Lake Superior, 2016Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, September 26, 2016
September 26, 2016 · NWS MQT · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A cold frontal passage produced storm force winds at Stannard Rock on the evening of the 26th.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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A cold frontal passage produced storm force winds at Stannard Rock on the evening of the 26th.
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 Sep 25, 6:56 PM EST, 22 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 6:56 PM EST, 22 hours 4 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
- September 26, 5:00 PM EST to 5:05 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
- 48 kt (55 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
- Coordinates
- 47.180, -87.230
The Stannard Rock C-MAN station measured a peak storm force wind gust of 55 mph.
- Marine High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 48 knots or more over water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, September 26, 20164 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 26, 2016$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, September 26, 201652 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, September 26, 2016$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events
- Flooding in Iowa, September 26 to 30, 20162 events
- High Wind in Texas, September 26, 201657 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 26, 2016$1,000 · 1 event
- Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, September 26, 20161 event
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, September 26, 201650 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, September 26, 201650 kt wind · 1 event
- Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, September 26, 20161 event
- Strong Wind in Arizona, September 26, 2016$2,000 · 1 event
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: 658944.