Lake Superior storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Lake Superior between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
1,414
Storm events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hurricanes
8
Deaths
Significant recent events in Lake Superior
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
A prolonged period of northeast winds led to 2 to 4 foot waves at the head of Lake Superior. Winds were on the downward trend the morning of the 30th with gusts to around 22mph in thundershowers that moved through earlier in the morning, with rain ending around 10AM. Three boater…
A family of five (husband, wife, three children under the age of 10) set out on a kayak to tour the Apostle Islands at around 100 pm CDT. Wind and waves were nearly calm when the family set out from Madeline Island on a sit on top type of kayak. The winds picked up by 4 pm becomi…
Strong west winds kicked up high waves during a fishing tournament in Grand Traverse Bay on the 23rd. The high waves sank a 16-foot fishing boat claiming the life of a 42 year-old Laurium man. Two other fisherman from the boat were rescued as they struggled to stay afloat in the …
Counties and zones
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Black River To Ontonagon Mi (28)
Chequamegon Bay Bayfield To Oak Pt Wi (20)
Duluth Mn To Pt Wing Wi (67)
Eagle River To Manitou Island Mi (30)
Grand Marais Mi To Whitefish Point Mi 5nm Offshore To the Us/canadian Border (22)
Grand Marais To Taconite Hbr Mn (9)
Grand Marais To Whitefish Point Mi (83)
Grand Marais To Whitefish Pt (1)
Grand Marais To Whitefish Pt Mi (4)
Grand Portage To Grand Marais Mn (4)
Huron Is To Marquette Mi (6)
Huron Islands To Marquette Mi (97)
Keweenaw Bay and Huron Bay Lwr Ent Lt To Portage Lake To Huron Is Mi (9)
Ls E of Line From Manitou Is Mi Nwd and S of Intl Border (3)
Ls E of Ln From Saxon Hbr Wi To Grand Portage Mn To Ln Manitou Is Mi Nwd Byd 5nm and S of Intl Border (6)
Ls W of in Saxon Hbr Wi To Grand Portage Mn Byd 5nm (10)
Manitou Island To Marquette Mi Beyond 5nm From Shore (73)
Manitou Island To Marquette Mi and W of Grand Marais Mi To Us/canadian Border Beyond 5nm of Shore (194)
Manitou Island To Point Isabelle Mi (6)
Marquette To Munising Mi (104)
Munising To Grand Marais Mi (112)
Oak Pt To Saxon Hbr Wi (5)
Ontonagon To Upper Entrance of Portage Canal Mi (59)
Ontonagon To Upr Ent of Portage Canal Mi (6)
Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 Nm From Mainland (2)
Point Isabelle To Lower Entrance of Portage Canal Mi (34)
Portage Lake To Huron Is Mi To Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Is Inc Keweenaw and Huron Bays (31)
Pt Wing To Sand Is Wi (11)
Sand Is To Bayfield Wi (20)
Saxon Harbor Wi To Black River Mi (24)
Saxon Harbor Wi To Upper Entrance of Portage Canal Mi 5nm Offshore To Us/canadian Border Inc Isle Royal Np (119)
Saxon Hbr Wi To Ontonagon Mi (7)
Silver Bay Hbr To Two Hbrs Mn (11)
St Marys River & Pt Iroquois To Ern Potagannissing Bay (12)
St Marys River From Point Iroquois To E Potagannissing Bay (38)
St. Marys River From Point Iroquois To East Potagannissing Bay (1)
Two Hbrs To Duluth Mn (11)
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal To Eagle River Mi (24)
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal To Manitou Island Mi 5nm Offshore To Us/canadian Border (83)
Upr Ent of Portage Canal To Manitou Is Mi (7)
Whitefish Bay & Whitefish Pt To Pt Iroquois Mi (12)
Whitefish Bay From Whitefish Point To Point Iroquois Mi (9)