- Severe thunderstorms in Michigan brought peak wind gusts over 90 mph.
- The state faced storm damage leaving three dead and hundreds of thousands of without power Sunday.
Michigan saw wind gusts peak at over 90 mph as severe thunderstorms ravaged the state Sunday.
The severe storms left three dead in a Kalamazoo County crash and the two largest utilities in the state – DTE and Consumers Energy – reporting over 182,000 customers without power as of 8:25 a.m. Monday. The National Weather Service reported wind damage and power outages from the storms, with peak wind gusts reaching near 100 mph.
Here’s what to know.
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What severe weather did Michigan see Sunday?
A line of severe thunderstorms hit Michigan Sunday, coming amid weekend severe weather including an ice storm that brought freezing rain to northern Michigan.
Sunday’s severe storms brought three deaths and widespread power outages with high winds, downed trees and reports of tornadoes.
How high did wind speeds get in Michigan Sunday?
In some areas of Michigan, peak wind gusts reached over 90 mph, per the NWS office in Grand Rapids. Here are wind speeds for several cities:
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- Battle Creek Airport: 64 mph
- Charlotte Airport: 54 mph
- Grand Rapids Airport: 81 mph
- Holland Airport: 66 mph
- Jackson Airport: 96 mph
- Jamestown: 72 mph
- Kalamazoo Airport: 58 mph
- Lansing Airport: 62 mph
- Nashville: 72 mph
- Saugatuck Pier: 59 mph
- St. Joseph Pier: 80 mph
The Detroit Free Press contributed.
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