Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Vermilion To Avon Point Oh, Lake Erie

2021-06-21 · near Avon Point, Vermilion To Avon Point Oh, Lake Erie

Event narrative

Lorain Harbor C-MAN Station (i.e. LORO1) recorded a peak gust of 75 mph from thunderstorm.

Wider weather episode

Lake Erie remained in the warm sector during the late evening of the 20th through early morning of the 21st as a surface low moved northeastward from the Upper Mississippi Valley to the Straits of Mackinac. Multiple squall lines moved eastward over and near Lake Erie, and produced peak wind gusts of at least gale-force along the southern lakeshore. These storms encountered weak to moderate MUCAPE, moderate DCAPE, and moderate effective bulk shear.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 964139. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.