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Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Michigan City in To New Buffalo Mi, Lake Michigan

2009-05-13 · near Michigan City, Michigan City in To New Buffalo Mi, Lake Michigan

36 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The Michigan City Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) site recorded a 36 knot wind gust.

Wider weather episode

Several lines of strong to locally severe thunderstorms affected portions of Illinois during the evening hours of May 13th and moved east into western Indiana and adjacent portions of far southeastern Lake Michigan during the early morning hours of the 14th. While instability was marginal, very strong wind fields were in place with a few of the strongest storms able to bring the strong winds to the surface.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 171577. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.