A broken line of thunderstorms with a few embedded strong thunderstorms moved across the near shore waters of Lake Michigan off southeast Wisconsin. These thunderstorms caused several wind gusts exceeding 33 knots.
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A broken line of thunderstorms with a few embedded strong thunderstorms moved across the near shore waters of Lake Michigan off southeast Wisconsin. These thunderstorms caused several wind gusts exceeding 33 knots. Gusty winds lingering behind the line of the thunderstorms also caused a few high wind gusts.
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:11 UTC.
2 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The C-Man station at the Kenosha Harbor (KNSW3) reported 10 minutes of wind gusts to 38-39 knots as the thunderstorms moved across the shore areas.
The C-Man station at the Port Washington harbor (PWAW3) reported 10 minutes of wind gusts of 35 to 40 knots. Sustained winds at the time were 25 to 32 knots. The main line of thunderstorms had already pushed through the area. These strong winds were caused by lingering gusty winds associated with a Wake Low event.
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