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Marine Thunderstorm Wind — New Buffalo To St Joseph Mi, Lake Michigan

2012-07-31 · near St. Joseph Harbor, New Buffalo To St Joseph Mi, Lake Michigan

34 MG
Magnitude

Event narrative

The marine weather site at St. Joseph recorded a 34 knot (39 mph) wind gust.

Wider weather episode

A line of elevated thunderstorms moved across Lake Michigan ahead of an upper level system. Weak instability, but moderate shear allowed for the storms to continue southeast. The elevated nature of the storms only allowed for marginally strong marine wind gusts to occur.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 397461. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.