Snowstorm produces 72 mph wind gust. Here’s where

A winter storm battering Michigan has produced winds nearly sturdy sufficient to be thought-about hurricane power.

From Sunday, December 28 by way of Monday, December 29, Michigan residents noticed gusty winds starting from 60 to 60 miles per hour, with lakeside cities reporting the strongest gusts.

At 4 a.m. Monday, a buoy close to Sault Ste. Marie registered a wind gust of 120 km per hour.

A buoy at Bay Mills recorded a wind gust of 60 mph, and at 5:30 a.m. Monday, a climate station in Munising recorded a pace of 60 mph, in line with the Local storm reports from the National Weather Service.

The Saffir-Simpson scale defines a Class 1 hurricane with wind speeds of 75 to 90 miles per hour. A storm of that magnitude causes some injury, together with well-constructed body houses struggling injury to the roof, shingles, vinyl siding and gutters. Massive tree branches can break and timber with shallow roots can fall. Main injury to energy strains and poles will probably lead to energy outages that might final a number of to a number of days.

A snow storm warning was issued for the UP on Monday resulting from heavy snowfall and robust winds. The storm has brought about power outage and harmful waves on the Nice Lakes as much as 30 ft excessive. There are too storm, stormAnd heavy freeze spray warnings.

As well as, a warning of strong winds was issued for southeastern Michigan, and an advisory has been issued for southwestern Michigan.

Right here is an summary of the wind speeds measured in Michigan on December 29:

How sturdy have the winds been in Michigan?

In line with native storm stories, listed below are the wind speeds recorded by climate stations and observers on Monday morning, December 29:

• Sault Ste Marie: 72 km/h
• Lake Superior (north of Munising): 69 km/h
• Bay mills: 65 km/h
• Munization: 64 km/h
• Saugatuck Pier: 64 km/h
• Rock of Ages Isle Royale: 63 km/h
• Copper port: 100 km/h
• Ludington: 100 km/h
• Houghton County Memorial Airport: 60 km/h
• Stony level: 59 km/h
• Muskegon County Airport: 58 km/h
• Grand Marais: 56 km/h
• Grand Harbour: 56 km/h
• Massive Bay Harbor (in Marquette County): 55 km/h
• Macatawa: 54 km/h
• Sand: 53 km/h
• Springfield: 53 km/h
• St. Joseph’s Pier: 53 km/h
• Paw Paw: 53 km/h
• Northport (7 miles NNE): 52 km/h
• Rockland: 52 km/h
• Maniste: 51 km/h
• Ontonagon: 51 km/h
• Kiva: 51 km/h
• Chicago Lake (6 miles NNE): 51 km/h
• Frankfurt: 50 km/h
• Ludington: 50 km/h
• Trenair: 49 km/h
• Edgemont Park (3 miles NNE): 49 km/h
• Phoenix: 48 km/h
• Beaver Island: 48 km/h
• Sundell: 48 km/h
• Charlevoix: 47 km/h
• Leland: 46 km/h
• Mackinac Island: 45 km/h
• Shingleton: 45 km/h
• Edmore: 45 km/h
• Cedarville: 45 km/h
• Manistique (4 miles E): 44 km/h
• Cheboygan: 43 km/h
• Tawas city: 42 km/h
• Quick River: 41 km/h
• Blaneypark: 40 km/h
• Soo crossing: 40 km/h
• Kinross Parish: 40 km/h
• Oscoda: 39 km/h

Contact Sarah Moore @ smoore@lsj.com