As a dying thunderstorm complex moved over Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 30th, a seiche developed due to the wake low formed by the complex. No damage or injuries were reported from this event but water levels fluctuated by two to four feet in a matter of minutes.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
As a dying thunderstorm complex moved over Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 30th, a seiche developed due to the wake low formed by the complex. No damage or injuries were reported from this event but water levels fluctuated by two to four feet in a matter of minutes.
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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 30, 4:17 AM EST, 7 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 517 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS... WSW UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVR UPR LAKES THIS MEMORIAL DAY MORNING BTWN RIDGE OVR THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND DEEP TROUGH OVR THE ROCKIES. NARROW BAND OF WEST-TO-EAST CONVECTION INITIATED LAST EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS NORTH OF WELL-DEFINED H85 WARM FRONT FM DAKOTAS INTO CNTRL WISCONSIN. RIBBON OF H7 FGEN INTERACTED WITH ADVECTION OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY TO THE SOUTH TO GENERATE A LOT OF LIGHTNING OVR THE AREA. THREAT OF CONVECTION OVR THE AREA TODAY UNTIL H85 FRONT LIFTS NORTH OF UPR MICHIGAN RESULTING IN INCREASING CAPPING. SFC WARM FRONT WELL UPSTREAM FM CNTRL IOWA INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS IS FCST TO REACH CWA AND LIFT INTO NW ONTARIO... BUT THIS WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL TONIGHT. ATTN THEN TURNS TO LEAD TROUGH PASSAGE/PSEUDO DRYLINE TUESDAY AFTN. STILL LOOKS LIKE A RISK OF STRONG STORMS AS THIS BOUNDARY PUSHES INTO THE WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS THAT DEVELOPS THROUGH TONIGHT. PRIMARY COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT LEADING TO WINDY/DRIER AND MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS ACROSS... BUT YET ANOTHER WARM FRONT FCST TO LIFT INTO THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK WITH MORE SHRA/TSRA CHANCES AT THAT POINT. && .DISCUSSION... H7 BOUNDARY LIT UP WITH CONVECTION AND NOW H85 FRONT IS DOING LIKEWISE WITH TSRA LIFTING INTO NORTHERN WI. MEANWHILE...A MORE FOCUSED AREA OF SHRA/TSRA TIED TO SHORTWAVE IN SW FLOW ALOFT ARE AFFECTING EASTERN SD INTO SOUTHERN MN. PROBABLY WILL SEE WAVES OF CONVECTION ADVECT AND/OR DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL PASSAGE OF H85 FRONT THIS AFTN. ANY TSRA COULD PRODUCE AT LEAST SMALL HAIL TODAY WITH MUCAPES 500-1000 J/KG ADVECTING IN FM THE SOUTH AND AS EFFECTIVE SHEAR (1-6KM) IS UP TO 50 KTS. SINCE SFC WARM FRONT IS SOUTH OF CWA UNTIL LATE AFTN IN THE FAR WEST CWA AND THIS EVENING ELSEWHERE...E/SE WINDS IN LOW LEVELS WILL HELP SUSTAIN BKN LOW CLOUDS OVR THE AREA AND ALLOW TEMPS STAY MAINLY IN THE MID 60S-MID 70S. EXCEPTIONS...IN THE WEST WHERE TEMPS REACH NEAR 80F THIS AFTN AND OVR THE KEWEENAW WHERE EAST WINDS OFF THE LAKE WILL LIKELY KEEP TEMPS IN THE 50S MOST OF THE DAY. COULD BE SOME FOG OVR KEWEENAW AND ALONG LK MICHIGAN WHERE WINDS ARE ONSHORE. AS UPR LOW OVR THE ROCKIES MOVES NORTHEAST TONIGHT...EXPECT SFC WARM FRONT TO LIFT TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA...AT LEAST OUT ACROSS LK SUPERIOR. THIS WILL PUT THE CWA WITHIN THE CAPPED WARM SECTOR. EXPECT VERY WARM AND POTENTIALLY BREEZY NIGHT. BOTH AFFECTS WILL BE EMPHASIZED NEAR LK SUPERIOR AS SRLY WINDS AT H9 ARE FCST BTWN 40-50 KTS. ONLY A PORTION OF THESE WINDS SHOULD MIX DOWN SINCE PROFILE IS VERY STABLE...BUT STILL SHOULD BE A BREEZY NIGHT NEAR THE LK SUPERIOR SHORE. WENT WITH NON-DIURNAL TEMPERATURE FCST AS TEMPS MAY RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE NORTH ONCE WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH. CERTAINLY POSSIBLE THAT SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WESTERN AND NCNTRL CWA MAY SEE READINGS FLIRTING WITH 70F FOR A MAJORITY OF THE NIGHT. KEPT SMALL CHANCES FOR SHRA/TSRA OVR THE FAR WEST CWA LATE...BUT FOR THE MOST PART STRONG CAPPING WILL HOLD...PROHIBITING PCPN FM OCCURRING. SVR WEATHER THREAT STILL IS THERE FOR TUESDAY AS LEADING SFC-H85 TROUGH SWEEPS THROUGH DURING THE AFTN. WARM SECTOR WILL BE UNSTABLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH SFC/ML CAPES 1000-1500 J/KG. FCST SOUNDINGS INDICATE STOUT CAPPING INITIALLY IN THE DAY WITH CINH VALUES OVR 100 J/KG. ARRIVAL OF STRONGER HEIGHT FALLS IN THE AFTN ALONG WITH MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ALONG TROUGH SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO BREAK THE CAP AND LEAD TO CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT LEAD TO QUITE STRONG 0-6KM DEEP LAYER SHEAR VALUES POSSIBLY OVR 60 KTS IN THE AFTN. DISCRETE SUPERCELLS LIKELY WITH POTENTIAL ALSO FOR BOW ECHOS/DAMAGING WINDS AS THERE IS FAVORABLE LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AS WELL. SPC HAS MOST CWA IN SLIGHT RISK WITH POTENTIAL FOR SIG SEVERE...WHICH SEEMS