Lake St. Clair, 2005

Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake St. Clair, June 29, 2005

June 29, 2005 · NWS DTX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 marine thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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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 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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 29, 3:01 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 3:01 PM EST, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 10:35 AM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1135 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2005

MIZ047-048-053-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-300845-
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-
LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
1135 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE MAIN
HAZARD BEING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE MAJORITY OF STORMS WILL BE
NON-SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...SMALL
HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. STORM MOTION WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY.

WARM AND HUMID AIR REMAINS OVER SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN ALONG WITH
A STALLED OUT SURFACE TROUGH.  THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO FEATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING.

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER THESE
STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING...
WITH A CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON MONDAY AS A NEW LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

MIZ049-054-055-300845-
HURON-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-
1135 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN THUMB REGION.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE AND WILL MOVE EAST AT
20 MPH.

WARM AND HUMID AIR REMAINS OVER SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE COMBINATION OF
THESE TWO FEATURES WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
EVENING... WITH A CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON MONDAY AS A NEW LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ421-422-441>443-462>464-300845-
ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE-OUTER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH
MI-
LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC
MI-
LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON
MI-
1135 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE HURON...LAKE ST CLAIR
AND THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR LAKE ERIE
AND LAKE ST CLAIR...AND LATE TONIGHT FOR LAKE HURON. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE AND WILL MOVE EAST AT
20 MPH.

WARM AND HUMID AIR REMAINS OVER SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE COMBINATION OF
THESE TWO FEATURES WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
EVENING... WITH A CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON MONDAY AS A NEW LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 29, 1:41 PM EST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:09 UTC.

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Event by event

2 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Lake St Clair (U.S. Portion)

When
June 29, 3:10 PM EST
Where
Lake St Clair (U.S. Portion) marine zone, Grosse Pointe
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
42.267, -82.933

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Detroit River

When
June 29, 3:10 PM EST
Where
Detroit River marine zone, Ambassador Bridge
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
42.233, -83.067

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

More

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5460114, 5460115.