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Marine High Wind · Lake Superior

Marine High Wind December 19, 2017 · Manitou Island To Marquette Mi Beyond 5nm From Shore, Lake Superior

55 mph

Measured gust (48 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Storm force wind gusts were observed at Granite Island, station GRIM4. The peak sustained wind during the event was 40.6 knots and the peak wind gust during the event was 50 knots.

The wider storm

West-northwesterly storm force winds were observed across eastern Lake Superior during the afternoon and evening hours on December 19th, 2017.

Began near Marquette (46.7024, -87.3990).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 729654. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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