Waterspout, Huron
- When
- July 25, 8:20 AM EST to 9:45 AM EST
- Where
- Huron County, 2 mi E of Port Hope
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 43.910, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspouts in Michigan, July 25 to 26, 1998
Great Lakes water temperatures were warmer than normal during the summer, thanks mainly to unusual warmth during the preceding winter and spring. A cool air mass moved over the lakes late in the month, and winds became light as high pressure settled into the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS DTX wrote it up.
Great Lakes water temperatures were warmer than normal during the summer, thanks mainly to unusual warmth during the preceding winter and spring. A cool air mass moved over the lakes late in the month, and winds became light as high pressure settled into the area. The cool air, warm lakes, and light winds allowed the waterspout season to begin a little earlier than usual.Both the Coast Guard and a trained spotter reported a waterspout between Port Hope and Harbor Beach on the morning of the 25th. The waterspout stayed a few miles offshore.The next morning, the public observed numerous waterspouts during the morning over western Lake Erie. At least five separate waterspouts were sighted, most staying about three miles offshore.
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:22 UTC.
Event by event
2 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Waterspout, Monroe
- When
- July 26, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe County, 3 mi SW of Stony Pt
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.921, -83.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in Utah, July 25, 1998
- Flash Flood in Colorado, July 25, 1998
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 25, 1998
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 25, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Colorado, July 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, July 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Colorado, July 25 to 29, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Arkansas, July 25, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, July 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 25, 1998
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, July 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5655911, 5655912.