Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Avon Point To Willowick Oh, Lake Erie

2023-07-20 · near Willowick, Avon Point To Willowick Oh, Lake Erie

Event narrative

Burke Lakefront Airport ASOS in Cleveland recorded a peak wind gust of 56 mph from outflow-dominant thunderstorms.

Wider weather episode

Lake Erie remained in the warm sector during the early to mid-evening of the 20th as a surface low moved from east-central Lower MI to southern Lake Huron and the trailing cold front moved east-southeastward across southeastern Lower MI toward the western shore of Lake Erie. Simultaneously, clusters and lines of multicell thunderstorms persisted generally eastward and southeastward across much of Lake Erie. The storms generated strong to severe peak convective gusts along and near the northern OH shore as the storms encountered moderate to strong MUCAPE and effective bulk shear, respectively.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1140200. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.