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Waterspout August 21, 2018 · Port Washington To North Point Light Wi 5nm Offshore To Mid Lake, Lake Michigan

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A member of the International Centre for Waterspout Research took several photographs of waterspouts southeast of Milwaukee Harbor. Doppler radar indicates a likely series of waterspouts occurred over the open waters of Lake Michigan between roughly 5 am CDT to 645 am CDT Tuesday, August 21st.

The wider storm

A supercell thunderstorm likely produced a series of waterspouts over Lake Michigan, about 10 miles east of Milwaukee Harbor during the early morning. The waterspouts were strongly indicated by Doppler Radar and several of the waterspouts were photographed.

Began near North Point Lthouse (43.1823, -87.7898).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 767512. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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