicomico County
Parsonburg 0 0 2K
Trees down and blocking Parsonsburg Road.
Worcester County
Pocomoke City 0 0 2K
Several trees down.
MARYLAND, West
NONE REPORTED.
MASSACHUSETTS, Central and East
Franklin County
Colrain 0 0 10K
An isolated severe thunderstorm brought
down trees onto power lines on Dwight
Cross Road.
Hampden County
Monson 0 0 0
Worcester County
Warren to 0 0 25K
Brookfield
Worcester County
Warren 0 0 0
Severe thunderstorms produced nickel sized
hail in Monson and dime sized hail in
Warren. The storms also brought down
several trees onto Route 9 in Warren, as
well as on some side streets.
Worcester County
Milford to 0 0 50K
Hopedale
Norfolk County
Franklin to 0 0 40K
Foxborough
Norfolk County
Franklin to 0 0 0
Wrentham
Plymouth County
West Bridgewater 0 0 200K
to Hingham
Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage
in extreme eastern Worcester County, near
the Norfolk County line. In Milford, a tree
was brought down onto a house on Mead
Avenue, and wires were brought down on East
Main Street. In Hopedale, the thunderstorms
brought down several trees along Green
Street as well as many large branches.
As the storms progressed into Norfolk
County, they brought down a large tree onto
a house on Beach Street in Franklin. Golf
ball sized hail was reported in Franklin
and Wrentham, in the Lake Pearl section. In
Walpole, two large tree limbs came down on
Winter and Summer Streets. Wind damage was
a little more widespread in Foxborough,
where many trees were brought down in the
state park, and one large tree fell onto
South Street.
Although the storms weakened as they headed
into Plymouth County, frequent cloud-to-
ground lightning caused considerable
damage. Many homes were struck by lightning
from West Bridgewater to Rockland,
Abington, Hull, and Hingham.
Worcester County
Auburn 0 0 0
Essex County
Merrimac to 0 0 10K
Amesbury
Worcester County
Grafton 0 0 5K
Middlesex County
Framingham 0 0 0
Middlesex County
Groton to 0 0 10K
Sudbury
Middlesex County
Marlborough 0 0 10K
Worcester County
Westborough 0 0 10K
Franklin County
Montague to 0 0 250K
Wendell
Franklin County
Wendell 0 0 200K
Brief F2 Touchdown in Wendell
Essex County
Topsfield 0 0 0
Essex County
Peabody to 0 0 150K
Marblehead
Middlesex County
Billerica 0 0 0
Essex County
Groveland 0 0 5K
Worcester County
Athol 0 0 15K
Worcester County
Leicester to 0 0 5K
Boylston Center
Worcester County
Oxford 0 0 2K
Worcester County
Oxford 0 0 5K
Middlesex County
Wakefield to 0 0 0
Maiden
Middlesex County
Wakefield to 0 0 2K
Maiden
Essex County
Peabody to 0 0 5K
Lynn
Essex County
Lynn to 0 0 10K
Salem
Essex County
Peabody to 0 0 500K
Marblehead
Middlesex County
Wilmington 0 0 l0K
Essex County
Boxford 0 0 0
Worcester County
Hardwick 0 0 0
Hampden County
Hampden 0 0 0
Hampden County
Springfield 0 0 35K
Hampden County
Springfield 0 0 4K
Hampshire County
Ware 0 0 5K
Hot and humid air in place over southern
New England set the stage for severe
thunderstorms throughout the Bay State
during the afternoon and early evening.
Although storm damage was reported from the
Connecticut Valley region to the Worcester
Hills and Merrimack Valley, damage was
especially severe in eastern Franklin
County as well as Boston's North Shore.
Early in the afternoon, one cluster of
thunderstorms formed in Franklin County and
rapidly became severe, causing considerable
damage in Montague and especially Wendell.
A damage survey conducted by the National
Weather Service concluded the damage in
Wendell was caused by a combination of
straight-line wind damage and a tornado,
which was rated as a strong F2 on the
Fujita Scale with winds estimated near 155
mph.
Damage began around 230 pin EDT, about 200
yards west of Montague Road. Wind damage
extended from Montague Road about 1.5 miles
east to Wicket Pond in the Wendell State
Forest. Large oak, maple, and pine trees
were uprooted and snapped in this area.
Some oaks over two feet in diameter were
snapped about 10 to 15 feet from the
ground. Damage from this microburst
extended along a path of one and a half
miles in length, and anywhere from 50 to
300 yards in width. Wind speeds were
estimated near 90 mph.
Tornado damage first appeared on the
northeast corner of Wicket Pond. An
eyewitness reported seeing a six foot wave
form on the pond. On the west side of the
pond, many trees were snapped 15 to 20 feet
above the ground, with debris left in a
chaotic pattern.
The next area of damage was on Wicket Pond
Road, which is where the most severe damage
occurred. Trees as large as 3 feet in
diameter were uprooted. Bark was stripped
off trees and a house had part of its roof
torn off. The tornado tracked to the east
along Wicket Pond Road, passing over Depot
Road which is in Wendell Center. Part of a
roof was torn off an old barn and many
trees were uprooted.
After crossing Depot Road, the tornado
continued to track to the east, passing
north of Morse Village Road. A construction
storage trailer was completely destroyed
and its roof was wrapped around a tree.
Trees were also uprooted or snapped in this
area. Damage came to an end about one half
mile east of New Salem Road.
The path length of the tornado was
approximately 3 miles. Its average width
was 200 yards, varying from 100 to 300
yards.
A little more than one hour later, another
cluster of severe thunderstorms brought
significant damage to Cape Ann, in
particular Marblehead Neck and the adjacent
coastal waters. Initially, the storms
produced hail as large as 3 inches in
diameter--just larger than baseball size--
which are considered to be the second
largest hailstones reported in
Massachusetts.
A National Weather Service storm survey
concluded that multiple wet microbursts, or
sudden outflow of damaging straight-line
winds combined with torrential rainfall,
impacted the area around Marblehead Neck
between 357 pm and 430 pin EDT. The survey
noted that westerly winds gusting as high
as 90 mph occurred in an area centered from
Marblehead Harbor across Corinthian Lane
and Barker Lane, and then out to sea. The
land damage path was short, primarily
because the land is only about 700 feet
wide in that area.
The main damage path was about 150 feet
wide. It consisted of tree damage and minor
structural damage, although substantial
damage was noted to sailing vessels and at
least one car. Damage was more sporadic
near Manley Street, about 600 feet farther
north, and also to the south and southwest
on Foster Street, Harbor Avenue, and Ocean
Avenue.
Interviews with eyewitnesses provide more
detail as to how the storms affected the
area. Between 340 pin and 345 pin EDT,
winds shifted to the northeast and produced
sea spray at the mouth of Marblehead
Harbor. This was the result of earlier
thunderstorms passing north of the area.
Then, from 357 pm to 405 pin EDT, a white
tempest developed over Marblehead Harbor on
the neck side of the harbor, estimated by
the Corinthian Yacht Club chair to be about
300 yards upstream from the dock. This
curtain of water and high winds advanced
toward the yacht club, lifting 30-foot
vessels approximately 20 feet in the air
and catapulting them end over end toward
the dock. An anemometer on the dock was
viewed to have reached 95 mph before it
blew off its mast.
Damage There werewas less severe, but still
significant, from the Connecticut Valley to
the Worcester Hills and Merrimack Valley.
There were many reports of downed trees,
large branches, and hail up to the size of
quarters from the Springfield area to
Grafton, Westborough, and Framingham as
well as farther northeast into Hardwick,
Wilmington, and Boxford.
Torrential rainfall caused significant
urban flooding, especially in Springfield,
Oxford, Wakefield, and Beverly. In Salem,
two cars on Pope Street were submerged by
up to 3 feet of water when about 2 inches
of rain fell in 20 minutes. Other cars were
flooded in Salem and Lynn due to other
roads being flooded, including a stretch of
Route 129.
Lightning struck Athol Memorial Hospital,
causing minor damage to the facility.
Bristol County
Taunton 0 0 5K
Bristol County
Westport to 0 0 10K
Dartmouth
Dukes County
West Tisbury 0 0 0
Barnstable County
Bourne 0 0 15K
Barnstable County
Falmouth 0 0 0
Barnstable County
Falmouth 0 0 5K
Barnstable County
Brewster 0 0 5K
Barnstable County
Brewster to 0 0 2K
Eastham
Severe thunderstorms moved through
southeastern Massachusetts at night, ahead
of a cold front dropping through southern
New England.
Thunderstorm winds brought down several
trees on Liberty Road in Taunton and on
Hixville Road in Westport. Wires were
downed on Camp Avenue in Dartmouth. As the
storms reached Martha's Vineyard and Cape
Cod, they produced penny sized hail in
Vineyard Haven and the Woods Hole section
of Falmouth. Two trees were downed near the
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Lightning struck a house on Scraggy Neck
Road in Bourne, causing minor damage. As
the storms moved across the mid and outer
Cape, they brought down large branches in
Brewster and three trees on Nauset Road in
Eastham.
Middlesex County
Bedford 0 0 215K
Middlesex County
Belmont to 0 0 35K
Medford
Worcester County
Worcester 0 9 0
Middlesex County
Ashland 0 0 10K
Hampden County
Ludlow 0 0 0
Middlesex County
Somerville 0 0 10K
Hampden County
Palmer 0 0 30K
Middlesex County
Arlington 0 0 35K
Worcester County
Northborough 0 0 5K
Norfolk County
Braintree 0 0 l0K
Plymouth County
Hull 0 0 5K
Hampden County
Monson 0 0 5K
Norfolk County
Quincy 0 0 5K
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging
winds, large hail, and frequent lightning
strikes to the Mass Turnpike corridor.
Early in the afternoon, simultaneous
lightning strikes in Bedford ignited two
fires which caused considerable damage. A
30- by 60-foot barn used for storage at the
Bedford Village Inn was struck by lightning
and caused about $200,000 in damage.
Lightning also struck a house on Nashua
Drive which caused about $15,000 in damage.
There were no injuries in either case.
Later that afternoon, however, seven youths
and two adults were injured when lightning
struck a tree they were near at a church in
Worcester, according to media and police
reports. The impact of the lightning bolt
knocked everyone to the ground, with many
of the injured receiving burns on their
necks and legs. Lightning also struck a
house on Pleasant Street in Leicester,
causing about $50,000 in damage.
As thunderstorms entered eastern
Massachusetts, they produced significant
wind damage in Middlesex County. In
Belmont, straight-line winds estimated near
60 mph snapped about 25 trees and 7
telephone poles in half. One tree fell onto
a house near the intersection of Somerset
Street and Wellington Lane. Most of the
tree damage occurred just southwest of that
location on Concord Avenue, just northwest
of the town center. Large trees and wires
were also brought down in Medford, and
large branches, wires, and telephone poles
were downed in Somerville.
Other severe thunderstorms then affected
the area from Ludlow to Palmer in Hampden
County, where penny size hail was reported,
along with downed trees and power lines.
North Main Street in Palmer was blocked at
Roosevelt Street by a large tree that also
brought down wires. Three trees fell by
Burgundy Brook Farm on Palmer Road,
temporarily blocking the roadway. Another
tree fell on a house on Calkins Road.
Damage was also reported in parts of
central and eastern Massachusetts. Wires
were brought down by thunderstorm winds on
Howard Street in Northborough. In
Arlington, multiple 4- to 6-inch diameter
branches were downed on Massachusetts
Avenue. Tree limbs fell onto a car in West
Arlington. In Braintree, one tree and
several power lines were brought down on
Washington Street. Tree limbs were brought
down in Hull, and wires were downed on
Washington Street in Quincy.
Thunderstorm winds also brought down
several large limbs in Monson later that
evening.
Hampden County
Russell 0 0 0
Worcester County
Athol 0 0 10K
Worcester County
Leicester 0 0 5K
Worcester County
Winchendon 0 0 25K
Worcester County
Douglas to 0 0 10K
Blackstone
Middlesex County
Concord to 0 0 15K
Bedford
Worcester County
Northbridge 0 0 10K
Middlesex County
Framingham 0 0 0
Middlesex County
Framingham 0 0 10K
Middlesex County
Marlborough 0 0 59K
Norfolk County
Franklin to 0 0 20K
Weymouth
Middlesex County
Natick 0 0 10K
Norfolk County
Wrentham to 0 0 50K
Plainville
Worcester County
Worcester 0 0 20K
Urban flood
Middlesex County
Sudbury to 0 0 10K
Somerville
Essex County
Saugus to 0 0 10K
Marblehead
Suffolk County
Revere 0 0 10K
Essex County
Peabody to 0 0 20K
Salem
Urban flood
Plymouth County
Hingham 0 0 10K
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging
winds, hail, lightning strikes, and
localized flooding to much of central and
eastern Massachusetts.
During the late afternoon, thunderstorm
winds brought down large branches and wires
in Worcester County from Athol to
Leicester. Other storms caused damage from
Douglas to Uxbridge and Blackstone, where
large branches and wires were downed.
Lightning struck a large tree in
Winchendon, causing it to explode and send
debris onto nearby houses, resulting in
some damage. Two homes were struck by
lightning in Marlborough, one of which
sustained heavy damage. Lightning also
struck a utility pole in Northbridge.
As the storms entered the western suburbs
of Boston, they produced penny sized hail
in Framingham and brought down a utility
pole. Trees, large branches, and wires were
blown down in Norfolk County, from Franklin
to Norfolk, Walpole, Westwood, and
Weymouth. In Hingham, thunderstorm winds
brought down large branches and wires on
Leavitt Street and a tree was blown down
across Chamberlin Run Road. Multiple
lightning strikes caused structure fires in
Plainville and Wrentham.
Storm damage was also reported to the north
of Boston. Trees and large branches were
brought down in Sudbury and Lincoln. A sign
was blown down in Somerville, and high
tension wires were downed in Beverly. A
large tree was brought down on Walnut
Street in Saugus, temporarily blocking the
roadway. Wires were reported down in the
Beachmont section of Revere on Bradstreet
Avenue. A tree was also blown down on
Cypress Road in Marblehead.
Torrential rainfall with the storms
produced significant urban flooding. In
Worcester, Route 20 was closed due to
flooding in both directions at Route 122.
Urban flooding was also reported in
Peabody, where water rose to a depth of one
and a half feet on Warren and Endicott
Streets, and in Salem where flooding
affected Pope Street, Eagan Place, and Main
Street.
Franklin County
Buckland to 0 0 15K
Ashfield
A severe thunderstorm brought down a tree
onto a transformer in Buckland. Large
branches were downed onto Hawley Road in
Ashfield.
