Lake Michigan, 2014Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 8 to 9, 2014
May 8 to 9, 2014 · NWS LOT · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
Thunderstorms lifted north across the region from the overnight hours of May 8th into the morning hours of May 9th producing strong marine winds.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorms lifted north across the region from the overnight hours of May 8th into the morning hours of May 9th producing strong marine winds.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor Il
- When
- May 8, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor Il forecast zone, Waukegan Harbor
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
- Coordinates
- 42.350, -87.810
Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Burns Harbor to Michigan City in
- When
- May 9, 1:10 AM CST to 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Burns Harbor to Michigan City in forecast zone, Michigan City
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
- Coordinates
- 41.730, -86.910
Winds gusted in excess of 38 knots for around half an hour, with a peak gust of 45 knots.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Burns Harbor to Michigan City in
- When
- May 9, 6:50 AM CST to 7:20 AM CST
- Where
- Burns Harbor to Michigan City in forecast zone, Michigan City
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
- Coordinates
- 41.730, -86.910
Winds gusted in excess of 38 knots for around half an hour, with a peak gust of 45 knots.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island Il
- When
- May 9, 7:45 AM CST to 7:55 AM CST
- Where
- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island Il forecast zone, Harrison-Dever Crib
- Measured
- 38 kt (44 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
- Coordinates
- 41.920, -87.570
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 8, 20141 death · 2 injured · $1.1 million · EF0 · 26 events
- Heat in South Carolina, May 8, 20141 death · 1 event
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, May 8 to 9, 2014$700,000 · EF1 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 8, 2014$581,000 · 2.75 in hail · 27 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 2014$436,000 · EF0 · 31 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, May 8 to 9, 2014$25,000 · EF1 · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Missouri, May 8, 2014$57,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 8, 2014$40,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Puerto Rico, May 8 to 10, 2014$3,000 · 30 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 8 to 9, 2014$11,000 · 1.5 in hail · 17 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 8, 2014$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 20141 in hail · 5 events
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: 519228, 519229, 519230, 519231.