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Waterspout August 10, 2017 · Port Washington To North Point Light Wi 5nm Offshore To Mid Lake, Lake Michigan

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What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Port Washington (43.2163, -87.6450).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 706211. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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