Lake Superior, 2017

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Superior, September 15, 2017

September 15, 2017 · NWS MQT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A line of strong storms tracked across western Lake Superior during the early morning hours.

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 MQT wrote it up.

A line of strong storms tracked across western Lake Superior during the early morning hours.

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 15, 12:25 AM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 12:25 AM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 185 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:45 UTC.

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Event by event

1 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Saxon Harbor Wi to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal Mi 5nm Offshore to Us/Canadian Border Inc Isle Royal Np

When
September 15, 1:47 AM EST to 1:52 AM EST
Where
Saxon Harbor Wi to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal Mi 5nm Offshore to Us/Canadian Border Inc Isle Royal Np forecast zone, 41.06 mi NW of Ontonagon
Measured
39 kt (45 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Buoy
Coordinates
47.320, -89.870

Measured wind gust at 45006.

What these are

Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds of 34 knots or more over coastal or lake waters.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 716489.