MASSACHUSETTS, West
Berkshire County
North Adams 0 0
A trained spotter reported that two trees
were blown down along Lark and Barton
Streets, in North Adams. On July 2, low
pressure moved across southern Quebec
Province. A cold front over the eastern
Great Lakes at dawn moved into western New
England late in the day. The air mass over
western New England became marginally
unstable enough to generate a few late-
afternoon thunderstorms in western New
England. A tight pressure gradient over the
Northeast was associated with widespread
brisk surface wind. A few thunderstorms
enhanced the wind locally. A thunderstorm
at North Adams, Massachussets became severe
late in the afternoon. Strong wind gusts
associated with the thunderstorm blew down
trees in North Adams.
Berkshire County
Lenox 0 0
A trained spotter reported that numerous
trees were blown down in Lenox.
Berkshire County
Lee 0 0
A trained spotter reported that trees and
wires were blown down in Lee.
On July 28, a trough ploughing through a
humid and unstable air mass in eastern New
York State and western New England,
produced several severe thunderstorms
during the mid afternoon. Wind gusts of
60 or greater miles an hour blew down
trees inseveral locations.
Berkshire County
Adams 0 0
A trained spotter reported that several
tree limbs were blown down in Adams.
On July 29, an east-to-west cold front
north of the St Lawrence Valley at daybreak
moved into northern New England by the
afternoon. A severe thunderstorm formed
over the Berkshires late in the afternoon.
The thunderstorm blew down several large
limbs in North Adams.
MICHIGAN, East
St. Clair County
1 SW Capac 0 0 3K
A local newspaper article included a
picture of a trampoline, that had been
anchored into the ground, wrapped around
the corner of a home's roof, reportedly
shifting the wall by a couple of inches.
Trees were also reported blown down. An
early morning 4th of July thunderstorm was
responsible for the damage. Downburst winds
were estimated at around 60 MPH. Gushing
rain and pelting hail also left plants
ripped to shreds. Property damage was
estimated at roughly $3K.
Saginaw County
Saginaw 0 0 8.5K
A local newspaper reported that a house on
Grant caught on fire after being struck by
lightning. The second floor bedroom was
completely engulfed in flames. The family
of 7 escaped without injury. The blaze was
blamed for $8.5K in property damage.
Monroe County
Temperance 0 0 3K
Lightning struck a home under construction,
destroying some siding and charring an
electrical outlet. Property damage was
estimated at roughly $3K.
Monroe County
Samaria 0 0 3K
Lightning struck a shed and started a fire
that burned several pieces of furniture
stored inside. Property damage was roughly
estimated at $3K.
Monroe County
2 S Ottawa Lake 0 0
The Toledo broadcast media reported trees
blown down.
Monroe County
Lambertville 0 0
Central Dispatch reported wires down.
Midland County
Midland 0 0 50K
A trained spotter reported trees blown down
in Midland. A local newspaper article also
included a picture of a very large 80 foot
honey locust tree lying on top of a home.
The tree punched through the back sunroom
of the home. A neighbor also lost a 50 foot
cherry tree due to the thunderstorm winds.
Several other large trees were reported
blown down across the city of Midland.
Midland County was hit particularly hard.
Thousands of customers lost power, with
most going without power for 3 to 4 days
due to the extent of the tree damage across
the region. The road commission responded
to 24 calls of trees down across roadways.
Midland firefighters responded to 50 storm
related calls, most involving downed trees
and power lines. The most damage in the
city occurred from Nelson Street to the
downtown area, and in the area of Nakoma
Drive and Jefferson Avenue. At least one
vehicle was damaged due to fallen debris.
Property damage in the area was roughly
estimated at around $50K.
Saginaw County
6.5 S Freeland 0 0 60K
A local newspaper reported numerous
accounts of trees blown down across Thomas,
James, and Saginaw Townships. Several homes
were damaged along the Geddes and Thomas
road areas. One home sustained significant
damage and a destroyed garage. Another
Thomas Township home's garage wall bowed
out. A fallen tree also destroyed a parked
vehicle in James Township. No injuries were
reported. Total property damage was roughly
estimated at $60K.
Saginaw County
St Charles 0 0
A local newspaper article included a
picture of a power line and a large maple
tree blown down and blocking Hosmer Street
near Coal Street in St. Charles.
Saginaw County
Saginaw Arpt 0 0
Saginaw County
Saginaw 0 0 106K
Delayed entry. Two and half months after
the incident, a newspaper article reported
that lightning had caused severe damage to
a Church bell tower. Lightning hit the
brick spire of a Church's 76 year old bell
tower, sending 300 to 400 pounds of broken
rocks flying throughout the surrounding
neighborhood. It will cost the Church $106K
to repair the tower.
Saginaw County
2 W Saginaw 0 0
A trained spotter reported several 6 inch
diameter limbs down.
Saginaw County
Merrill 0 0
A trained spotter reported several large
trees and power lines blown down.
Bay County
Bay City 0 0
Central dispatch reported trees blown down
in Bay City.
Midland County
Midland 0 0 5K
Lightning struck a home, sparking a fire.
Property damage was roughly estimated at
$5K.
Saginaw County
Burt 0 0
A trained spotter reported an 8 inch
diameter tree blown down.
Tuscola County
Fairgrove 0 0
Central dispatch reported multiple trees
blown down in Fairgrove.
Tuscola County
Vassar 0 0
Central dispatch reported trees blown
down in Vassar.
Genesee County
Flushing 0 0
A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm
wind gusts of 65 mph.
Genesee County
Mt Morris 0 0
A trained spotter reported 15 inch diameter
trees blown down along I-475 at Saginaw Rd.
Huron County
Port Austin 0 0
Central dispatch reported multiple trees
blown down across M-25 in and around Port
Austin.
Lapeer County
Otter Lake 0 0
A trained spotter reported a 12 inch
diameter tree blown down.
Huron County
Bad Axe 0 0
A trained spotter reported trees blown down
and estimated wind gusts of 65 mph.
Huron County
Caseville 0 0 25K
A trained spotter reported numerous trees
blown down. Docks were twisted and part of
a decorative wall of bricks along the
Pigeon River collapsed. Several homes were
damaged. Total damages in this area were
roughly estimated at around $25K. No
injuries or deaths were reported.
Huron County
7 S Bad Axe 0 0
A local newspaper article included pictures
of large trees blown down. At least 10
large evergreen trees, over 30 feet tall,
were snapped in half. Branches and pieces
of tree trunks were thrown across a
residents yard. The home, however, was not
damaged. No injuries were sustained.
Huron County
Harbor Beach 0 0 75K
Local newspaper articles reported that the
storms left behind a trail of destruction
through Harbor Beach, with numerous trees,
some very large, ripped from their roots
and power lines down through the entire
area. The storms left the entire city
without power. Many vehicles and
structures, including homes, were damaged
by fallen debris. Several boats were tossed
about and washed ashore on Sand Point. An
NWS survey confirmed that this area was
struck by a microburst with winds up to 100
MPH. Remarkably, No injuries or deaths were
reported. Total property damage in Harbor
Beach was estimated at $75K.
Sanilac County
Forestville 0 0
Central dispatch reported multiple trees
blown down in Forestville.
Sanilac County
Lexington 0 0
Central dispatch reported several trees and
power lines blown down.
Huron County
Port Hope to 0 0
Harbor Beach
An NWS survey confirmed trees blown down in
a widespread area from Port Hope to Harbor
Beach. The survey concluded that the damage
was consistent with a microburst producing
windgusts estimated at 80 to 100 mph.
Sanilac County
4 E Sandusky 0 0 15K
A local newspaper article included a
picture of a large tree blown down on top
of a vehicle parked next to a home. A
camper and pickup truck were also damaged
by the fallen tree. Property damage is
roughly estimated at $15K. No injuries
were reported.
Huron County
Harbor Beach 0 0 200K
A local newspaper article included a
photograph of a home burned down. The fire
was sparked by an electrical line blown
down onto the home by thunderstorm winds.
The couple was able toescape the home
without injury. The value of the home
itself was $150K, not including its
contents. The couple lost all of their
belongings in the fire. Total damages were
roughly estimated at $200K.
Saginaw County
Merrill 0 0
The public reported golf ball size hail in
Merrill.
Shiawassee County
Countywide 0 0
Central dispatch reported trees blown down
across the county.
Genesee County
3 S Flint 0 0
Local firefighter reported a telephone pole
blown down.
Oakland County
Highland 0 0
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
Howell 0 0 8K
A local newspaper reported several trees
blown down in Howell and included a picture
of a work van pinned beneath the trunk of a
large tree on Barnard Street. Total damage
to the vehicle was roughly estimated at
$8K.
Oakland County
White Lake 0 0
Law enforcement reported a large tree limb
down.
Oakland County
Rochester Hills 0 0
Law enforcement reported a tree blown down.
Macomb County
Disco 0 0
Broadcast media reported a tree blown down.
Oakland County
Commerce 0 0
Law enforcement reported a tree blown down.
Washtenaw County
Dexter 0 0
A local werenespaper article reported that
3 trees that had blown down were removed
from area roadways and seven others
attended to as well.
Washtenaw County
6 ESE Dexter 0 0 15K
A local newspaper article reported a tree
blowndown across Newport Road near M-14 and
another larger tree, about 3 feet in
diameter, blown down on part of a house
being renovated. No injuries were reported.
Property damage was roughly estimated at
$15K.
Lenawee County
Tecumseh 0 0
Central dispatch reported several trees
blown down.
St. Clair County
St Clair 0 0
Trained spotter reported an 8 inch diameter
tree limb down.
Washtenaw County
4.5 SE Dexter 0 0 20K
A local newspaper article reported that
the top 20 feet of a tree was blown down,
crashing through the roof and into the
kitchen of a home on Dolph Drive near
Jackson Road. The residents of the home
narrowly escaped injury. Property damage
was roughly estimated at $20K.
Lenawee County
Rollin 0 0
Central dispatch reported several trees
blown down.
Monroe County
3 NE Carleton 0 0
Trained spotter reported 20 inch diameter
trees blown down.
Wayne County
1.5 NE 1 1
Highland Park
A couple was struck by lightning after
taking shelter from the rain under a tree
at 2301 EST in Krainz Park near East
Hildale and Justine on Detroit's east side.
The pair was taken to Detroit Receiving
Hospital, where the 44 year old woman was
later pronounced dead. The 2nd person, a 46
year old male, survived but was initially
in temporary serious condition at the
hospital. F44UT The July 17th severe
weather event would eventually go down as
the largest and most destructive of the
2006 severe weather season. Intense
thunderstorms fired along and ahead of a
cold front working down from the northern
Great Lakes and eventually developed into
a large MCS by mid evening. The Tri Cities
and thumb regions were especially hard hit
during this event. Several microbursts
actually produced 100 MPH wind gusts across
northeast Huron county, causing quite a bit
of damage. The outflow created from the
storms across the north actually held
together long enough to spread south. There
were several reports of trees blown down in
areas south of M-59, although the damage
was minimal when compared to the
destruction across the northern parts of
the area. Very few reports of hail were
received, however, golf ball size hail was
reported in Saginaw County. This event
caused one death and one injury in Wayne
County. A couple was struck by lightning
after seeking refuge under a tree.
Oakland County
White Lake 0 0 5K
Lightning struck a home and melted wires in
the ceiling that started the insulation and
wood on fire. The local fire chief
estimated damages at $5K.
Genesee County
1 SE Linden 0 0
NWS Employee reported a tree blown down
between Linden and Fenton.
Livingston County
5 NNW Howell 0 0
Road Commission reported a tree blown down.
Genesee County
Linden 0 0
NWS employee reported a tree blown down.
Livingston County
4 N Howell 0 0
Road Commission reported a tree blown down.
Livingston County
6 NNE Howell 0 0
Road Commission reported a tree blown down.
MIZ047>049- Midland--Bay--Huron--Saginaw--Tuscola--
053>055-060>063- Sanilac--Shiawassee--Genesee--Lapeer--St.
068>070-075>076- Clair--Livingston--Oakland--Macomb--
82083 Washtenaw--Wayne--Lenawee--Monroe
0 25
This 2006 heat wave delivered the hottest
weather the region had experienced in at
least 4 years. A 5 day stretch of maximum
temperatures at or above 90 degrees began
on Saturday, July 29th. A blanket of
especially high heat and oppressive
humidity settled over the area on Monday,
July 31st, and remained relentless through
Wednesday, August 2nd. Temperatures, on the
31st, soared above 90 by noon with heat
indices over 100 degrees. Heat indices
averaged between 105 and 110 degrees
through the entire afternoon. Detroit
topped out at 96 and set a new high
temperature record for July 31st, breaking
the previous record of 95 set in 1955.
Little relief was felt Monday evening with
temperatures not dropping below 90 until
1900 EST. Most significantly, Detroit Metro
tied the all time record for the warmest
minimum temperature, for any date, when it
failed to record a temperature below 80
degrees on July 31st. This had happened
only 3 other times in the previous 136
years of record keeping, and this was the
first time in 64 years that it had happened
again. The major power companies in the
area reported an all-time record customer
demand for power from 1500 to 1600 EDT on
the 31st. Remarkably, very few heat related
illnesses occurred during the event.
Newspaper articles revealed an extremely
high level of awareness and preparedness
from the communities across southeast lower
Michigan. A large number ofcooling centers
were made available to those in need as
folks reportedly heeded the warnings and
took extra precaution. Although area
hospitals reported some increase due to
heat related illnesses, most were mild and
due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.
Four cases of heatstroke were confirmed in
Wayne and Macomb Counties, 2 on the 30th
and 2 on the 31st. No heat related deaths
were reported.
Sanilac County
1.5 SE New 0 0 8K
Greenleaf
A local newspaper included pictures of
several small trees uprooted at a residence
along Cleland Road in northwest Sanilac
County. Two barn roofs also sustained some
damage. A strong downburst, associated with
a pulse severe thunderstorm, generated wind
gusts estimated at 65 MPH in a localized
area. Property damage was estimated by
owner at around $8K.
Midland County
3 NW Midland 0 0
Central dispatch reported a tree and power
lines blown down.
Shiawassee County
6 S Owosso 0 0
Central dispatch reported trees blown down.
Shiawassee County
4 NE Corunna 0 0
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
2 NE Fowlerville 0 0
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
1 E Parkers 0 0
Corners
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Genesee County
Flushing 0 0
Trained spotter reported 30 trees blown
down.
Livingston County
5 ENE Oak Grove 0 0
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
4 E Parkers 0 0
Corners
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Genesee County
Mt Morris 0 0
Trained spotter reported a 12 inch diameter
tree blown down.
Genesee County
2 S Mt Morris 0 0
Trained spotter reported a tree blown down.
Genesee County
3 SE Swartz Creek 0 0
Trained spotter reported a tree blown down.
