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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Lake Superior

Marine Thunderstorm Wind August 5, 2019 · Chequamegon Bay Bayfield To Oak Pt Wi, Lake Superior

44 mph

Measured gust (38 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The gust was measured at the Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse.

The wider storm

A complex of storms developed the night of the 4th across the Dakotas and pushed across northern Minnesota during the morning hours of the 5th. These storms were exhibiting a downward trend as they moved along the South Shore of Lake Superior, but a few gusts to around 45 mph were observed in the Ashland area ahead of the complex and as the leading edge moved through.

Began near Bayfield (46.7287, -90.7849).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 850945. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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