Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Avon Point to Willowick Oh
- When
- July 18, 8:50 PM EST to 9:20 PM EST
- Where
- Avon Point to Willowick Oh marine zone, Avon Point
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.450, -82.033
Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, July 18, 2005
The southwest edge of the line of strong thunderstorms that was moving east-northeast moved offshore over Lake Erie. Winds were estimated to be at least 35 knots with the trailing line of storms that moved through northern Ohio that evening.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 4
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 CLE wrote it up.
The southwest edge of the line of strong thunderstorms that was moving east-northeast moved offshore over Lake Erie. Winds were estimated to be at least 35 knots with the trailing line of storms that moved through northern Ohio that evening.
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 15 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:47 UTC.
Event by event
4 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Le Avon Pt to Willowick Oh Byd 5nm Offshore to Intl Border
- When
- July 18, 8:50 PM EST to 9:20 PM EST
- Where
- Le Avon Pt to Willowick Oh Byd 5nm Offshore to Intl Border marine zone, Avon Point
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.450, -82.033
Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Le Willowick to Geneva on the Lake Oh Byd 5nm Offshore to Intl Border
- When
- July 18, 8:50 PM EST to 9:20 PM EST
- Where
- Le Willowick to Geneva on the Lake Oh Byd 5nm Offshore to Intl Border marine zone, Willowick
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.617, -81.500
Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Willowick to Geneva on the Lake Oh
- When
- July 18, 8:50 PM EST to 9:20 PM EST
- Where
- Willowick to Geneva on the Lake Oh marine zone, Willowick
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 41.617, -81.500
What these are
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind
- Thunderstorm winds of 34 knots or more over coastal or lake waters.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 18 to 19, 2005
- Heat in New Jersey, July 18 to 19, 2005
- Heat in Virginia, July 18, 2005
- Flash Flooding in Massachusetts, July 18, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 18, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 18, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 18, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 18, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 18, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 18, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, July 18, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 18, 2005
More
Every storm in Lake Erie in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather history
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5466917, 5466918, 5466919, 5466920.