Lake Erie, 2004Waterspout in Lake Erie, August 14, 2004
August 14, 2004 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 waterspout, as filed by the National Weather Service.
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 14, 1:52 AM EST, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 1:52 AM EST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
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</html>Waterspout, Le Reno Beach to the Islands Oh Byd 5nm Offshore to Intl Border
- When
- August 14, 5:25 AM EST to 5:27 AM EST
- Where
- Le Reno Beach to the Islands Oh Byd 5nm Offshore to Intl Border marine zone, Reno Beach
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
A small waterspout was observed just east of North Bass Island. No damage occurred.
- 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.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in North Carolina, August 14, 2004$9.8 million · F1 · 29 events
- Hurricane in North Carolina, August 14, 20043 injured · $13 million · 5 events
- Hurricane in South Carolina, August 14, 20043 injured · $6.5 million · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in California, August 14, 20041 injured · $5.5 million · F0 · 7 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, August 14, 2004$50,000 · 0.88 in hail · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 14, 20044 injured · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in New Mexico, August 14, 2004F0 · 7 events
- Tropical Storm in North Carolina, August 14, 20046 events
- Hail in Colorado, August 14, 20041.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in Colorado, August 14, 20041.75 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, August 14 to 15, 20041.75 in hail · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 14, 2004F0 · 3 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5420368.