Livingston County
5 N Brighton 0 0
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Tuscola County
3 E Coiling 0 0
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
St. Clair County
4 NW Port Huron 0 0
Trained spotter reported large limbs down
near Port Huron.
A large complex of thunderstorms,
originating in Wisconsin during the morning
of the 30th, moved across the region during
the afternoon. These storms occurred during
a heat wave with an unstable airmass in
place. The main action occurred as damaging
wind gusts on the leading bow-shaped edge
of the thunderstorm complex, occurring
primarily across the central portions of
southeast lower Michigan.
MICHIGAN, Extreme Southwest
Berrien County
St Joseph 0 1
A 10 year old girl was injured when
lightning struck a tree along a sidewalk as
her and her grandmother were heading for
their vehicle as astorm approached. She was
knocked over and was found unconcious and
not breathing. She was revived enroute to
the hospital and is expected to recover
fully. The grandmother was knocked over but
suffered no other injuries.
MIZO77 Berrien
1 4
A favorable onshore flow across
southeastern Lake Michigan, resulted in
waves ranging from 2 to as much as 6 feet
at times. This allowed for several
occurrances of rip currents along the
shores adjacent to Berrien County. While
exact figures were not available, officials
from Berrien county reported that at least
6 rescues were performed, despite numerous
warnings and adivsories. One person, a 43
year old woman, was rescued off of Warren
Dunes State Park, subsequently dying
several days later. Other swimmers were
rescued, treated and released at the beach.
F431W
Branch County
Coldwater 0 0
A estimated wind gust to 60 mph was
reported along with trees and tree limbs
down.
St. Joseph County
Countywide 0 0 15K
Estimated 70 mph winds blew down several
trees and power lines in Centreville, Three
Rivers and Constantine. At least one tree
fell onto a home, causing mainly roof
damage. Damage for the county is estimated
at around $15,000.
Cass County
Edwardsburg 0 0 5K
Power lines were blown down.
Hillsdale County
5 W Hillsdale 0 0
A few trees were reported down west of
Hillsdale.
Berrien County
Benton Harbor 0 0 3K
A tree fell onto power lines.
Berrien County
4 N Buchanon 0 0 10K
Numerous trees and power lines were blown
down with some roads blocked by debris.
Cass County
Countywide 0 0 10K
Trees and power lines were reported down in
Dowagiac, Union City and Edwardsberg.
MICHIGAN, North
Montmorency County
4 N Hillman 0 0
Alpena County
2 W Spratt 0 0 5K
Numerous trees downed at Moores Landing.
Iosco County
11 W (Osc) 0 0 25K
Wurtsmith, 7 W
(Osc)Wurtsmith
Atb O
Considerable tree damage extended from just
upstream of Cooke Dam to the upper reaches
of the Foote Dam Pond. Many trees knocked
over at the Sawmill Point Campground in the
Huron National Forest. A sign, a boat
trailer, and a camper were all destroyed or
heavily damaged by fallen trees.
Iosco County
7.5 N East Tawas 0 0
Iosco County
9.5 N East Tawas 0 0 10K
Metal roof blown off a barn.
Ogemaw County
4 S Rose City 0 0
Ogemaw County
4 S Rose City 0 0 12K
Spotter estimated 60-70 mph winds. Numerous
trees downed, one onto a barn.
Roscommon County
6 S Maple Vly 0 0 2K
Multiple trees were downed across F-97, just
south of the Twin Lakes area.
Iosco County
5 N Oscoda 0 0 2K
Trees downed across Cedar Road.
Wexford County
6 NW Cadillac 0 0
Severe thunderstorms ripped across parts of
Northeast Lower Michigan from mid afternoon
to mid evening. Damaging winds were the
main threat, though a few storms also
produced marginally severe hail. Northern
Iosco County took weather.
Mackinac County
Curtis 0 0 5K
Trees and power lines downed.
Chippewa County
Eckerman 0 0 8K
Numerous trees and power lines downed in
western Chippewa County.
Chippewa County
Pickford 0 0 12K
Trees downed. A scoreboard at the Pickford
High School football field was destroyed.
A line of severe thunderstorms marched
across Eastern Upper Michigan soon after
dawn, bringing sporadic wind damage.
Chippewa County
8 WSW Paradise 0 0 3K
Trees down near Lower Tahquamenon Falls.
Mackinac County
Point Aux Pins 0 0
Nickel sized hail on Bois Blanc Island.
Presque Isle County
6 N Ocqueoc 0 0
Nickel sized hail at Huron Beach.
Presque Isle County
6 N Ocqueoc 0 0 4K
Trees downed.
Cheboygan County
Black Lake 0 0 SK
Trees downed. Pontoon boat flipped.
Presque Isle County
6 N Ocqueoc 0 0 4K
Several large trees downed.
Oscoda County
2 SW Luzerne 0 0
Alcona County
3 E Glennie 0 0
Oscoda County
8 N Red Oak to 0 0
2 NNE Red Oak
Leelanau County
5 NE Leland to 0 0 50K
1 W Omena
Substantial damage done to fruit crops,
including tart cherries, apples, and
peaches.
Presque Isle County
7 E Polaski 0 0
Tennis ball sized hail along north
shore of Long Lake.
Antrim County
5 NNE Elk Rapids 0 0 4K
to Kewadin
Large trees downed along US-31.
Oscoda County
5 E Fairview 0 0
Alpena County
3 SW Alpena 0 0
Antrim County
Kewadin 0 0 30K
Damage to fruit crops, especially
apples, apricots, and cherries, as
well as corn fields.
Antrim County
2 SE Bellaire to 0 0
Mancelona
Numerous trees downed. Roof and large
deck of home near Shanty Creek
heavily damaged by fallen trees.
Antrim County
3 W Mancelona to 0 0
Mancelona
Alcona County
2 N Curran 0 0 5K
Trees and power lines downed at
intersection of M-65 and Hubbard Lake
Trail.
Crawford County
Grayling 0 0 8K
Trees and power lines downed.
Kalkaska County
10 NE Kalkaska 0 0 4K
Trees downed at intersection of county
road 571 and Twin Lake Road.
Crawford County
1 N Grayling to 0 0
1 E Grayling
Crawford County
9.5 S Grayling 0 0 2K
Trees downed just north of Higgins Lake.
Grand Traverse
County
Traverse City to 0 0 3K
(Tvc)Traverse
City A
Five trees downed in Bryant Park.
Benzie County
Lake Ann 0 0
Numerous trees downed. Five homes
damaged by falling trees.
Alcona County
Curran 0 0
Trees and power lines downed.
Grand Traverse
County
5 SE Traverse 0 0 35K
City to
5 SW Traverse City
Several trees downed southeast of
Traverse City, and a school fence was
knocked over. Large swath of trees, 20
yards wide and over 100 yards long,
downed near east shore of Long Lake.
Over 200 trees were downed.
Grand Traverse
County
1.5 S Interlochen 0 0 8K
Falling tree destroyed camper.
Crawford County
Grayling 0 0 6K
Runoff overwhelmed drainage system on
Michigan Avenue. Water backed up
from the street into storefronts.
Grand Traverse
County
Williamsburg 0 0 5K
Home damaged by lightning strike.
Tosco County
Tawas City to 0 0 20K
East Tawas
Numerous trees and power lines downed.
Camper trailer flipped over.
Iosco County
Hale 0 0
Ogemaw County
1 N West Branch 0 0
Oscoda County
2 NW Mio 0 0 45K
Trees downed along Camp Ten Road. A
home on Cherry Creek Road was almost
split in two by a falling tree.
Wexford County
Manton 0 0 20K
A falling tree destroyed the office of
the Lake Billings Campground.
Roscommon County
Higgins Lake 0 0 20K
Trees downed. Home heavily damaged when
a large oak tree fell and punctured
the roof.
Benzie County
3 NW Honor 0 0
Ogemaw County
8 W Rose City 0 0
Roscommon County
Houghton Lake 0 0 2K
Two large trees downed.
Arenac County
Turner 0 0 4K
Trees downed along Turner Road.
Ogemaw County
West Branch Arpt 0 0
Benzie County
Thompsonville 0 0 4K
Trees downed.
Oscoda County
2 NW Mio 0 0 3K
Kittle Road washed out in Elmer
Township. Two other roads also
affected. Roads were still closed two
weeks later.
Grand Traverse
County
Old Mission 0 0
A strong cold front ran headlong into
warm and humid air in place over
Michigan. Thunderstorms ignited by
midday in Eastern Upper Michigan, and
became widespread by late afternoon in
Northern Lower Michigan. A large number
of storms became severe, as this became
the largest severe weather outbreak
in Northern Michigan in several years.
Millions of pounds of fruit crops were
destroyed by hail and wind.
Ogemaw County
Rose City 0 0 5K
An isolated severe thunderstorm downed
power lines and a few large trees.
Alpena County
5 NNE Long Rapids 0 0 3K
Numerous thunderstorms moved across
Northern Lower Michigan in the evening.
Only one became severe, downing trees
on Maple Lane near M-65.
Emmet County
Alanson 0 0
Emmet County
Alanson 0 0 2K
Large tree limbs downed into a backyard.
Scattered thunderstorms moved onshore
from northern Lake Michigan. One
became severe, producing penny sized
hail and wind damage in Emmet County.
Chippewa County
Sault Ste Marie 0 0
A cluster of thunderstorms moved
through the Whitefish Bay and St Marys
River valley region in the morning.
One storm produced penny sized hail.
MICHIGAN, Upper
Alger County
5 E Munising 0 0
Dime to penny-sized hail.
Schoolcraft County
5 NW Manistique 0 0 2K
Trees and power lines down near
Indian Lake.
Marquette County
3 N Little Lake 0 0
Delta County
2 E Lathrop 0 0
Schoolcraft County
Cooks 0 0
Luce County
7 E Deer Park 0 0
Menominee County
5 N Menominee 0 0
Golfball-sized hail at Birch Creek and
County Road 577.
Menominee County
5 N Menominee 0 0
Two-inch hail found 20 minutes after
storm had passed near Highway 41
and Willow Tree Road.
Menominee County
5 N Menominee 0 0 2K
Numerous 8-inch cedar trees snapped in
cemetary near Birch Creek Road and Bay
De Noc Road.
Menominee County
3 NE Menominee 0 0 100K
Hail up to golf ball size combined with
strong winds resulted in significant
damage to roofs, siding, and
automobiles.
Menominee County
5 N Menominee 0 0 4K
Many roads closed across southern
Menominee County due to trees and
power lines down. A few trees were on
fire. Three-foot diameter older willow
tree snapped near base at Highway 41
and Willow Tree Road.
Alger County
Munising 0 3
Lightning struck a tour boat for
shipwreck cruises in Munising Bay.
Three people were treated and released
at a local hospital for minor injuries.
Keweenaw County
Isle Royal Nat 0 0
Park
Nickel-sized hail reported at Rock
Harbor Lodge on Isle Royale. Hail
lasted approximately ten minutes.
Houghton County
Freda 0 0
Four-inch tree down.
Houghton County 0 0
Laurium
3.67 inches of rain fell mainly between
3 and 5 am EST.
Houghton County
North Portion 0 0
Spotters measured nearly four inches
of rain in Laurium with street and
basement flooding reported. 2.99
inches of rain was reported at the
Houghton County Airport with a washout
of County Road 203 in Calumet
Township.
Keweenaw County
5 S (P59)Copper 0 0 4K
Harb.
A dozen six to eight-inch diameter
trees down between Copper Harbor
and Delaware.
Houghton County
Laurium 0 0
Houghton County
Calumet 0 0
Hail fell in the Calumet/Laurium area.
Alger County
Grand Marais 0 0 4K
Trees down across roads and power
outages.
Houghton County
7 N Hancock 0 0
Schoolcraft County
8 N Seney 0 0 3K
Several trees down along Highway M-77
and adjoining side roads.
Luce County
Newberry 0 0 4K
Numerous trees and power lines down.
Luce County
10 N Newberry 0 0 10K
12-14 trees up to twelve inches in
diameter down across Highway M-123
between Newberry and Tahquamenon Falls.
One tree fell on a house.
Houghton County
7 N Hancock 0 0 5K
Numerous trees down across Salo Road,
Bear Lake Road and along Highway
M-203 south of McLain State Park.
Houghton County
(Cmx)Houghton-- 0 0
Hanco.
Gust to 69 mph also measured at the
Michigan Tech Research Center.
Houghton County
Calumet 0 0
An upper disturbance interacting with
a very warm airmass and frontal
boundary over southern Lake Superior
helped set the stage for severe
thunderstorms across portions of
northern Upper Michigan during the
late evening of the 15th into the
morning hours of the 16th. The
hardest hit area was over the north
half of Houghton County where numerous
thunderstorms caused damaging winds,
large hail and flash flooding from
torrential downpours. Keweenaw, Alger,
Luce and northern Schoolcraft counties
also observed damaging winds and/or
large hail from the storms.
Alger County 0 0
5 S Grand Marais 5K
Numerous trees up to ten inches in
diameter uprooted along Old Seney Road
5 to 10 miles south of Grand Marais.
Luce County
10 NW Pine 0 0 1K
Stump Jet
Twelve-inch diameter tree snapped near
base along County Road 416.
Luce County
1 S Pine Stump Jet 0 0
Leaves and one to two inch-diameter
branches down along County Road 407/H37.
Luce County
20 NNE Newberry 0 0
A few two-inch trees snapped and one to
two inch branches down along County
Road 500.
Menominee County
Menominee 0 0
Hail covering the ground.
Menominee County
2 SW Carney 0 0
Menominee County
1 SW Cedar River 0 0
Dickinson County
Ralph 0 0
Multiple two and three-inch diameter
branches down.
Dickinson County
2 NE Iron Mtn 0 0
Marquette County
Little Lake to 0 0
Carlshend
Thunderstorms dumped heavy rainfall in
excess of 2 inches during a one to two
time frame as reported by spotters.
The rainfall caused ponding of water
in streets in Carlshend and minor
basement flooding.
Dickinson County
2 S Sagola 0 0
Dickinson County
Norway 0 0
Gogebic County
Ironwood 0 0
Delta County
2 N Garden 0 0 3K
Trees down on power lines.
Schoolcraft County
8 SW Thompson 0 0
Quarter-sized hail reported.
Gogebic County
6 E Bessemer 0 0
Hail lasted for five to ten minutes.
Menominee County
2 SW Bagley 0 0
Hail lasted for ten minutes.
Menominee County
6 W Cedar River 0 0
Hail lasted for five minutes.
Gogebic County
Marenisco 0 0
Hail lasted for five to ten minutes.
Ontonagon County
2 SE Bergland 0 0
Ontonagon County
Merriweather 0 0
Penny-sized hail reported.
Gogebic County
Wakefield 0 0
Gogebic County
Wakefield 0 0 750K
Hail up to 4 inches in diameter
resulted in significant damage to
roofs, siding, and automobiles.
