Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Reno Beach To the Islands Oh, Lake Erie

2023-08-12 · near The Islands, Reno Beach To the Islands Oh, Lake Erie

Event narrative

Cleveland Water Alliance Buoy, about five-miles northwest of Marblehead, recorded a peak wind gust of 40 mph following the passage of a gust front from nearby showers and thunderstorms.

Wider weather episode

An occluded surface low meandered near the eastern shore of Lake Superior during the late morning through early evening of the 12th. Simultaneously, the trailing cold front swept southeastward from southeastern Lower MI and northern IN to central Lake Erie and north-central/west-central portions of OH. Multiple multicell thunderstorms occurred over Lake Erie, along and ahead of the cold front. These storms produced gale-force peak convective wind gusts along the 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 1145140. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.