2016-17 Michigan Windstorm Season (Vile)

The 2016-17 Michigan Windstorm season is a live event taking place on the west coast of Michigan. Generally the season peaks in the fall, but storms can form any time. This season is likely to be average, and storms that persist over 12 hours will be named. Winter storms will also be named in this area.

How do windstorms receive names?
A windstorm is named if it has winds of 15 mph or over and persists more than 12 hours. If the storm fails to persist more than 12 hours, it is numbered.

Seasonal Forecasts
Most models predict a very active season, due to a Lake Michigan lake effect that is forecast to bring constant storms.

Windstorm Annie
On September 26, a windstorm blew into Michigan. The storm persisted for about four days, and caused some trees to fall near the coast. The storm even was able to take on a cyclonic appearance near the end of it's lifespan. Annie dissolved on September 30. It has also been reported that Annie has caused some flooding in southern Michigan.

Wind Depression 002
On October 5, a wind depression blew into Michigan. It failed to last more than 12 hours, and was not named. It caused no damage.

Windstorm Boris
On October 7, a strong wind depression blew into Michigan. The storm had very strong winds by that evening, prompting an upgrade to Tropical Storm Boris. The next day, however, Boris's winds diminished.

Windstorm Clarice
Windstorm Clarice blew into Michigan on October 11. While being a strong, somewhat long-lasting windstorm, damage was mostly confined to snapped tree limbs. Clarice moved out the next day.

Wind Cyclone Donovan
Wind Depression 005 formed on October 17. The next morning, winds were very strong, reaching 50 mph. This prompted Donovan to become the season's first wind cyclone. Despite Donovan's impressive intensity, minimal damage was reported.

Windstorm Elisa
Windstorm Elisa formed on October 24, and exited Michigan on October 25, with minimal impacts.

Windstorm Fausto
Fausto blew into Michigan on October 25. While it was a fairly average wind storm, it brought rain to western Michigan for a full day, and managed to last for 2 full days, making Fausto the longest lasting storm since Annie.

Wind Cyclone Ginny
On October 28, Ginny blew into Michigan. Ginny had the strongest winds since Donovan, with winds of 45 mph, just below wind cyclone intensity. It is possible that Ginny could be upgraded to a wind cyclone. Ginny had minimal impacts. Ginny was upgraded to a wind cyclone following the modification of the scale.

Windstorm Hugo
Hugo blew into Michigan on Halloween, and brought everybody 35 mph winds during the holiday. The storm was very weak, and had little impact.

Windstorm Isabella
Following a drought in the season, Isabella entered on November 8. It exited the next day, and caused some slippery roads due to leaves falling on the road. Otherwise, impacts were minimal.

Windstorm Jordan
Jordan blew into Michigan on November 13. It dissipated on November 14, with minimal land impacts.

Intense Winter Cyclone Karen
Main Article: Windstorm Karen (2016)

Names
Names: This season uses list 1 of the rotating lists. Names in italics were assigned to storms in the 2016-17 season. Other name lists are located here. Due to the anticipated activity of the season, the Syriac alphabet has been added.