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Marine Strong Wind · Lake Michigan

Marine Strong Wind October 15, 2019 · St Joseph To South Haven Mi, Lake Michigan

49 mph

Estimated gust (43 kt)

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts of up to around 45 to 50 mph resulted in beach and dune erosion and flooding of parking lots and roads right along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

The wider storm

A peak wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at a mesonet station at the Muskegon north breakwater light. Wind gusts of up to around 50 mph were common along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The high winds in conjunction with high lake levels caused minor flooding of some parking lots, roads and private property and beach and dune erosion right along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Began near South Haven Harbor (42.4000, -86.2700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 858977. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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