VERY APPROAPRIATE. DEFINITELY A DAY TO KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS. FRONT AND SHRA/TSRA PUSH OUT OF THE EASTERN CWA TUESDAY EVENING. MODELS STILL ON TRACK FOR A BREEZY AND COOLER DAY ON WEDNESDAY. SOME WIND HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED FOR KEWEENAW WITH STRONG WINDS FCST AT 925-850MB. FOR NOW...EXPECT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. GIVEN THE STRONG/GUSTY WINDS...WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH POTENTIAL FOR NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AS TEMPS INLAND RISE INTO THE LWR 70S AND HUMIDITY VALUES FALL BLO 30 PCT. NEXT ISSUE WILL BE ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER WARM FRONT LATER THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND LINGERING INTO FRIDAY. ANOTHER COUPLE ROUNDS OF SHRA/TSRA EXPECTED WITH A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS YET AGAIN. && .AVIATION /FOR THE 06Z TAF ISSUANCE/... BAND OF SHRA/ISOLD TS HAS LIFTED N OF SAW BUT WL LIKELY IMPACT CMX EARLY IN THE FCST PERIOD. MORE SHRA/TS MAY DVLP TO THE SW TNGT AND IMPACT BOTH SITES THRU SUNRISE...BUT CONFIDENCE ON TIMING IS TOO LO TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC TIMES. EVEN THROUGH THERE WAS SOME RA EARLIER... THE LLVLS ARE TOO DRY PER NEARBY 00Z RAOBS TO ALLOW FOR ANY LO CLD/ FOG. SO VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREDOMINATE. AS WARM FNT TO THE SW LIFTS SLOWLY TOWARD UPR MI TODAY AND THICKNESS OF COOL WEDGE DECREASES...EXPECT SOME LOWER CLDS PRESENT AHEAD OF THIS BNDRY TO BRING AT LEAST MVFR CIGS. ONCE THE WARM FNT PASSES THE AREA THIS EVNG...EXPECT THE LO CLDS TO GIVE WAY TO VFR CONDITIONS AND A STEADY S WIND. BUT FAIRLY HI LLVL STABILITY BLO STRENGTHENING NOCTURNAL LLJ WL RESULT IN LLWS. && .MARINE /FOR THE 4 AM LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST ISSUANCE/... FOG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY INTO TONIGHT ON LAKE SUPERIOR AS GREATER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE REGION WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE DAKOTAS AND A WARM FRONT APPROACHING LAKE SUPERIOR...ENE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 25 KT ACROSS THE WEST END OF LAKE SUPERIOR. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS APPEAR TO BE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA WITH WRLY GALES DEVELOPING. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE AMOUNT OF STABILITY WITH THE MARINE LAYER AND THE IMPACT ON WIND SPEEDS. HOWEVER...ENOUGH COLD ADVECTION IS EXPECTED SO THAT AT LEAST LOW END GALES SEEM LIKELY. && .MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... UPPER MICHIGAN... NONE. LAKE SUPERIOR... NONE. LAKE MICHIGAN... DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR LMZ221-248-250. && SYNOPSIS...JLA DISCUSSION...JLA AVIATION...KC MARINE...JLB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 544 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-311200- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 544 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 /444 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS TOWARD THE AREA. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. SINCE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS ALSO A SMALL RISK OF TORNADOES. WEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MAY GUST TO 45 MPH ON THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR ALL AREAS LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-311200- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI- BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI- ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 544 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 /444 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY TODAY. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-311200- GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 544 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED. SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON TUESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE. DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JLA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1004 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 MIZ002-003-301545- HOUGHTON-ONTONAGON- 1104 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HOUGHTON AND ONTONAGON COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 AM EDT... AT 1100 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SILVER CITY...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ONTONAGON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... ONTONAGON... FOURTEEN MILE POINT... FREDA... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 007
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1042 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 MIZ002-009-301630- GOGEBIC-ONTONAGON- 1142 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GOGEBIC AND ONTONAGON COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM EDT/1130 AM CDT/... AT 1037 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF BESSEMER...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF IRONWOOD. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... BLACK RIVER HARBOR... CLARK LAKE... MIRROR LAKE... WHITE PINE... SILVER CITY... ONTONAGON... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 007
