Marine Thunderstorm Wind — The Islands To Vermilion Oh, Lake Erie

2021-08-11 · near The Islands, The Islands To Vermilion Oh, Lake Erie

Event narrative

A buoy just west of the northern tip of Cedar Point (i.e. two-miles NNE of Sandusky) recorded a peak gust of 49 mph from passing QLCS.

Wider weather episode

Lake Erie was within the warm sector during the morning of the 11th through early evening of the 13th as the lake remained along the northwestern flank of the Bermuda-Azores subtropical high pressure ridge. Simultaneously, a very slow-moving cold front approached Lake Erie from the Upper Midwest as multiple surface lows moved northeastward along the front. Ahead of the front, five distinct rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms with gale-force to storm-force wind gusts affected the lake between the early morning of the 11th and early evening of the 13th. These storms utilized weak to strong MUCAPE, moderate to strong DCAPE, and primarily moderate to strong effective bulk shear.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 978334. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.