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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Lake Michigan
Marine Thunderstorm Wind September 4, 2012 · Pt Washington To North Pt Lt Wi, Lake Michigan
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The C-Man station at the Port Washington harbor (PWAW3) reported 10 minutes of wind gusts of 35 to 40 knots. Sustained winds at the time were 25 to 32 knots. The main line of thunderstorms had already pushed through the area. These strong winds were caused by lingering gusty winds associated with a Wake Low event.
The wider storm
A broken line of thunderstorms with a few embedded strong thunderstorms moved across the near shore waters of Lake Michigan off southeast Wisconsin. These thunderstorms caused several wind gusts exceeding 33 knots. Gusty winds lingering behind the line of the thunderstorms also caused a few high wind gusts.
Began near Port Washington (43.3880, -87.8680).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 397711. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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