Waterspout, Avon Point to Willowick Oh
- When
- August 7, 10:15 AM EST
- Where
- Avon Point to Willowick Oh forecast zone, 14.14 mi NNE of Avon Point
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 41.637, -81.919
A waterspout was observed north of Bay Village.
Waterspouts in Lake Erie, August 7, 2017
Waterspouts were observed on Lake Erie.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
Waterspouts were observed on Lake Erie.
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:13 UTC.
Event by event
2 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
Waterspout, Vermilion to Avon Point Oh
- When
- August 7, 10:51 AM EST
- Where
- Vermilion to Avon Point Oh forecast zone, 7.65 mi N of Avon Point
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 41.560, -82.046
A waterspout was observed north northwest of Avon Point.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Texas, August 7, 2017
- Rip Current in Wisconsin, August 7, 2017
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Maryland, August 7 to 8, 2017
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 7 to 8, 2017
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 7, 2017
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, August 7, 2017
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Delaware, August 7, 2017
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, August 7, 2017
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Maryland, August 7, 2017
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 7, 2017
- Heavy Rain in Florida, August 7 to 8, 2017
- Damaging Winds in Utah, August 7 to 10, 2017
More
Every storm in Lake Erie in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather history
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: 719023, 719024.