Waterspout — Port Washington To North Point Light Wi 5nm Offshore To Mid Lake, Lake Michigan

2017-08-10 · near Port Washington, Port Washington To North Point Light Wi 5nm Offshore To Mid Lake, Lake Michigan

Event narrative

Public took a photograph of a waterspout on Lake Michigan. The start and end times and path length of the waterspout are estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

A developing thunderstorm merged with an outflow boundary from another thunderstorm to produce a waterspout about 16 miles southeast of Port Washington. The waterspout lasted for 5 to 10 minutes per estimates from radar.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (43.2163, -87.6450)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 706211. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.