Lake Erie, 2016

Waterspout in Lake Erie, August 1, 2016

August 1, 2016 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A waterspout was sighted on Lake Erie off of Huntington Beach as a weak trough lingered over the eastern Great Lakes.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.

A waterspout was sighted on Lake Erie off of Huntington Beach as a weak trough lingered over the eastern Great Lakes.

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:55 UTC.

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Event by event

1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Avon Point to Willowick Oh

When
August 1, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Avon Point to Willowick Oh forecast zone, 5.79 mi ENE of Avon Point
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
41.492, -81.934

The media relayed a report of a waterspout off of Huntington Beach.

What these are

Waterspout
A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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: 657413.