Storms in Lake Superior in 2008
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Lake Superior in 2008, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Lake Superior in 2008 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 26
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
- Episodes
- 13
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Hail | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Strong Wind | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Superior, May 16, 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, May 17, 2008
June 2008
- Marine Hail in Lake Superior, June 6, 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 12, 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Superior, June 20, 2008
July 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Superior, July 1, 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 11, 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 11, 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 25, 2008
August 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Superior, August 1, 2008
- Marine Strong Wind in Lake Superior, August 23, 2008
September 2008
More
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.