Gogebic County
2 NE Cisco Lake 0 0
Iron County
6 NNE Michigamme R 0 0
Gogebic County
5 E Ironwood 0 0
Houghton County
5 N Kenton 0 0
Houghton County
5 N Kenton 0 0 5K
Many large trees down, one on hood of
truck.
Houghton County
10 ENE Kenton 0 0 5K
Many large trees down
Ontonagon County
Ewer 0 0 4K
Outbuildings on farm destroyed. Highway
construction signs blown down.
Baraga County
Covington 0 0
Hail lasted for ten minutes.
Iron County
8 N Elmwood 0 0
Baraga County
Covington to 0 0 50K
Three Lakes
Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or
snapped along a greater than 20 mile
damage path. The more concentrated wind
damage began near the Covington Rest Home
where an outbuilding was damaged and
several large tree limbs were knocked down.
As the storm tracked east, numerous trees
were uprooted and/or snapped mainly in an
area bounded by Cemetary Road, Besonen Road
and Highway M-28. Within this area, just
behind the VFW building off of VFW Road,
there was a localized area where nearly
twenty trees were blown down. The wind
damage continued across Highway M-28 and
eastward along the entire length of old
M-28. A resident near the intersection of
old M-28 and Foy Road in Covington had a
large spruce tree snap off and fall to the
ground missing his house by inches. Two
eyewitnesses in Covington reported hail
greater than the size of quarters during
the peak of the storm. Sporadic tree damage
was also reported in rural areas north of
King Lake Road eastward to Three Lakes.
Some tree damage was also noted along
Highway M-28/US-41 in Three Lakes and a
resident from near Petticoat Lake reported
some tree damage.
Ontonagon County
Ewen 0 0
Baraga County
2 ESE Three Lakes 0 0
Marquette County
Michigamme 0 0
Several trees down mainly south of Highway
M-28.
Marquette County
10 S Ishpeming 0 0
Ontonagon County
4 E Paulding 0 0
Four to five-inch diameter trees down at
Bond Falls Campground.
Dickinson County
9 E Charming 0 0
Marquette County
2 NW Marquette 0 0
Trees down along paths.
Ontonagon County
Trout Creek 0 0
Ten-inch diameter tree snapped along
Highway M-28, a couple of metal TV
attennas down.
Schoolcraft County
Cooks 0 0
Schoolcraft County
Cooks 0 0
Schoolcraft County
2 NNW Manistique 0 0
A few large trees blown down along Highway
M-94 just north of the Indian River Bridge.
Schoolcraft County
Manistique 0 0
Houghton County
3 N Winona 0 0
A camp sustained hail damage.
Baraga County
1 N Pelkie 0 0
Four-inch diameter trees down with small
hail reported.
Marquette County
Green Gardens 0 0
Two-inch tree limbs snapped off.
Luce County
3 S Newberry 0 0
Trees one foot in diameter blown down.
Gogebic County
Bessemer to 0 0
Marenisco
Thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall of 4
to 6 inches over much of western Gogebic
County during the early morning hours of
the 29th. Minor street flooding was
reported in the Bessemer, Wakefield and
Marenisco areas as well as flooding on
Bingham Creek near Lake Gogebic.
Gogebic County
2 NE Cisco Lake 0 0
Two-inch tree limbs down.
An approaching cold front interacting with
an extremely unstable airmass triggered a
widespread outbreak of severe weather
across west and central Upper Michigan from
late afternoon on the 28th to just after
sunrise on the 29th. Of the 13 counties in
west and central Upper Michigan, only Alger
and Keweenaw counties escaped without
severe weather, as there were at least 40
individual reports of damaging wind or
large hail during the event. The storms
also produced torrential downpours and
minor flooding over Gogebic County during
the early morning hours of the 29th.
Marquette County
6 NNW Carlshend 0 0
Marquette County
5 NNW Carlshend 0 0
Delta County
5 SSW Rapid River 0 0
Two to four-inch diameter branches down.
Alger County
5 S Chatham 0 0
One to two-inch diameter branches down.
Schoolcraft County
Manistique 0 0
Two large trees down
MIZ001>006-009> Keweenaw--Ontonagon--Northern Houghton--
012-084 Baraga--Marquette--Alger--Gogebic--Iron--
Dickinson--Menominee--Southern Houghton
0 0
Temperatures rising well into the 90s along
with dewpoints in the low to mid 70s sent
heat indices soaring into the 100 to 105
degree range over much of west and central
Upper Michigan on the afternoon of the
31st.
MICHIGAN, West
Mason County
Walhalla 0 0 10K
Trees were blown down on wires near the
intersection of Route 10 and Schoenherr
Road.
Oceana County
Walkerville 0 0 5K 5K
One inch diameter hail was reported three
miles south of Walkerville.
Newaygo County
White Cloud 0 0 5K 5K
Broadcast media reported one inch hail in
and near White Cloud.
Newaygo County
Big Prairie 0 0 5K 5K
Law enforcement reported one inch hail in
Big Prairie.
Ottawa County
Ferrysburg to 0 0 5K 5K
Spring Lake
The public reported three quarters inch
hail in Ferrysburg.
Mecosta County
Big Rapids 0 0 5K 5K
Seven eighths inch hail was reported three
miles south of Big Rapids.
Ottawa County
Coopersville to 0 0 15K 10K
Conklin
Numerous reports of three quarters to one
inch hail were received from across Ottawa
county.
Montcalm County
Greenville 0 0 5K
A couple of trees were blown down onto
power lines in Greenville.
Ionia County
Portland 0 0 5K
Oceana County
Shelby to 0 0 250K 50K
Hart
Hundreds of trees were blown down across
Oceana county.
Mason County
Ludington 0 0 25K 5K
Numerous trees were blown down along the
Lake Michigan shoreline.
Newaygo County
White Cloud 0 0 10K
Mecosta County
Big Rapids 0 0 50K 10K
Newaygo County
Newaygo 0 0 100K 10K
Many trees were blown down in and around
Newaygo county.
Montcalm County
Entrican 0 0 100K 10K
Numerous trees were blown down and barn
roofing was ripped off.
Isabella County
Mt Pleasant 0 0 25K 5K
Gratiot County
St Louis to 0 0 20K 5K
Ithaca
Montcalm County
Stanton 0 0 100K 15K
Trees and power lines were blown down in
and near Stanton.
Montcalm County
Carson City 0 0 IOK IOK
Three quarters inch hail was reported in
Carson City.
Mecosta County
Sylvester 0 0 15K 5K
Three quarters inch hail was reported near
Sylvester.
Oceana County
Shelby 0 0 15K 5K
A trained spotter reported three quarters
inch hail in Shelby.
Mecosta County
Big Rapids 0 0 15K 5K
One inch hail was reported by the public in
Big Rapids.
Muskegon County
Whitehall 0 0 15K
Muskegon County
Montague to 0 0 15K 5K
Sullivan
Several large trees were blown down in
Montague.
Oceana County
Shelby 0 0 10K 5K
Ottawa County
Coopersville 0 0 10K
Ionia County
Ionia 0 0 25K 5K
Numerous trees were blown down in and near
Ionia.
Ottawa County
Coopersville to 0 0 25K 25K
Marne
One and three quarters to two inch hail was
reported near Coopersville and in Marne.
Jackson County
Jackson 0 0 25K 5K
Numerous trees were blown down across the
city of Jackson.
Allegan County
Allegan to 0 1 50K 5K
Dorr
Numerous trees were blown down across
Allegan county and a tree fell on a tent
camper pinning a woman underneath. She
sustained minor injuries.
Ionia County
Belding 0 0 50K 5K
The public in Belding reported numerous
trees were blown down.
Barry County
Hastings 0 0 50K 5K
Law enforcement reported numerous trees
blown down in and near Hastings.
Van Buren County
Gobles to 0 0 50K 5K
Bloomingdale
Numerous trees were blown down in
Bloomingdale and Gobles.
Kalamazoo County
Portage to 0 0 50K
Oshtemo
Many trees were blown down in Portage and
Kalamazoo.
Allegan County
Wayland to 0 0 40K
Allegan
Trees and power lines were blown down in
Wayland and Allegan.
Van Buren County
Bloomingdale 0 0 50K 5K
Many trees were blown down across Van Buren
county and particularly in and near
Bloomingdale.
Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo 0 0 40K
Multiple trees and power lines were
reported blown down in Kalamazoo by
amateur radio.
Barry County
Freeport 0 0 30K 5K
A barn door was blown in and numerous large
trees were blown down near Freeport.
Barry County
Middleville 0 0 25K
A pole barn was blown off it's foundation
and numerous trees were blown down just
southeast of Middleville.
Kent County
Rockford 0 0 15K
Montcalm County
Stanton 0 0 30K
Numerous trees were blown down in Stanton
and blown off of an old barn.
Ionia County
Saranac to 0 0 30K
Muir
Trees were blown down in Saranac and Muir.
Location Character of Storm
MARYLAND, Central
Montgomery County
Kensington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees downed.
Prince George'S
County
College Park Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Powerlines were downed in the Branchville
district of College Park.
Montgomery County
Colesville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees downed.
Prince George'S
County
Ft Washington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Powerlines down on Indian Head Highway near
Tantallon and Fort Washington.
Montgomery County
Silver Spg to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Wheaton
Extensive tree and powerline damage
occurred from Silver Spring to Wheaton,
Aspen Hill, and White Oak. Several homes
were struck by trees which caused extensive
property damage in the neighborhoods. PEPCO
reported more than 18,000 customers without
power in Montgomery County.
Anne Arundel
County
Cape St Claire Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Extensive property damage occurred in the
Cape St. Claire area due to straight-line
wind damages. Two houses were extensively
damaged and a van was also damaged.
Numerous trees and powerlines were downed
due to the severe thunderstorms. Several
very large trees were also downed,
including as a 125 foot red oak tree which
was uprooted by the severe winds.
Baltimore County
Perry Hall Hail (1.00)
Quarter-sized hail occurred.
Baltimore County
Parkville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees downed.
A frontal boundary sagged south into the
Mid Atlantic on July 2, and combined with
very strong daytime heating and
instability, contributed experienced
damages from the severe to scattered severe
thunderstorm activity. Much of the state of
Maryland thunderstorms. The worst damages
occurred in the Wheaton area of Montgomery
County, and also in the Cape St. Claire
section of Anne Arundel County. NWS site
surveys of the damages confirmed the
damages were caused by straight line winds.
A buoy just 5 miles from Annapolis in the
Chesapeake Bay measured winds of 69 mph
with these storms. Extensive property
damage occurred, including numerous downed
trees and powerlines. Newspaper reports
indicated in excess of 100,000 customers
without power in the Washington Metro
Region.
Montgomery County
3 SW Germantown Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines downed.
Harford County
10 E Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Jarrettsville
Trees downed.
Carroll County
5 W Woodbine Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree downed which knocked out power to
35 homes.
Baltimore County
Cockeysville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Tree downed on a vehicle passing by on
Interstate 83 north of Baltimore City.
Montgomery County
Chevy Chase to Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
3 NE Wheaton
Substantial damages occurred with the
severe storms as they moved through the
southern portion of Montgomery County,
close to Washington DC. Numerous trees were
downed across the Chevy Chase and Wheaton
areas. Many trees were also downed in the
Branch Park area. Reports were received
from trained spotters, emergency managers,
and off-duty NWS meteorologists.
Prince George'S
County
Hyattsville to Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Bowie
Extensive tree damage occurred in the
University Park section of Prince Georges
County, including College Heights Estates
and Lewisdale. Reports were collected from
the public, county officials, trained
spotters, and newspaper accounts that
included trees downed on vehicles and
houses and broken sidewalks due to uprooted
trees. County officials reported extensive
tree damage in the Bowie area as well.
About 200 weather-related incidents
involving vehicles and property damages
were recorded by Prince Georges County
officials within a 2 hour period.
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
20 to 30 trees were downed on houses in
Annapolis.
Charles County
Nanjemoy Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees downed.
Prince George'S
County
Brandywine Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees downed.
St. Mary'S County
Mechanicsville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees downed.
St. Mary'S County
California Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees downed in California and Lexington
Park.
Scattered severe thunderstorms developed on
July 4 due to an approaching cold front and
a very unstable airmass residing over the
Mid-Atlantic. The severe storms formed
along the Blue Ridge Mountains and moved
east into the Washington and Baltimore
suburbs during the evening. The hardest hit
areas included a large portion of Prince
Georges County in suburban Washington, and
a section of Annapolis that experienced
extensive tree damages. Many 4th of July
festivities were affected by this bout of
severe weather.
St. Mary'S County
Valley Lee Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large tree downed.
Carroll County
Finksburg Flash Flood
A few flooded roads in the 140 Corridor.
Guardrails and shoulder damaged along
Patapsco Road.
Frederick County
Frederick Flash Flood
Gashouse Pike was flooded.
Harford County
Abingdon to Flash Flood
Edgewood
Nine Roads closed due to high water in the
Abingdon and Edgewood areas.
Baltimore County
Woodlawn Flash Flood
Baltimore Beltway was flooded at exit 16.
Rolling Road and US Route 40 also flooded.
Howard County
Elk Ridge Flash Flood
US Route 1 Southbound near the Baltimore
County Line was closed due to high water.
Route 103 and Roosevelt Blvd also closed.
Prince George'S
County
Laurel Flash Flood
US Route 1 closed at Talbott Avenue due to
high water.
Prince George'S
County
College Park Flash Flood
US Route 1 closed both directions between
Regents Drive and Knox Road due to high
water.
After the severe storms of July 4th around
the region, additional severe weather
occurred on the 5th. There were numerous
reports of flash flooding and wind damage
from these storms as they moved through the
Washington/Baltimore region.
Washington County
Hancock Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees were downed by a severe thunderstorm.
Prince George'S
County
Upper Marlboro Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines down.
Anne Arundel County
Lothian Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines downed at the
intersection of Route 2 and Ark Road.
An upper level disturbance in conjunction
with a moist and unstable summertime
airmass contributed to severe thunderstorm
activity on July 12. The most intense
damage from the thunderstorms occurred in
the western suburbs of Washington DC and
the southern suburbs of Baltimore. About
7200 customers were without power during
the brunt of this severe weather event.
MDZ003>007- Washington--Frederick--Carroll--Northern
009>011-013>014- Baltimore--Harford--Montgomery--Howard--
16018 Southern Baltimore--Prince Georges--Anne
Arundel--Charles--St. Mary'S--Calvert
Heat
A hot and very humid airmass seeped into
the Mid Atlantic on July 17 and July 18.
