Lake Superior, 2014Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, December 3, 2014
December 3, 2014 · NWS MQT · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Storm force west winds developed at Stannard Rock on the 3rd in the wake of a strong cold frontal passage.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Storm force west winds developed at Stannard Rock on the 3rd in the wake of a strong cold frontal passage.
What forecasters said that day
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 Dec 2, 6:53 PM EST, 23 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 6:53 PM EST, 23 hours 7 minutes before
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</html>Marine High Wind, Manitou Island to Marquette Mi and W of Grand Marais Mi to Us/Canadian Border Beyond 5nm of Shore
- When
- December 3, 6:00 PM EST to 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Manitou Island to Marquette Mi and W of Grand Marais Mi to Us/Canadian Border Beyond 5nm of Shore forecast zone, Stannard Rock Light
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
- Coordinates
- 47.180, -87.230
West storm force winds gusted to 50 knots at Stannard Rock.
- Marine High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 48 knots or more over water.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 550085.