A cold front approaching from Minnesota produced strong thunderstorms near Big Bay on the evening of the 10th.
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A cold front approaching from Minnesota produced strong thunderstorms near Big Bay on the evening of the 10th.
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 Jun 10, 2:50 PM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Marquette MI 350 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2016 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday) Issued at 253 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2016 Main focus is on late this afternoon into the early overnight with potential for strong to severe storms over portions of the area. Stuck closer to the HRRR, Regional HRRR, RAP, UCAR Ensemble, NSSL WRF, and locally run ECAM models as they are performing best with current upstream convection. Preferred model guidance has SBCAPE increasing to over 2,000 J/kg over the far west and a CAPE gradient along the WI border. Effective shear will be 35-45 kts. Other models have generally been earlier and more disorganized, and they have had a very poor handle on upstream convection, including showing decent convection where it just hasn't existed. Current thinking is that a large hail threat will exist mainly over far western Upper MI as storms move into the unstable airmass (KIWD is currently at 79/66), and a damaging wind threat along the WI border. Can't rule out a weak QLCS tornado threat along the WI border, but certainly not worth playing that up at this point. Should see pretty quick clearing behind the convection, with fog developing over the land and lakes. Increasing NW winds Sat will usher in drier air and bring a NW-SE end to fog over the lakes. Land fog will burn off pretty quick in the morning. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday) Issued at 348 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2016 Models suggest that the nrn Great Lakes will remain on the periphery of a mid/upper level ridge dominating the cntrl CONUS into early next week. The ridge is then expected to build into the Great Lakes with a rex block developing. With surface high pressure building from nrn Ontario into the nrn Great Lakes next week with easterly low level flow, temps will remain at or slightly below normal. Saturday night and Sunday, high pressure and dry air building in from nrn Ontario will bring mostly clear skies and cool conditions. WAA ahead of low pres moving into MN will bring increasing clouds through the afternoon. A weak pres gradient will allow lake breeze cooling near the shores as inland temps across the west climb into the mid 70s. Sunday night into Monday, The GFS has trended toward the ECMWF and GEM in flattening the mid/upper level ridge, allowing a shortwave and area of moisture and instability into the wrn Great Lakes. Expect that there will be a strong enough low level jet and moisture inflow to support elevated tsra into Upper Michigan. With MUCAPE values to around 1K J/kg, effective shear values of 30-40 knots may enough to suppport some stronger storms with hail, especially over the sw cwa. Tuesday-Wednesday, The higher amplitude blocking pattern will favor dry weather with sfc and mid level ridging over the region. However, the GFS/GEFS has trended far enough north with the cutoff low for pcpn potential into at least the south and west portions of Upper Michigan. The GEM and ECMWF also have trended farhter north but keep the low slightly farther to west or south. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday afternoon) Issued at 148 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2016 Convection currently west of Lake Superior is expected to shift through the area late this afternoon and evening. Severe potential exists mainly at KIWD, where large hail and damaging winds are possible. After storms move through, some fog is expected to develop at KIWD and especially KCMX. Fog will dissipate Sat morning. && .MARINE...(For the 4 PM Lake Superior forecast issuance) Issued at 253 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2016 SE to E winds up to 20 kts will shift to W later tonight with the passage of a low pressure system and low pressure trough. May see fog develop later today into tonight as low-level moisture increases and there are showers/thunderstorms across the lake. Fog could be locally dense. NW winds later Sat could gust up to 25 kts over east half. High pressure ridge building in Sunday through early next week results in winds well under 20 kts. && .MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Upper Michigan... None. Lake Superior... None. Lake Michigan... None. && SHORT TERM...Titus LONG TERM...JLB AVIATION...Titus MARINE...Titus
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 431 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2016 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-110845- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 431 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2016 /331 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING OVER THE WEST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE MARQUETTE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-110845- 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- 431 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2016 /331 PM CDT FRI JUN 10 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. SOME DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE MARQUETTE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LMZ221-248-250-110845- 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- 431 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE MARQUETTE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JLB
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</html>The Marquette radar (KMQT), 36 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:00 UTC.
1 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The observing station at Big Bay Light measured a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 40 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Lake Superior in 2016Every state in 2016This 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: 644966.