The heat index value climbed to around 105
degrees both afternoons. Emergency response
officials reported sporadic incidents of
heat-related illness, such as shortness of
breath and heat exhaustion, around the
Washington/Baltimore Three deaths were
attributed directly to this heat wave. The
deaths occurred in the Maryland suburbs of
Washington DC in the counties of Prince
Georges, Calvert, and Carroll. Two
additional deaths, also in the Maryland
suburbs, were indirectly attributed to this
heat wave, since they were related to pre-
existing health conditions.
MDZ004>007- Frederick--Carroll--Northern Baltimore--
009>011-013>014- Harford--Montgomery--Howard--Southern
16018 Baltimore--Prince Georges--Anne Arundel--
Charles--St. Mary'S--Calvert
Heat
A hot and very humid airmass seeped into
the Mid Atlantic on July 17 and July 18.
The heat index value climbed to around 105
degrees both afternoons. Emergency response
officials reported sporadic incidents of
heat-related illness, such as shortness of
breath and heat exhaustion, around the
Washington/Baltimore Metropolitan region.
Three deaths were attributed directly to
this heat wave. The deaths occurred in the
Maryland suburbs of Washington DC in the
counties of Prince Georges, Calvert, and
Carroll. Two additional deaths, also in the
Maryland suburbs, were indirectly
attributed to this heat wave, since they
were related to pre-existing health
conditions. M54PH, M600U, M73VE
Prince George'S
County
Landover Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Powerlines downed.
Allegany County
Piney Grove Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down along Interstate 68 near
Orleans Road. The downed trees blocked
the interstate temporarily.
Prince George'S
County
Palmer Park Hail (1.00)
Quarter sized hail reported by the local
media.
Prince George'S
County
Riverdale Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Telephone poles and wires downed.
Washington County
Hagerstown Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Measured wind gust at the Hagerstown
Regional Airport.
Washington County
Maugansville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines downed. Some tree
damage also near Long Meadow.
Frederick County
Middlepoint Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines downed.
Frederick County
Braddock Hgts Hail (0.75)
Penny sized hail.
Frederick County
Adamstown Hail (0.88)
Nickel sized hail.
Carroll County
New Windsor Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Powerlines downed.
Harford County
Jarrettsville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Powerlines downed.
Carroll County
Mt Airy Hail (0.75)
Penny sized hail.
Harford County
2 N Bel Air Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and powerlines downed.
Prince George'S
County
Bowie Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Powerlines downed.
An approaching cold front combined with a
very hot and humid airmass to generate
severe thunderstorms around much of the Mid
Atlantic on July 18. Reports of severe
weather were received from the Eastern
Panhandle of West Virginia, through the
Washington/Baltimore corridor, to the
Chesapeake Bay. The most intense of the
severe storms occurred in Eastern Panhandle
of West Virginia, where the worst damages
occurred, and a report of tennis-ball sized
hall was also reported. Extensive damages
also occurred in the Frederick and
Hagerstown areas of Central Maryland due to
the severe thunderstorms.
Frederick County
1 N Frederick Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees downed on the north side of Frederick
from a severe thunderstorm.
Carroll County
Mt Airy Lightning
Strong thunderstorms moved across Northern
Maryland during the evening of July 27.
Nearly continuous cloud to ground lightning
strikes were noted with these storms. Five
people were injured at the Mount Airy
Volunteer Fire Company's annual carnival.
The people injured were riding a carnival
ride at the time, and lightning struck the
ride. Two of the people were rushed to a
local hospital.
Montgomery County
3 SSW Damascus Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and large branches were downed in a
3 mile area near Damascus. Nearly constant
lightning was also reported with these
storms. Some minor property damage also
occurred due to the severe thunderstorms
moving through the local area.
MDZ007 Harford
Heat
About 50 people were treated for heat
illnesses at a Boy Scouts event at Camp
Spencer, neat the town of Darlington. The
heat index was estimated between 100 to 103
degrees with data from surrounding weather
observation stations.
MARYLAND, Northeast
Queen Anne'S County
Stevensville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm knocked down large
tree limbs and wires on Kent Island. About
1,000 residents lost power.
Queen Anne'S County
Grasonville to Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Roe
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few
trees and wires throughout Queen Anne's
County.
Talbot County
St Michaels Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A severe thunderstorm tore down several
trees in Talbot County in and around
St. Michaels.
Caroline County
Greensboro Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few
trees in Greensboro.
Talbot County
St Michaels Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A severe thunderstorm knocked over a couple
of trees and tree limbs down mainly in
the northwestern part of Talbot County.
Kent County
Rock Hall Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple
of trees and wires in Rock Hall.
Cecil County
Chesapeake City Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A severe thunderstorm tore down a few trees
and wires in Chesapeake City.
Kent County
Rock Hall Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm pulled down large
tree limbs and wires in Rock Hall.
Queen Anne'S County
Church Hill Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Queen Anne'S County
4 NE Sudlersville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees
and wires in Church Hill and Millington.
Cecil County
Charlestown Flash Flood
Thunderstorms with heavy rain produced
flash flooding of creeks in and around
Charlestown. Maryland State Route 7 was
closed due to flooding. A house on
Baltimore Street was surrounded by water
and suffered some flood damage. Doppler
Radar storm total estimates were 3 to 4
inches.
Kent County
East Portion Flash Flood
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours
dropped a Doppler Radar estimated storm
total of 3 to 6 inches across much of the
eastern half of Kent County. This caused
flooding of roadways, poor drainage areas
and creeks. A bridge in Galena was flooded.
In addition, several tributaries to the
Sassafras River also flooded.
Kent County
Galena Funnel Cloud
A potent thunderstorm, which moved across
Kent County, MD during the late afternoon
hours of July 22nd, produced some rotation
as a funnel cloud was reported in the
Galena, Kennedyville and Fairlee areas at
about 5:30 PM EDT. No touchdown was
observed or reported.
Kent County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A severe thunderstorm ripped through Kent
County. MD during the early evening hours
of July 22nd. Galena was hard hit with
numerous trees knocked down along with
downed wires. There were a total of eight
other reports across the county with trees
and wires down.
Cecil County
North East Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Strong winds, from a severe thunderstorm
during the early evening hours of July
22nd, knocked down trees in the North East,
MD area (Cecil County) at 6:14 PM EDT.
Kent County
Chestertown Lightning
During the evening of July 22nd, a strong
thunderstorm with frequent cloud to ground
lightning moved across parts of Kent
County, MD. Lightning struck the 911
Communications Center in Chestertown at
9:00 PM EDT. No injuries were reported.
Cecil County
Elkton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Severe thunderstorms tore through Cecil
County, MD at 11:35 PM EDT on July 27th.
The strong winds produced by the severe
storms knocked over numerous trees, poles
and wires in Elkton, MD. A tree was also
toppled over onto a house with another tree
being blown over onto a car. There were
also several trees knocked down in Port
Deposit, MD.
Caroline County
Ridgely Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A couple of trees were knocked down in
Ridgely, MD (Caroline County) from a severe
thunderstorm on July 28th at 3:33 PM EDT.
Talbot County
Trappe Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A couple of trees were knocked down in
Trappe, MD (Talbot County) at 4:10 PM EDT
on July 28th from strong winds associated
with a severe thunderstorm.
Cecil County
Conowingo Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few
trees and wires near the Conowingo Dam.
MARYLAND, South
MDZ025 Maryland Beaches
Rip Current
Two swimmers were caught in rip current and
one drowned, while the other was rescued.
M241W
Wicomico County
Salisbury Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Power lines down.
Wicomico County
Allen Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down.
Wicomico County
Salisbury Hail (0.75)
Wicomico County
Fruitland Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines down.
Somerset County
Princess Anne Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines down.
Somerset County
Marion Tornado (FO)
FO tornado damaged trees and tossed around
lawn furniture.
Worcester County
Pocomoke City Flash Flood
Most intersections along Market Street
under water.
Somerset County
Princess Anne Flash Flood
Numerous flooded roads.
Somerset County
Princess Anne Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees downed power lines on Route 13.
Worcester County
2 NW Beaver Dam Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down on Rockcastle Road.
Wicomico County
Parsonburg Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees down and blocking Parsonsburg Road.
Worcester County
Pocomoke City Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Several trees down.
MARYLAND, West
NONE REPORTED.
MASSACHUSETTS, Central and East
Franklin County
Colrain Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
An isolated severe thunderstorm brought
down trees onto power lines on Dwight
Cross Road.
Hampden County
Monson Hail (0.88)
Worcester County
Warren to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Brookfield
Worcester County
Warren Hail (0.75)
Severe thunderstorms produced nickel sized
hail in Monson and dime sized hail in
Warren. The storms also brought down
several trees onto Route 9 in Warren, as
well as on some side streets.
Worcester County
Milford to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Hopedale
Norfolk County
Franklin to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Foxborough
Norfolk County
Franklin to Hail (1.75)
Wrentham
Plymouth County
West Bridgewater Lightning
to Hingham
Severe thunderstorms produced wind damage
in extreme eastern Worcester County, near
the Norfolk County line. In Milford, a tree
was brought down onto a house on Mead
Avenue, and wires were brought down on East
Main Street. In Hopedale, the thunderstorms
brought down several trees along Green
Street as well as many large branches.
As the storms progressed into Norfolk
County, they brought down a large tree onto
a house on Beach Street in Franklin. Golf
ball sized hail was reported in Franklin
and Wrentham, in the Lake Pearl section. In
Walpole, two large tree limbs came down on
Winter and Summer Streets. Wind damage was
a little more widespread in Foxborough,
where many trees were brought down in the
state park, and one large tree fell onto
South Street.
Although the storms weakened as they headed
into Plymouth County, frequent cloud-to-
ground lightning caused considerable
damage. Many homes were struck by lightning
from West Bridgewater to Rockland,
Abington, Hull, and Hingham.
Worcester County
Auburn Hail (0.75)
Essex County
Merrimac to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Amesbury
Worcester County
Grafton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Middlesex County
Framingham Hail (1.00)
Middlesex County
Groton to Thunderstorm (G50)
Sudbury
Middlesex County
Marlborough Thunderstorm (G50)
Worcester County
Westborough Thunderstorm (G50)
Franklin County
Montague to Thunderstorm (G78)
Wendell
Franklin County
Wendell Tornado (F2)
Brief F2 Touchdown in Wendell
Essex County
Topsfield Funnel Cloud
Essex County
Peabody to Hail (3.00)
Marblehead
Middlesex County
Billerica Hail (1.00)
Essex County
Groveland Thunderstorm (G50)
Worcester County
Athol Lightning
Worcester County
Leicester to Thunderstorm (G50)
Boylston Center
Worcester County
Oxford Flood
Worcester County
Oxford Thunderstorm (G50)
Middlesex County
Wakefield to Hail (1.25)
Maiden
Middlesex County
Wakefield to Flood
Maiden
Essex County
Peabody to Hail (1.75)
Lynn
Essex County
Lynn to Flood
Salem
Essex County
Peabody to Thunderstorm (G78)
Marblehead
Middlesex County
Wilmington Thunderstorm (G50)
Essex County
Boxford Hail (0.88)
Worcester County
Hardwick Hail (0.75)
Hampden County
Hampden Hail (0.75)
Hampden County
Springfield Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Hampden County
Springfield Flood
Hampshire County
Ware Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Hot and humid air in place over southern
New England set the stage for severe
thunderstorms throughout the Bay State
during the afternoon and early evening.
Although storm damage was reported from the
Connecticut Valley region to the Worcester
Hills and Merrimack Valley, damage was
especially severe in eastern Franklin
County as well as Boston's North Shore.
Early in the afternoon, one cluster of
thunderstorms formed in Franklin County and
rapidly became severe, causing considerable
damage in Montague and especially Wendell.
A damage survey conducted by the National
Weather Service concluded the damage in
Wendell was caused by a combination of
straight-line wind damage and a tornado,
which was rated as a strong F2 on the
Fujita Scale with winds estimated near 155
mph.
Damage began around 230 pin EDT, about 200
yards west of Montague Road. Wind damage
extended from Montague Road about 1.5 miles
east to Wicket Pond in the Wendell State
Forest. Large oak, maple, and pine trees
were uprooted and snapped in this area.
Some oaks over two feet in diameter were
snapped about 10 to 15 feet from the
ground. Damage from this microburst
extended along a path of one and a half
miles in length, and anywhere from 50 to
300 yards in width. Wind speeds were
estimated near 90 mph.
Tornado damage first appeared on the
northeast corner of Wicket Pond. An
eyewitness reported seeing a six foot wave
form on the pond. On the west side of the
pond, many trees were snapped 15 to 20 feet
above the ground, with debris left in a
chaotic pattern.
The next area of damage was on Wicket Pond
Road, which is where the most severe damage
occurred. Trees as large as 3 feet in
diameter were uprooted. Bark was stripped
off trees and a house had part of its roof
torn off. The tornado tracked to the east
along Wicket Pond Road, passing over Depot
Road which is in Wendell Center. Part of a
roof was torn off an old barn and many
trees were uprooted.
After crossing Depot Road, the tornado
continued to track to the east, passing
north of Morse Village Road. A construction
storage trailer was completely destroyed
and its roof was wrapped around a tree.
Trees were also uprooted or snapped in this
area. Damage came to an end about one half
mile east of New Salem Road.
The path length of the tornado was
approximately 3 miles. Its average width
was 200 yards, varying from 100 to 300
yards.
A little more than one hour later, another
cluster of severe thunderstorms brought
significant damage to Cape Ann, in
particular Marblehead Neck and the adjacent
coastal waters. Initially, the storms
produced hail as large as 3 inches in
diameter--just larger than baseball size--
which are considered to be the second
largest hailstones reported in
Massachusetts.
A National Weather Service storm survey
concluded that multiple wet microbursts, or
sudden outflow of damaging straight-line
winds combined with torrential rainfall,
impacted the area around Marblehead Neck
between 357 pm and 430 pin EDT. The survey
noted that westerly winds gusting as high
as 90 mph occurred in an area centered from
Marblehead Harbor across Corinthian Lane
and Barker Lane, and then out to sea. The
land damage path was short, primarily
because the land is only about 700 feet
wide in that area.
The main damage path was about 150 feet
wide. It consisted of tree damage and minor
structural damage, although substantial
damage was noted to sailing vessels and at
least one car. Damage was more sporadic
near Manley Street, about 600 feet farther
north, and also to the south and southwest
on Foster Street, Harbor Avenue, and Ocean
Avenue.
Interviews with eyewitnesses provide more
detail as to how the storms affected the
area. Between 340 pin and 345 pin EDT,
winds shifted to the northeast and produced
sea spray at the mouth of Marblehead
Harbor. This was the result of earlier
thunderstorms passing north of the area.
