On this day, 1998: An early morning derecho brings widespread wind damage to Michigan, with many places experiencing gusts up to and over 100-130 MPH, the equivalent of EF-2 tornado damage. Four people perished, and 146 were injured. $172 million (1998 rate) was the total infrastructure damage in the state, and over 850,000 customers lost power, the largest storm-based outage in Michigan of all time. Multiple tornado warnings were issued as well especially across northern Michigan, and multiple