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1059 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 MIZ002-003-301645- HOUGHTON-ONTONAGON- 1159 AM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HOUGHTON AND ONTONAGON COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT... AT 1156 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF BERGLAND...OR 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ONTONAGON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... WHITE PINE... SILVER CITY... ONTONAGON... FOURTEEN MILE POINT... WINONA... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 007
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1135 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 MIZ001>004-084-301715- BARAGA-HOUGHTON-KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- 1235 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BARAGA...HOUGHTON...KEWEENAW AND ONTONAGON COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EDT... AT 1233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM REDRIDGE TO BRUCE CROSSING...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOUGHTON TO 28 MILES SOUTH OF ONTONAGON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... TOIVOLA... CALUMET... COPPER CITY... PELKIE... DELAWARE... BETSY... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 007
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1250 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 MIZ001>004-009-010-084-301730- BARAGA-GOGEBIC-HOUGHTON-IRON-KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- 1250 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BARAGA...GOGEBIC...HOUGHTON... IRON...KEWEENAW AND ONTONAGON COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT/1230 PM CDT/... AT 1247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM REDRIDGE TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAULDING...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOUGHTON TO 28 MILES NORTHWEST OF IRON RIVER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... REDRIDGE... MCLAIN STATE PARK... PAINT LAKE... LAURIUM... COPPER CITY... RABBIT BAY... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 007
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1210 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2011 MIZ003>005-010-084-301800- BARAGA-HOUGHTON-IRON-MARQUETTE-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- 110 PM EDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BARAGA...HOUGHTON...IRON AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT/100 PM CDT/... AT 105 PM EDT/1205 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF CHASSELL TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KENTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOUGHTON TO 21 MILES NORTH OF IRON RIVER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ASSININS... COVINGTON... HERMAN... SKANEE... NED LAKE... CRAIG LAKE STATE PARK... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 007
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 seiche. Local standard time, as filed.
As a dying thunderstorm complex moved over Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 30th, a seiche developed due to the wake low formed by the complex. No damage or injuries were reported from this event but water levels fluctuated by two to four feet in a matter of minutes.
As a dying thunderstorm complex moved over Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 30th, a seiche developed due to the wake low formed by the complex. No damage or injuries were reported from this event but water levels fluctuated by two to four feet in a matter of minutes.
As a dying thunderstorm complex moved over Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 30th, a seiche developed due to the wake low formed by the complex. No damage or injuries were reported from this event but water levels fluctuated by two to four feet in a matter of minutes.
As a dying thunderstorm complex moved over Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 30th, a seiche developed due to the wake low formed by the complex. No damage or injuries were reported from this event but water levels fluctuated by two to four feet in a matter of minutes.
As a dying thunderstorm complex moved over Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 30th, a seiche developed due to the wake low formed by the complex. No damage or injuries were reported from this event but water levels fluctuated by two to four feet in a matter of minutes.
As a dying thunderstorm complex moved over Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 30th, a seiche developed due to the wake low formed by the complex. No damage or injuries were reported from this event but water levels fluctuated by two to four feet in a matter of minutes.
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