Then, from 357 pm to 405 pin EDT, a white
tempest developed over Marblehead Harbor on
the neck side of the harbor, estimated by
the Corinthian Yacht Club chair to be about
300 yards upstream from the dock. This
curtain of water and high winds advanced
toward the yacht club, lifting 30-foot
vessels approximately 20 feet in the air
and catapulting them end over end toward
the dock. An anemometer on the dock was
viewed to have reached 95 mph before it
blew off its mast.
Damage There werewas less severe, but still
significant, from the Connecticut Valley to
the Worcester Hills and Merrimack Valley.
There were many reports of downed trees,
large branches, and hail up to the size of
quarters from the Springfield area to
Grafton, Westborough, and Framingham as
well as farther northeast into Hardwick,
Wilmington, and Boxford.
Torrential rainfall caused significant
urban flooding, especially in Springfield,
Oxford, Wakefield, and Beverly. In Salem,
two cars on Pope Street were submerged by
up to 3 feet of water when about 2 inches
of rain fell in 20 minutes. Other cars were
flooded in Salem and Lynn due to other
roads being flooded, including a stretch of
Route 129.
Lightning struck Athol Memorial Hospital,
causing minor damage to the facility.
Bristol County
Taunton Thunderstorm (G50)
Bristol County
Westport to Thunderstorm (G50)
Dartmouth
Dukes County
West Tisbury Hail (0.75)
Barnstable County
Bourne Lightning
Barnstable County
Falmouth Hail (0.75)
Barnstable County
Falmouth Thunderstorm (G50)
Barnstable County
Brewster Thunderstorm (G50)
Barnstable County
Brewster to Thunderstorm (G50)
Eastham
Severe thunderstorms moved through
southeastern Massachusetts at night, ahead
of a cold front dropping through southern
New England.
Thunderstorm winds brought down several
trees on Liberty Road in Taunton and on
Hixville Road in Westport. Wires were
downed on Camp Avenue in Dartmouth. As the
storms reached Martha's Vineyard and Cape
Cod, they produced penny sized hail in
Vineyard Haven and the Woods Hole section
of Falmouth. Two trees were downed near the
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.
Lightning struck a house on Scraggy Neck
Road in Bourne, causing minor damage. As
the storms moved across the mid and outer
Cape, they brought down large branches in
Brewster and three trees on Nauset Road in
Eastham.
Middlesex County
Bedford Lightning
Middlesex County
Belmont to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Medford
Worcester County
Worcester Lightning
Middlesex County
Ashland Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Hampden County
Ludlow Hail (0.75)
Middlesex County
Somerville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Hampden County
Palmer Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Middlesex County
Arlington Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Worcester County
Northborough Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Norfolk County
Braintree Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Plymouth County
Hull Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Hampden County
Monson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Norfolk County
Quincy Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging
winds, large hail, and frequent lightning
strikes to the Mass Turnpike corridor.
Early in the afternoon, simultaneous
lightning strikes in Bedford ignited two
fires which caused considerable damage. A
30- by 60-foot barn used for storage at the
Bedford Village Inn was struck by lightning
and caused about $200,000 in damage.
Lightning also struck a house on Nashua
Drive which caused about $15,000 in damage.
There were no injuries in either case.
Later that afternoon, however, seven youths
and two adults were injured when lightning
struck a tree they were near at a church in
Worcester, according to media and police
reports. The impact of the lightning bolt
knocked everyone to the ground, with many
of the injured receiving burns on their
necks and legs. Lightning also struck a
house on Pleasant Street in Leicester,
causing about $50,000 in damage.
As thunderstorms entered eastern
Massachusetts, they produced significant
wind damage in Middlesex County. In
Belmont, straight-line winds estimated near
60 mph snapped about 25 trees and 7
telephone poles in half. One tree fell onto
a house near the intersection of Somerset
Street and Wellington Lane. Most of the
tree damage occurred just southwest of that
location on Concord Avenue, just northwest
of the town center. Large trees and wires
were also brought down in Medford, and
large branches, wires, and telephone poles
were downed in Somerville.
Other severe thunderstorms then affected
the area from Ludlow to Palmer in Hampden
County, where penny size hail was reported,
along with downed trees and power lines.
North Main Street in Palmer was blocked at
Roosevelt Street by a large tree that also
brought down wires. Three trees fell by
Burgundy Brook Farm on Palmer Road,
temporarily blocking the roadway. Another
tree fell on a house on Calkins Road.
Damage was also reported in parts of
central and eastern Massachusetts. Wires
were brought down by thunderstorm winds on
Howard Street in Northborough. In
Arlington, multiple 4- to 6-inch diameter
branches were downed on Massachusetts
Avenue. Tree limbs fell onto a car in West
Arlington. In Braintree, one tree and
several power lines were brought down on
Washington Street. Tree limbs were brought
down in Hull, and wires were downed on
Washington Street in Quincy.
Thunderstorm winds also brought down
several large limbs in Monson later that
evening.
Hampden County
Russell Hail (0.75)
Worcester County
Athol Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Worcester County
Leicester Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Worcester County
Winchendon Lightning
Worcester County
Douglas to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Blackstone
Middlesex County
Concord to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Bedford
Worcester County
Northbridge Lightning
Middlesex County
Framingham Hail (0.75)
Middlesex County
Framingham Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Middlesex County
Marlborough Lightning
Norfolk County
Franklin to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Weymouth
Middlesex County
Natick Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Norfolk County
Wrentham to Lightning
Plainville
Worcester County
Worcester Flood
Urban flood
Middlesex County
Sudbury to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Somerville
Essex County
Saugus to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Marblehead
Suffolk County
Revere Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Essex County
Peabody to Flood
Salem
Urban flood
Plymouth County
Hingham Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging
winds, hail, lightning strikes, and
localized flooding to much of central and
eastern Massachusetts.
During the late afternoon, thunderstorm
winds brought down large branches and wires
in Worcester County from Athol to
Leicester. Other storms caused damage from
Douglas to Uxbridge and Blackstone, where
large branches and wires were downed.
Lightning struck a large tree in
Winchendon, causing it to explode and send
debris onto nearby houses, resulting in
some damage. Two homes were struck by
lightning in Marlborough, one of which
sustained heavy damage. Lightning also
struck a utility pole in Northbridge.
As the storms entered the western suburbs
of Boston, they produced penny sized hail
in Framingham and brought down a utility
pole. Trees, large branches, and wires were
blown down in Norfolk County, from Franklin
to Norfolk, Walpole, Westwood, and
Weymouth. In Hingham, thunderstorm winds
brought down large branches and wires on
Leavitt Street and a tree was blown down
across Chamberlin Run Road. Multiple
lightning strikes caused structure fires in
Plainville and Wrentham.
Storm damage was also reported to the north
of Boston. Trees and large branches were
brought down in Sudbury and Lincoln. A sign
was blown down in Somerville, and high
tension wires were downed in Beverly. A
large tree was brought down on Walnut
Street in Saugus, temporarily blocking the
roadway. Wires were reported down in the
Beachmont section of Revere on Bradstreet
Avenue. A tree was also blown down on
Cypress Road in Marblehead.
Torrential rainfall with the storms
produced significant urban flooding. In
Worcester, Route 20 was closed due to
flooding in both directions at Route 122.
Urban flooding was also reported in
Peabody, where water rose to a depth of one
and a half feet on Warren and Endicott
Streets, and in Salem where flooding
affected Pope Street, Eagan Place, and Main
Street.
Franklin County
Buckland to Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Ashfield
A severe thunderstorm brought down a tree
onto a transformer in Buckland. Large
branches were downed onto Hawley Road in
Ashfield.
MASSACHUSETTS, West
Berkshire County
North Adams Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A trained spotter reported that two trees
were blown down along Lark and Barton
Streets, in North Adams. On July 2, low
pressure moved across southern Quebec
Province. A cold front over the eastern
Great Lakes at dawn moved into western New
England late in the day. The air mass over
western New England became marginally
unstable enough to generate a few late-
afternoon thunderstorms in western New
England. A tight pressure gradient over the
Northeast was associated with widespread
brisk surface wind. A few thunderstorms
enhanced the wind locally. A thunderstorm
at North Adams, Massachussets became severe
late in the afternoon. Strong wind gusts
associated with the thunderstorm blew down
trees in North Adams.
Berkshire County
Lenox Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A trained spotter reported that numerous
trees were blown down in Lenox.
Berkshire County
Lee Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A trained spotter reported that trees and
wires were blown down in Lee.
On July 28, a trough ploughing through a
humid and unstable air mass in eastern New
York State and western New England,
produced several severe thunderstorms
during the mid afternoon. Wind gusts of
60 or greater miles an hour blew down
trees inseveral locations.
Berkshire County
Adams Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
A trained spotter reported that several
tree limbs were blown down in Adams.
On July 29, an east-to-west cold front
north of the St Lawrence Valley at daybreak
moved into northern New England by the
afternoon. A severe thunderstorm formed
over the Berkshires late in the afternoon.
The thunderstorm blew down several large
limbs in North Adams.
MICHIGAN, East
St. Clair County
1 SW Capac Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A local newspaper article included a
picture of a trampoline, that had been
anchored into the ground, wrapped around
the corner of a home's roof, reportedly
shifting the wall by a couple of inches.
Trees were also reported blown down. An
early morning 4th of July thunderstorm was
responsible for the damage. Downburst winds
were estimated at around 60 MPH. Gushing
rain and pelting hail also left plants
ripped to shreds. Property damage was
estimated at roughly $3K.
Saginaw County
Saginaw Lightning
A local newspaper reported that a house on
Grant caught on fire after being struck by
lightning. The second floor bedroom was
completely engulfed in flames. The family
of 7 escaped without injury. The blaze was
blamed for $8.5K in property damage.
Monroe County
Temperance Lightning
Lightning struck a home under construction,
destroying some siding and charring an
electrical outlet. Property damage was
estimated at roughly $3K.
Monroe County
Samaria Lightning
Lightning struck a shed and started a fire
that burned several pieces of furniture
stored inside. Property damage was roughly
estimated at $3K.
Monroe County
2 S Ottawa Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
The Toledo broadcast media reported trees
blown down.
Monroe County
Lambertville Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Central Dispatch reported wires down.
Midland County
Midland Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A trained spotter reported trees blown down
in Midland. A local newspaper article also
included a picture of a very large 80 foot
honey locust tree lying on top of a home.
The tree punched through the back sunroom
of the home. A neighbor also lost a 50 foot
cherry tree due to the thunderstorm winds.
Several other large trees were reported
blown down across the city of Midland.
Midland County was hit particularly hard.
Thousands of customers lost power, with
most going without power for 3 to 4 days
due to the extent of the tree damage across
the region. The road commission responded
to 24 calls of trees down across roadways.
Midland firefighters responded to 50 storm
related calls, most involving downed trees
and power lines. The most damage in the
city occurred from Nelson Street to the
downtown area, and in the area of Nakoma
Drive and Jefferson Avenue. At least one
vehicle was damaged due to fallen debris.
Property damage in the area was roughly
estimated at around $50K.
Saginaw County
6.5 S Freeland Thunderstorm Wind (G58)
A local newspaper reported numerous
accounts of trees blown down across Thomas,
James, and Saginaw Townships. Several homes
were damaged along the Geddes and Thomas
road areas. One home sustained significant
damage and a destroyed garage. Another
Thomas Township home's garage wall bowed
out. A fallen tree also destroyed a parked
vehicle in James Township. No injuries were
reported. Total property damage was roughly
estimated at $60K.
Saginaw County
St Charles Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A local newspaper article included a
picture of a power line and a large maple
tree blown down and blocking Hosmer Street
near Coal Street in St. Charles.
Saginaw County
Saginaw Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Saginaw County
Saginaw Lightning
Delayed entry. Two and half months after
the incident, a newspaper article reported
that lightning had caused severe damage to
a Church bell tower. Lightning hit the
brick spire of a Church's 76 year old bell
tower, sending 300 to 400 pounds of broken
rocks flying throughout the surrounding
neighborhood. It will cost the Church $106K
to repair the tower.
Saginaw County
2 W Saginaw Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A trained spotter reported several 6 inch
diameter limbs down.
Saginaw County
Merrill Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A trained spotter reported several large
trees and power lines blown down.
Bay County
Bay City Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Central dispatch reported trees blown down
in Bay City.
Midland County
Midland Lightning
Lightning struck a home, sparking a fire.
Property damage was roughly estimated at
$5K.
Saginaw County
Burt Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
A trained spotter reported an 8 inch
diameter tree blown down.
Tuscola County
Fairgrove Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Central dispatch reported multiple trees
blown down in Fairgrove.
Tuscola County
Vassar Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Central dispatch reported trees blown
down in Vassar.
Genesee County
Flushing Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm
wind gusts of 65 mph.
Genesee County
Mt Morris Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A trained spotter reported 15 inch diameter
trees blown down along I-475 at Saginaw Rd.
Huron County
Port Austin Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Central dispatch reported multiple trees
blown down across M-25 in and around Port
Austin.
Lapeer County
Otter Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
A trained spotter reported a 12 inch
diameter tree blown down.
Huron County
Bad Axe Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A trained spotter reported trees blown down
and estimated wind gusts of 65 mph.
Huron County
Caseville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A trained spotter reported numerous trees
blown down. Docks were twisted and part of
a decorative wall of bricks along the
Pigeon River collapsed. Several homes were
damaged. Total damages in this area were
roughly estimated at around $25K. No
injuries or deaths were reported.
Huron County
7 S Bad Axe Thunderstorm Wind (G58)
A local newspaper article included pictures
of large trees blown down. At least 10
large evergreen trees, over 30 feet tall,
were snapped in half. Branches and pieces
of tree trunks were thrown across a
residents yard. The home, however, was not
damaged. No injuries were sustained.
Huron County
Harbor Beach Thunderstorm Wind (G85)
Local newspaper articles reported that the
storms left behind a trail of destruction
through Harbor Beach, with numerous trees,
some very large, ripped from their roots
and power lines down through the entire
area. The storms left the entire city
without power. Many vehicles and
structures, including homes, were damaged
by fallen debris. Several boats were tossed
about and washed ashore on Sand Point. An
NWS survey confirmed that this area was
struck by a microburst with winds up to 100
MPH. Remarkably, No injuries or deaths were
reported. Total property damage in Harbor
Beach was estimated at $75K.
Sanilac County
Forestville Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Central dispatch reported multiple trees
blown down in Forestville.
Sanilac County
Lexington Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Central dispatch reported several trees and
power lines blown down.
Huron County
Port Hope to Thunderstorm Wind (G85)
Harbor Beach
An NWS survey confirmed trees blown down in
a widespread area from Port Hope to Harbor
Beach. The survey concluded that the damage
was consistent with a microburst producing
windgusts estimated at 80 to 100 mph.
Sanilac County
4 E Sandusky Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A local newspaper article included a
picture of a large tree blown down on top
of a vehicle parked next to a home. A
camper and pickup truck were also damaged
by the fallen tree. Property damage is
roughly estimated at $15K. No injuries
were reported.
