Strong Wind in Marquette, Michigan

Strong Wind October 9, 2007 · Marquette, Michigan

35 mph

Estimated gust (30 kt)

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two elderly men, aged 71 and 72, drowned on the evening of the 9th after their fishing boat capsized on Lake Independence. High winds reportedly whipped up waves in the 4 to 6 feet range.

The wider storm

Strong winds and high waves on Lake Independence resulted in the drowning deaths of two elderly men on the evening of the 9th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 62701. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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