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Marine Thunderstorm Wind July 3, 2004 · Wilmette Hbr To Meigs Field Il, Lake Michigan
What the National Weather Service wrote
Wind gusts of 42 kt and 47 kt were measured in the coastal waters 3 miles off-shore.
The wider storm
On the afternoon of July 3, an upper-level system moving northeastward from the St. Louis, MO area, across Illinois, into southern Wisconsin. This system produced several bands of showers and thunderstorms, which moved northeastward across the region. One band moved through the Chicago metro area and southern Lake Michigan, producing isolated large hail and strong wind gusts.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5412814. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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