Huron County
Harbor Beach Lightning
A local newspaper article included a
photograph of a home burned down. The fire
was sparked by an electrical line blown
down onto the home by thunderstorm winds.
The couple was able toescape the home
without injury. The value of the home
itself was $150K, not including its
contents. The couple lost all of their
belongings in the fire. Total damages were
roughly estimated at $200K.
Saginaw County
Merrill Hail (1.75)
The public reported golf ball size hail in
Merrill.
Shiawassee County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Central dispatch reported trees blown down
across the county.
Genesee County
3 S Flint Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Local firefighter reported a telephone pole
blown down.
Oakland County
Highland Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
Howell Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A local newspaper reported several trees
blown down in Howell and included a picture
of a work van pinned beneath the trunk of a
large tree on Barnard Street. Total damage
to the vehicle was roughly estimated at
$8K.
Oakland County
White Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Law enforcement reported a large tree limb
down.
Oakland County
Rochester Hills Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Law enforcement reported a tree blown down.
Macomb County
Disco Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Broadcast media reported a tree blown down.
Oakland County
Commerce Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Law enforcement reported a tree blown down.
Washtenaw County
Dexter Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A local werenespaper article reported that
3 trees that had blown down were removed
from area roadways and seven others
attended to as well.
Washtenaw County
6 ESE Dexter Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A local newspaper article reported a tree
blowndown across Newport Road near M-14 and
another larger tree, about 3 feet in
diameter, blown down on part of a house
being renovated. No injuries were reported.
Property damage was roughly estimated at
$15K.
Lenawee County
Tecumseh Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Central dispatch reported several trees
blown down.
St. Clair County
St Clair Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trained spotter reported an 8 inch diameter
tree limb down.
Washtenaw County
4.5 SE Dexter Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A local newspaper article reported that
the top 20 feet of a tree was blown down,
crashing through the roof and into the
kitchen of a home on Dolph Drive near
Jackson Road. The residents of the home
narrowly escaped injury. Property damage
was roughly estimated at $20K.
Lenawee County
Rollin Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Central dispatch reported several trees
blown down.
Monroe County
3 NE Carleton Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
Trained spotter reported 20 inch diameter
trees blown down.
Wayne County
1.5 NE Lightning
Highland Park
A couple was struck by lightning after
taking shelter from the rain under a tree
at 2301 EST in Krainz Park near East
Hildale and Justine on Detroit's east side.
The pair was taken to Detroit Receiving
Hospital, where the 44 year old woman was
later pronounced dead. The 2nd person, a 46
year old male, survived but was initially
in temporary serious condition at the
hospital. F44UT The July 17th severe
weather event would eventually go down as
the largest and most destructive of the
2006 severe weather season. Intense
thunderstorms fired along and ahead of a
cold front working down from the northern
Great Lakes and eventually developed into
a large MCS by mid evening. The Tri Cities
and thumb regions were especially hard hit
during this event. Several microbursts
actually produced 100 MPH wind gusts across
northeast Huron county, causing quite a bit
of damage. The outflow created from the
storms across the north actually held
together long enough to spread south. There
were several reports of trees blown down in
areas south of M-59, although the damage
was minimal when compared to the
destruction across the northern parts of
the area. Very few reports of hail were
received, however, golf ball size hail was
reported in Saginaw County. This event
caused one death and one injury in Wayne
County. A couple was struck by lightning
after seeking refuge under a tree.
Oakland County
White Lake Lightning
Lightning struck a home and melted wires in
the ceiling that started the insulation and
wood on fire. The local fire chief
estimated damages at $5K.
Genesee County
1 SE Linden Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
NWS Employee reported a tree blown down
between Linden and Fenton.
Livingston County
5 NNW Howell Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Road Commission reported a tree blown down.
Genesee County
Linden Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
NWS employee reported a tree blown down.
Livingston County
4 N Howell Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Road Commission reported a tree blown down.
Livingston County
6 NNE Howell Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Road Commission reported a tree blown down.
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053>055-060>063- Sanilac--Shiawassee--Genesee--Lapeer--St.
068>070-075>076- Clair--Livingston--Oakland--Macomb--
82083 Washtenaw--Wayne--Lenawee--Monroe
Heat
This 2006 heat wave delivered the hottest
weather the region had experienced in at
least 4 years. A 5 day stretch of maximum
temperatures at or above 90 degrees began
on Saturday, July 29th. A blanket of
especially high heat and oppressive
humidity settled over the area on Monday,
July 31st, and remained relentless through
Wednesday, August 2nd. Temperatures, on the
31st, soared above 90 by noon with heat
indices over 100 degrees. Heat indices
averaged between 105 and 110 degrees
through the entire afternoon. Detroit
topped out at 96 and set a new high
temperature record for July 31st, breaking
the previous record of 95 set in 1955.
Little relief was felt Monday evening with
temperatures not dropping below 90 until
1900 EST. Most significantly, Detroit Metro
tied the all time record for the warmest
minimum temperature, for any date, when it
failed to record a temperature below 80
degrees on July 31st. This had happened
only 3 other times in the previous 136
years of record keeping, and this was the
first time in 64 years that it had happened
again. The major power companies in the
area reported an all-time record customer
demand for power from 1500 to 1600 EDT on
the 31st. Remarkably, very few heat related
illnesses occurred during the event.
Newspaper articles revealed an extremely
high level of awareness and preparedness
from the communities across southeast lower
Michigan. A large number ofcooling centers
were made available to those in need as
folks reportedly heeded the warnings and
took extra precaution. Although area
hospitals reported some increase due to
heat related illnesses, most were mild and
due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.
Four cases of heatstroke were confirmed in
Wayne and Macomb Counties, 2 on the 30th
and 2 on the 31st. No heat related deaths
were reported.
Sanilac County
1.5 SE New Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Greenleaf
A local newspaper included pictures of
several small trees uprooted at a residence
along Cleland Road in northwest Sanilac
County. Two barn roofs also sustained some
damage. A strong downburst, associated with
a pulse severe thunderstorm, generated wind
gusts estimated at 65 MPH in a localized
area. Property damage was estimated by
owner at around $8K.
Midland County
3 NW Midland Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Central dispatch reported a tree and power
lines blown down.
Shiawassee County
6 S Owosso Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Central dispatch reported trees blown down.
Shiawassee County
4 NE Corunna Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
2 NE Fowlerville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
1 E Parkers Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Corners
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Genesee County
Flushing Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trained spotter reported 30 trees blown
down.
Livingston County
5 ENE Oak Grove Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Livingston County
4 E Parkers Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Corners
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Genesee County
Mt Morris Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trained spotter reported a 12 inch diameter
tree blown down.
Genesee County
2 S Mt Morris Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trained spotter reported a tree blown down.
Genesee County
3 SE Swartz Creek Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trained spotter reported a tree blown down.
Livingston County
5 N Brighton Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
Tuscola County
3 E Coiling Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Central dispatch reported a tree blown
down.
St. Clair County
4 NW Port Huron Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trained spotter reported large limbs down
near Port Huron.
A large complex of thunderstorms,
originating in Wisconsin during the morning
of the 30th, moved across the region during
the afternoon. These storms occurred during
a heat wave with an unstable airmass in
place. The main action occurred as damaging
wind gusts on the leading bow-shaped edge
of the thunderstorm complex, occurring
primarily across the central portions of
southeast lower Michigan.
MICHIGAN, Extreme Southwest
Berrien County
St Joseph Lightning
A 10 year old girl was injured when
lightning struck a tree along a sidewalk as
her and her grandmother were heading for
their vehicle as astorm approached. She was
knocked over and was found unconcious and
not breathing. She was revived enroute to
the hospital and is expected to recover
fully. The grandmother was knocked over but
suffered no other injuries.
MIZO77 Berrien
Rip Current
A favorable onshore flow across
southeastern Lake Michigan, resulted in
waves ranging from 2 to as much as 6 feet
at times. This allowed for several
occurrances of rip currents along the
shores adjacent to Berrien County. While
exact figures were not available, officials
from Berrien county reported that at least
6 rescues were performed, despite numerous
warnings and adivsories. One person, a 43
year old woman, was rescued off of Warren
Dunes State Park, subsequently dying
several days later. Other swimmers were
rescued, treated and released at the beach.
F431W
Branch County
Coldwater Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A estimated wind gust to 60 mph was
reported along with trees and tree limbs
down.
St. Joseph County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Estimated 70 mph winds blew down several
trees and power lines in Centreville, Three
Rivers and Constantine. At least one tree
fell onto a home, causing mainly roof
damage. Damage for the county is estimated
at around $15,000.
Cass County
Edwardsburg Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Power lines were blown down.
Hillsdale County
5 W Hillsdale Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A few trees were reported down west of
Hillsdale.
Berrien County
Benton Harbor Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A tree fell onto power lines.
Berrien County
4 N Buchanon Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees and power lines were blown
down with some roads blocked by debris.
Cass County
Countywide Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees and power lines were reported down in
Dowagiac, Union City and Edwardsberg.
MICHIGAN, North
Montmorency County
4 N Hillman Hail (0.75)
Alpena County
2 W Spratt Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees downed at Moores Landing.
Iosco County
11 W (Osc) Thunderstorm Wind (G62)
Wurtsmith, 7 W
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Considerable tree damage extended from just
upstream of Cooke Dam to the upper reaches
of the Foote Dam Pond. Many trees knocked
over at the Sawmill Point Campground in the
Huron National Forest. A sign, a boat
trailer, and a camper were all destroyed or
heavily damaged by fallen trees.
Iosco County
7.5 N East Tawas Hail (0.75)
Iosco County
9.5 N East Tawas Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Metal roof blown off a barn.
Ogemaw County
4 S Rose City Hail (0.75)
Ogemaw County
4 S Rose City Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Spotter estimated 60-70 mph winds. Numerous
trees downed, one onto a barn.
Roscommon County
6 S Maple Vly Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Multiple trees were downed across F-97, just
south of the Twin Lakes area.
Iosco County
5 N Oscoda Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees downed across Cedar Road.
Wexford County
6 NW Cadillac Hail (0.75)
Severe thunderstorms ripped across parts of
Northeast Lower Michigan from mid afternoon
to mid evening. Damaging winds were the
main threat, though a few storms also
produced marginally severe hail. Northern
Iosco County took weather.
Mackinac County
Curtis Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
Trees and power lines downed.
Chippewa County
Eckerman Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees and power lines downed in
western Chippewa County.
Chippewa County
Pickford Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees downed. A scoreboard at the Pickford
High School football field was destroyed.
A line of severe thunderstorms marched
across Eastern Upper Michigan soon after
dawn, bringing sporadic wind damage.
Chippewa County
8 WSW Paradise Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees down near Lower Tahquamenon Falls.
Mackinac County
Point Aux Pins Hail (0.88)
Nickel sized hail on Bois Blanc Island.
Presque Isle County
6 N Ocqueoc Hail (0.88)
Nickel sized hail at Huron Beach.
Presque Isle County
6 N Ocqueoc Thunderstorm Wind (G61)
Trees downed.
Cheboygan County
Black Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees downed. Pontoon boat flipped.
Presque Isle County
6 N Ocqueoc Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Several large trees downed.
Oscoda County
2 SW Luzerne Hail (0.75)
Alcona County
3 E Glennie Hail (0.75)
Oscoda County
8 N Red Oak to Hail (1.75)
2 NNE Red Oak
Leelanau County
5 NE Leland to Hail (1.00)
1 W Omena
Substantial damage done to fruit crops,
including tart cherries, apples, and
peaches.
Presque Isle County
7 E Polaski Hail (2.50)
Tennis ball sized hail along north
shore of Long Lake.
Antrim County
5 NNE Elk Rapids Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
to Kewadin
Large trees downed along US-31.
Oscoda County
5 E Fairview Hail (0.75)
Alpena County
3 SW Alpena Hail (1.00)
Antrim County
Kewadin Hail (1.00)
Damage to fruit crops, especially
apples, apricots, and cherries, as
well as corn fields.
Antrim County
2 SE Bellaire to Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Mancelona
Numerous trees downed. Roof and large
deck of home near Shanty Creek
heavily damaged by fallen trees.
Antrim County
3 W Mancelona to Hail (1.25)
Mancelona
Alcona County
2 N Curran Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees and power lines downed at
intersection of M-65 and Hubbard Lake
Trail.
Crawford County
Grayling Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
Trees and power lines downed.
Kalkaska County
10 NE Kalkaska Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees downed at intersection of county
road 571 and Twin Lake Road.
Crawford County
1 N Grayling to Hail (1.25)
1 E Grayling
Crawford County
9.5 S Grayling Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees downed just north of Higgins Lake.
Grand Traverse
County
Traverse City to Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
(Tvc)Traverse
City A
Five trees downed in Bryant Park.
Benzie County
Lake Ann Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees downed. Five homes
damaged by falling trees.
Alcona County
Curran Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees and power lines downed.
Grand Traverse
County
5 SE Traverse Thunderstorm Wind (G65)
City to
5 SW Traverse City
Several trees downed southeast of
Traverse City, and a school fence was
knocked over. Large swath of trees, 20
yards wide and over 100 yards long,
downed near east shore of Long Lake.
Over 200 trees were downed.
Grand Traverse
County
1.5 S Interlochen Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Falling tree destroyed camper.
Crawford County
Grayling Flash Flood
Runoff overwhelmed drainage system on
Michigan Avenue. Water backed up
from the street into storefronts.
Grand Traverse
County
Williamsburg Lightning
Home damaged by lightning strike.
Tosco County
Tawas City to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
East Tawas
Numerous trees and power lines downed.
Camper trailer flipped over.
Iosco County
Hale Hail (0.75)
Ogemaw County
1 N West Branch Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Oscoda County
2 NW Mio Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees downed along Camp Ten Road. A
home on Cherry Creek Road was almost
split in two by a falling tree.
Wexford County
Manton Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A falling tree destroyed the office of
the Lake Billings Campground.
Roscommon County
Higgins Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees downed. Home heavily damaged when
a large oak tree fell and punctured
the roof.
Benzie County
3 NW Honor Hail (1.00)
Ogemaw County
8 W Rose City Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Roscommon County
Houghton Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G51)
Two large trees downed.
Arenac County
Turner Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees downed along Turner Road.
Ogemaw County
West Branch Arpt Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Benzie County
Thompsonville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees downed.
Oscoda County
2 NW Mio Flash Flood
Kittle Road washed out in Elmer
Township. Two other roads also
affected. Roads were still closed two
weeks later.
Grand Traverse
County
Old Mission Hail (0.88)
A strong cold front ran headlong into
warm and humid air in place over
Michigan. Thunderstorms ignited by
midday in Eastern Upper Michigan, and
became widespread by late afternoon in
Northern Lower Michigan. A large number
of storms became severe, as this became
the largest severe weather outbreak
in Northern Michigan in several years.
