Upper disturbances moving through a warm and unstable air mass produced several strong to severe thunderstorms over the west half of Lake Superior during the late afternoon hours of the 30th.
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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.
The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
Upper disturbances moving through a warm and unstable air mass produced several strong to severe thunderstorms over the west half of Lake Superior during the late afternoon hours of the 30th.
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.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 444 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-310845- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 444 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013 /344 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. SOME STORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING. FOG ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT MAY BE DENSE AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SOME FROST IS POSSIBLE INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-310845- 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- 444 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013 /344 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED. FOG MAY BE LOCALLY DENSE AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. FOG WILL LINGER FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE FOG MAY BE DENSE AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-310845- 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- 444 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED. THE FOG MAY BE LOCALLY DENSE AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FOG WILL LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND THE FOG MAY BE DENSE AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. VOSS
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</html>SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 434 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013 MIZ004-009>011-084-302215- BARAGA-DICKINSON-GOGEBIC-IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- 434 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BARAGA...DICKINSON...GOGEBIC... HOUGHTON AND IRON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT/615 PM EDT/... AT 530 PM EDT/430 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PAULDING TO KINGSFORD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF IRON RIVER TO KINGSFORD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... IRON MOUNTAIN... PAINT LAKE... RANDVILLE... WAY DAM... ECHO LAKE... WATTON... 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 547 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013 MIZ005-010-011-302230- DICKINSON-IRON-MARQUETTE- 547 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DICKINSON...IRON AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT/530 PM CDT/... AT 444 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF AMASA TO 7 MILES WEST OF FELCH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF CRYSTAL FALLS TO 13 MILES NORTH OF IRON MOUNTAIN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... CHANNING... FELCH... WITCH LAKE... REPUBLIC... CHAMPION... DIORITE... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 007
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
607 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE IRON RIVER 46.13N 88.58W
05/30/2013 IRON MI COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE ON POWERLINE AT SUNSET LAKE ROAD AND SECTION 16
ROAD. TREE OF FIRE.
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</html>SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 643 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013 MIZ005-302330- MARQUETTE- 643 PM EDT THU MAY 30 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARQUETTE COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 641 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF TROWBRIDGE PARK TO WATSON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARQUETTE TO 28 MILES NORTHWEST OF ESCANABA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST 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... GWINN... SILVER LAKE... BEAVER GROVE... SKANDIA... SHOT POINT... 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 Marquette radar (KMQT), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:50 UTC.
4 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Granite Island Lighthouse measured a wind gust to 51 knots while the Big Bay Lighthouse measured a wind gust to 34 knots at the same time.
The Granite Island Lighthouse measured a wind gust to 51 knots.
The Granite Island Lighthouse measured a wind gust to 51 knots.
Measured wind gust at Stannard Rock.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Lake Superior in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather history
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: 452379, 452381, 452382, 452385.