Lake Michigan, 2017

Waterspout in Lake Michigan, September 27, 2017

September 27, 2017 · NWS APX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Showers produced a waterspout over northern Lake Michigan.

Where it happened

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The toll

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

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 APX wrote it up.

Showers produced a waterspout over northern Lake Michigan.

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Event by event

1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and From Charlevoix Mi to S Fox Is 5nm Off Shore

When
September 27, 8:28 AM EST
Where
Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and From Charlevoix Mi to S Fox Is 5nm Off Shore forecast zone, 4.07 mi S of South Fox Island
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.362, -85.837

A brief waterspout occurred just south of South Fox Island.

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: 723308.