Waterspout — Conneaut Oh To Ripley Ny, Lake Erie

2022-08-26 · near Ripley, Conneaut Oh To Ripley Ny, Lake Erie

Event narrative

NWS employee relayed report of waterspout offshore North East, PA.

Wider weather episode

A cold front swept southeastward across Lake Erie during the morning through early afternoon of the 26th and encountered a warm sector marine boundary layer exhibiting moderate instability and very weak convective inhibition, which allowed the front to trigger isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. The thermodynamic environment and low-level convergence/horizontal wind shear along the front also led to the development of a couple non-mesocyclonic waterspouts near Presque Isle State Park, PA.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1052686. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.