A vigorous upper disturbance moving through an unstable air mass produced a strong thunderstorm at Rock of Ages Light in the early morning of the 19th.
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A vigorous upper disturbance moving through an unstable air mass produced a strong thunderstorm at Rock of Ages Light in the early morning of the 19th.
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 187 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:28 UTC.
1 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Rock of Ages Light C-MAN station measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 45 mph.
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