September 5, 2014 Severe Wind Event

Overview

Multiple rounds of severe storms rolled across Southern Michigan on Friday, September 5, bringing damaging winds and numerous reports of damage. Winds up to 74 mph were reported as the storms raced east ahead of a cold front. The environment was primed for severe weather with temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and lower 90s, along with dewpoints reaching up into the 70s.

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Radar

Radar loop courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM). Larger yellow box is a severe thunderstorm watch, smaller yellow boxes are severe thunderstorm warnings, and blue boxes are special marine warnings. Local storm reports are also plotted on the map.

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Local Storm Reports

Image courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM). Yellow boxes are severe thunderstorm warnings, green box is a flood advisory and purple boxes are special marine warnings. Local Storm Reports (LSR) are also shown plotted on the map.

Text Summary of Local Storm Reports (LSRs)

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