Millions of pounds of fruit crops were
destroyed by hail and wind.
Ogemaw County
Rose City Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
An isolated severe thunderstorm downed
power lines and a few large trees.
Alpena County
5 NNE Long Rapids Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Numerous thunderstorms moved across
Northern Lower Michigan in the evening.
Only one became severe, downing trees
on Maple Lane near M-65.
Emmet County
Alanson Hail (0.75)
Emmet County
Alanson Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Large tree limbs downed into a backyard.
Scattered thunderstorms moved onshore
from northern Lake Michigan. One
became severe, producing penny sized
hail and wind damage in Emmet County.
Chippewa County
Sault Ste Marie Hail (0.75)
A cluster of thunderstorms moved
through the Whitefish Bay and St Marys
River valley region in the morning.
One storm produced penny sized hail.
MICHIGAN, Upper
Alger County
5 E Munising Hail (0.75)
Dime to penny-sized hail.
Schoolcraft County
5 NW Manistique Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Trees and power lines down near
Indian Lake.
Marquette County
3 N Little Lake Hail (0.75)
Delta County
2 E Lathrop Hail (1.75)
Schoolcraft County
Cooks Hail (0.75)
Luce County
7 E Deer Park Hail (0.88)
Menominee County
5 N Menominee Hail (1.75)
Golfball-sized hail at Birch Creek and
County Road 577.
Menominee County
5 N Menominee Hail (2.00)
Two-inch hail found 20 minutes after
storm had passed near Highway 41
and Willow Tree Road.
Menominee County
5 N Menominee Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous 8-inch cedar trees snapped in
cemetary near Birch Creek Road and Bay
De Noc Road.
Menominee County
3 NE Menominee Hail (1.75)
Hail up to golf ball size combined with
strong winds resulted in significant
damage to roofs, siding, and
automobiles.
Menominee County
5 N Menominee Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Many roads closed across southern
Menominee County due to trees and
power lines down. A few trees were on
fire. Three-foot diameter older willow
tree snapped near base at Highway 41
and Willow Tree Road.
Alger County
Munising Lightning
Lightning struck a tour boat for
shipwreck cruises in Munising Bay.
Three people were treated and released
at a local hospital for minor injuries.
Keweenaw County
Isle Royal Nat Hail (0.88)
Park
Nickel-sized hail reported at Rock
Harbor Lodge on Isle Royale. Hail
lasted approximately ten minutes.
Houghton County
Freda Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Four-inch tree down.
Houghton County
Laurium Heavy Rain
3.67 inches of rain fell mainly between
3 and 5 am EST.
Houghton County
North Portion Flash Flood
Spotters measured nearly four inches
of rain in Laurium with street and
basement flooding reported. 2.99
inches of rain was reported at the
Houghton County Airport with a washout
of County Road 203 in Calumet
Township.
Keweenaw County
5 S (P59)Copper Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Harb.
A dozen six to eight-inch diameter
trees down between Copper Harbor
and Delaware.
Houghton County
Laurium Hail (0.75)
Houghton County
Calumet Hail (1.00)
Hail fell in the Calumet/Laurium area.
Alger County
Grand Marais Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees down across roads and power
outages.
Houghton County
7 N Hancock Hail (2.00)
Schoolcraft County
8 N Seney Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Several trees down along Highway M-77
and adjoining side roads.
Luce County
Newberry Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Numerous trees and power lines down.
Luce County
10 N Newberry Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
12-14 trees up to twelve inches in
diameter down across Highway M-123
between Newberry and Tahquamenon Falls.
One tree fell on a house.
Houghton County
7 N Hancock Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees down across Salo Road,
Bear Lake Road and along Highway
M-203 south of McLain State Park.
Houghton County
(Cmx)Houghton-- Thunderstorm Wind (G57)
Hanco.
Gust to 69 mph also measured at the
Michigan Tech Research Center.
Houghton County
Calumet Hail (0.75)
An upper disturbance interacting with
a very warm airmass and frontal
boundary over southern Lake Superior
helped set the stage for severe
thunderstorms across portions of
northern Upper Michigan during the
late evening of the 15th into the
morning hours of the 16th. The
hardest hit area was over the north
half of Houghton County where numerous
thunderstorms caused damaging winds,
large hail and flash flooding from
torrential downpours. Keweenaw, Alger,
Luce and northern Schoolcraft counties
also observed damaging winds and/or
large hail from the storms.
Alger County
5 S Grand Marais Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees up to ten inches in
diameter uprooted along Old Seney Road
5 to 10 miles south of Grand Marais.
Luce County
10 NW Pine Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Stump Jet
Twelve-inch diameter tree snapped near
base along County Road 416.
Luce County
1 S Pine Stump Jet Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Leaves and one to two inch-diameter
branches down along County Road 407/H37.
Luce County
20 NNE Newberry Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
A few two-inch trees snapped and one to
two inch branches down along County
Road 500.
Menominee County
Menominee Hail (0.75)
Hail covering the ground.
Menominee County
2 SW Carney Hail (0.75)
Menominee County
1 SW Cedar River Hail (0.88)
Dickinson County
Ralph Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Multiple two and three-inch diameter
branches down.
Dickinson County
2 NE Iron Mtn Hail (1.00)
Marquette County
Little Lake to Heavy Rain
Carlshend
Thunderstorms dumped heavy rainfall in
excess of 2 inches during a one to two
time frame as reported by spotters.
The rainfall caused ponding of water
in streets in Carlshend and minor
basement flooding.
Dickinson County
2 S Sagola Hail (1.50)
Dickinson County
Norway Hail (1.00)
Gogebic County
Ironwood Hail (1.00)
Delta County
2 N Garden Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees down on power lines.
Schoolcraft County
8 SW Thompson Hail (1.00)
Quarter-sized hail reported.
Gogebic County
6 E Bessemer Hail (1.75)
Hail lasted for five to ten minutes.
Menominee County
2 SW Bagley Hail (0.75)
Hail lasted for ten minutes.
Menominee County
6 W Cedar River Hail (0.88)
Hail lasted for five minutes.
Gogebic County
Marenisco Hail (0.75)
Hail lasted for five to ten minutes.
Ontonagon County
2 SE Bergland Hail (0.75)
Ontonagon County
Merriweather Hail (0.75)
Penny-sized hail reported.
Gogebic County
Wakefield Hail (2.00)
Gogebic County
Wakefield Hail (4.00)
Hail up to 4 inches in diameter
resulted in significant damage to
roofs, siding, and automobiles.
Gogebic County
2 NE Cisco Lake Hail (1.00)
Iron County
6 NNE Michigamme R Hail (1.00)
Gogebic County
5 E Ironwood Hail (2.00)
Houghton County
5 N Kenton Hail (0.75)
Houghton County
5 N Kenton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Many large trees down, one on hood of
truck.
Houghton County
10 ENE Kenton Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Many large trees down
Ontonagon County
Ewer Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Outbuildings on farm destroyed. Highway
construction signs blown down.
Baraga County
Covington Hail (0.75)
Hail lasted for ten minutes.
Iron County
8 N Elmwood Hail (0.75)
Baraga County
Covington to Thunderstorm Wind (G70)
Three Lakes
Hundreds of trees were either uprooted or
snapped along a greater than 20 mile
damage path. The more concentrated wind
damage began near the Covington Rest Home
where an outbuilding was damaged and
several large tree limbs were knocked down.
As the storm tracked east, numerous trees
were uprooted and/or snapped mainly in an
area bounded by Cemetary Road, Besonen Road
and Highway M-28. Within this area, just
behind the VFW building off of VFW Road,
there was a localized area where nearly
twenty trees were blown down. The wind
damage continued across Highway M-28 and
eastward along the entire length of old
M-28. A resident near the intersection of
old M-28 and Foy Road in Covington had a
large spruce tree snap off and fall to the
ground missing his house by inches. Two
eyewitnesses in Covington reported hail
greater than the size of quarters during
the peak of the storm. Sporadic tree damage
was also reported in rural areas north of
King Lake Road eastward to Three Lakes.
Some tree damage was also noted along
Highway M-28/US-41 in Three Lakes and a
resident from near Petticoat Lake reported
some tree damage.
Ontonagon County
Ewen Hail (0.75)
Baraga County
2 ESE Three Lakes Hail (0.88)
Marquette County
Michigamme Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Several trees down mainly south of Highway
M-28.
Marquette County
10 S Ishpeming Hail (1.25)
Ontonagon County
4 E Paulding Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Four to five-inch diameter trees down at
Bond Falls Campground.
Dickinson County
9 E Charming Hail (1.00)
Marquette County
2 NW Marquette Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees down along paths.
Ontonagon County
Trout Creek Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Ten-inch diameter tree snapped along
Highway M-28, a couple of metal TV
attennas down.
Schoolcraft County
Cooks Hail (0.75)
Schoolcraft County
Cooks Hail (0.75)
Schoolcraft County
2 NNW Manistique Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
A few large trees blown down along Highway
M-94 just north of the Indian River Bridge.
Schoolcraft County
Manistique Hail (0.75)
Houghton County
3 N Winona Hail (1.00)
A camp sustained hail damage.
Baraga County
1 N Pelkie Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Four-inch diameter trees down with small
hail reported.
Marquette County
Green Gardens Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Two-inch tree limbs snapped off.
Luce County
3 S Newberry Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees one foot in diameter blown down.
Gogebic County
Bessemer to Heavy Rain
Marenisco
Thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall of 4
to 6 inches over much of western Gogebic
County during the early morning hours of
the 29th. Minor street flooding was
reported in the Bessemer, Wakefield and
Marenisco areas as well as flooding on
Bingham Creek near Lake Gogebic.
Gogebic County
2 NE Cisco Lake Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Two-inch tree limbs down.
An approaching cold front interacting with
an extremely unstable airmass triggered a
widespread outbreak of severe weather
across west and central Upper Michigan from
late afternoon on the 28th to just after
sunrise on the 29th. Of the 13 counties in
west and central Upper Michigan, only Alger
and Keweenaw counties escaped without
severe weather, as there were at least 40
individual reports of damaging wind or
large hail during the event. The storms
also produced torrential downpours and
minor flooding over Gogebic County during
the early morning hours of the 29th.
Marquette County
6 NNW Carlshend Hail (0.75)
Marquette County
5 NNW Carlshend Hail (0.88)
Delta County
5 SSW Rapid River Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Two to four-inch diameter branches down.
Alger County
5 S Chatham Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
One to two-inch diameter branches down.
Schoolcraft County
Manistique Thunderstorm Wind (G50)
Two large trees down
MIZ001>006-009> Keweenaw--Ontonagon--Northern Houghton--
012-084 Baraga--Marquette--Alger--Gogebic--Iron--
Dickinson--Menominee--Southern Houghton
Heat
Temperatures rising well into the 90s along
with dewpoints in the low to mid 70s sent
heat indices soaring into the 100 to 105
degree range over much of west and central
Upper Michigan on the afternoon of the
31st.
MICHIGAN, West
Mason County
Walhalla Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Trees were blown down on wires near the
intersection of Route 10 and Schoenherr
Road.
Oceana County
Walkerville Hail (1.00)
One inch diameter hail was reported three
miles south of Walkerville.
Newaygo County
White Cloud Hail (1.00)
Broadcast media reported one inch hail in
and near White Cloud.
Newaygo County
Big Prairie Hail (1.00)
Law enforcement reported one inch hail in
Big Prairie.
Ottawa County
Ferrysburg to Hail (0.75)
Spring Lake
The public reported three quarters inch
hail in Ferrysburg.
Mecosta County
Big Rapids Hail (0.88)
Seven eighths inch hail was reported three
miles south of Big Rapids.
Ottawa County
Coopersville to Hail (1.00)
Conklin
Numerous reports of three quarters to one
inch hail were received from across Ottawa
county.
Montcalm County
Greenville Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
A couple of trees were blown down onto
power lines in Greenville.
Ionia County
Portland Thunderstorm Wind (G54)
Oceana County
Shelby to Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Hart
Hundreds of trees were blown down across
Oceana county.
Mason County
Ludington Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Numerous trees were blown down along the
Lake Michigan shoreline.
Newaygo County
White Cloud Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Mecosta County
Big Rapids Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Newaygo County
Newaygo Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Many trees were blown down in and around
Newaygo county.
Montcalm County
Entrican Thunderstorm Wind (G60)
Numerous trees were blown down and barn
roofing was ripped off.
Isabella County
Mt Pleasant Thunderstorm Wind (G52)
Gratiot County
St Louis to Thunderstorm Wind (G56)
Ithaca
Montcalm County
Stanton Thunderstorm Wind (G55)
Trees and power lines were blown down in
and near Stanton.
Montcalm County
Carson City Hail (0.75)
Three quarters inch hail was reported in
Carson City.
Mecosta County
Sylvester Hail (0.75)
Three quarters inch hail was reported near
Sylvester.
Oceana County
Shelby Hail (0.75)
A trained spotter reported three quarters
inch hail in Shelby.
Mecosta County
Big Rapids Hail (1.00)
One inch hail was reported by the public in
Big Rapids.
Muskegon County
Whitehall Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Muskegon County
Montague to Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Sullivan
Several large trees were blown down in
Montague.
Oceana County
Shelby Hail (0.75)
Ottawa County
Coopersville Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Ionia County
Ionia Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Numerous trees were blown down in and near
Ionia.
Ottawa County
Coopersville to Hail (2.00)
Marne
One and three quarters to two inch hail was
reported near Coopersville and in Marne.
Jackson County
Jackson Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Numerous trees were blown down across the
city of Jackson.
Allegan County
Allegan to Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Dorr
Numerous trees were blown down across
Allegan county and a tree fell on a tent
camper pinning a woman underneath. She
sustained minor injuries.
Ionia County
Belding Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
The public in Belding reported numerous
trees were blown down.
Barry County
Hastings Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Law enforcement reported numerous trees
blown down in and near Hastings.
Van Buren County
Gobles to Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Bloomingdale
Numerous trees were blown down in
Bloomingdale and Gobles.
Kalamazoo County
Portage to Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Oshtemo
Many trees were blown down in Portage and
Kalamazoo.
Allegan County
Wayland to Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Allegan
Trees and power lines were blown down in
Wayland and Allegan.
Van Buren County
Bloomingdale Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Many trees were blown down across Van Buren
county and particularly in and near
Bloomingdale.
Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Multiple trees and power lines were
reported blown down in Kalamazoo by
amateur radio.
Barry County
Freeport Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
A barn door was blown in and numerous large
trees were blown down near Freeport.
Barry County
Middleville Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
A pole barn was blown off it's foundation
and numerous trees were blown down just
southeast of Middleville.
Kent County
Rockford Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Montcalm County
Stanton Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Numerous trees were blown down in Stanton
and blown off of an old barn.
Ionia County
Saranac to Thunderstorm Wind (G53)
Muir
Trees were blown down in Saranac and Muir.
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