Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Lake Superior

Marine Thunderstorm Wind July 18, 2020 · Upper Entrance of Portage Canal To Eagle River Mi, Lake Superior

40 mph

Measured gust (35 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Lake Superior buoy 45023 located near the Upper Entrance of the Portage Canal measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 40 mph.

Strong thunderstorms forming on the edge of a convective complex moved through portions of Lake Superior on the morning of the 18th.

Began near Traverse Bay (47.2700, -88.6100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 908608. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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