Multiple rounds of mixed wintry precipitation are anticipated, with the first round of sleet and freezing rain commencing later Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. Significant icing is possible by Saturday morning across eastern upper and far northern lower Michigan. Read More >
Overview
Warm and humid conditions resulted in a few rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across northern Michigan Thursday...starting around noon in eastern upper Michigan and persisting into the early overnight hours of Friday.
Wind & Hail:
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Photo Courtesy: Ashley Morse, Ogemaw | Photo Courtesy: Chris McLean, Roscommon | Photo Courtesy: Leslie McKee, Roscommon | Photo Courtesy: David Drzewiecki, LSSU Sault Ste Marie |
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Photo Courtesy: Alexandria Walden |
Videos
This is a video of high winds near Higgins Lake was sent to us by Ann Bolzman.
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Radar loop through the day |
Storm Reports
939 NWUS53 KAPX 070149 LSRAPX PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 949 PM EDT THU JUL 6 2017 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0855 PM HAIL 4 NNW HOUGHTON LAKE 44.35N 84.80W 07/06/2017 M1.00 INCH ROSCOMMON MI BROADCAST MEDIA REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL. RELAYED FROM 9 & 10 NEWS BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST. 0702 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE RIFLE RIVER STATE 44.35N 83.93W 07/06/2017 OGEMAW MI LAW ENFORCEMENT SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR SAGE LAKE. 0646 PM TSTM WND DMG LUPTON 44.43N 84.02W 07/06/2017 OGEMAW MI PUBLIC TREE UPROOTED. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED. 0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSE CLEAR LAKE 44.36N 84.22W 07/06/2017 OGEMAW MI LAW ENFORCEMENT WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF OGEMAW COUNTY. RELAYED FROM OGEMAW COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT. 0620 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW CLEAR LAKE 44.40N 84.29W 07/06/2017 OGEMAW MI LAW ENFORCEMENT POWER LINES DOWN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CLEAR LAKE. 0559 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW ROSCOMMON 44.51N 84.61W 07/06/2017 ROSCOMMON MI TRAINED SPOTTER TREE DOWN IN 200 BLOCK OF SHIRLEY LANE. TIME ESTIMATED. 0555 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE SKIDWAY LAKE 44.20N 84.03W 07/06/2017 OGEMAW MI PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED FROM THE SCHWANS MAN OF TREE AND POWER POLE DOWN. 0555 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE SKIDWAY LAKE 44.20N 84.03W 07/06/2017 OGEMAW MI LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT OF TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN ON CAR. TIME ESTIMATED. 0551 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE HIGGINS LAKE 44.44N 84.71W 07/06/2017 ROSCOMMON MI TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL TREES AND LIMBS DOWN ALONG THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF HIGGINS LAKE. 0551 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E NORTH HIGGINS LAKE 44.49N 84.68W 07/06/2017 ROSCOMMON MI LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWN. 0550 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW SOUTH HIGGINS LAKE 44.42N 84.70W 07/06/2017 ROSCOMMON MI LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS OF POWER LINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED. 0545 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WSW GRAYLING 44.65N 84.77W 07/06/2017 CRAWFORD MI LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES ON POWER LINES. TIME ESTIMATED. 0415 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W OSSINEKE 44.91N 83.45W 07/06/2017 M39 MPH ALPENA MI TRAINED SPOTTER 0316 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 S CATHRO 45.08N 83.56W 07/06/2017 M38 MPH ALPENA MI ASOS ASOS STATION APN, PHELPS COLLINS FIELD. 0215 PM TSTM WND DMG SAULT STE. MARIE 46.48N 84.37W 07/06/2017 CHIPPEWA MI PUBLIC 2 REPORTS RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK OF 5 INCH AND 6 INCH LIMBS SNAPPED. ALSO A FEW SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF. 0209 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S SAULT STE. MARIE 46.47N 84.37W 07/06/2017 M49 MPH CHIPPEWA MI ASOS ASOS STATION ANJ, SAULT STE MARIE. 0133 PM TSTM WND GST 3 WNW CHEBOYGAN 45.65N 84.53W 07/06/2017 M40 MPH CHEBOYGAN MI AWOS AWOS STATION SLH, CHEBOYGAN. && $$ MJG
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