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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Lake Superior

Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 29, 2022 · Sand Is To Bayfield Wi, Lake Superior

40 mph

Measured gust (35 kt)

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak gust of 40 mph was measured at the DISW3 Devils Island C-MAN station.

The wider storm

An area of low pressure across Manitoba lifted a warm front across northwestern Wisconsin during the afternoon hours of the 28th. A few thunderstorms developed ahead of the following cold front later that evening. While most of the storms moving across western Lake Superior did remain below severe limits, one produced a wind gust of 40 knots at Devils Island as it passed.

Began near Devils Island Lighthouse Station Disw3 (47.0800, -90.7300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1052446. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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