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Marine High Wind · Lake Superior

Marine High Wind September 3, 2020 · Manitou Island To Marquette Mi Beyond 5nm From Shore, Lake Superior

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A ship captain northwest of Marquette reported west wind gusts between 60 and 70 mph during the period.

The wider storm

A powerful storm originating in the lee of the Canadian Rockies tracked across the Upper Great Lakes bringing storm force winds to much of Lake Superior on the 3rd.

Began near Huron Island Light (46.9400, -87.6900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 921803. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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