Marine Thunderstorm Wind — The Islands To Vermilion Oh, Lake Erie

2024-10-01 · near Vermilion, The Islands To Vermilion Oh, Lake Erie

Event narrative

A weather station near Cedar Point Sports Complex recorded a peak straight-line convective wind gust of 41-mph from a line of showers and thunderstorms.

Wider weather episode

A cold front swept southeastward across the Lake Erie region during the late afternoon of October 1st through early morning of the 2nd. Along the front, a line of multicell showers and thunderstorms persisted generally eastward and produced several peak straight-line convective wind gusts of gale-force along and near the shore of western and central Lake Erie in OH. The pre-storm environment in the warm and moist sector consisted of moderate effective bulk shear and DCAPE, respectively, and weak MUCAPE.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253531. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.