Storms in Lake Ontario in 2020
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Lake Ontario in 2020, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Lake Ontario in 2020 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 14
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $25,000
- Episodes
- 9
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Waterspout | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
June 2020
August 2020
- Waterspout in Lake Ontario, August 4, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Ontario, August 17, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Ontario, August 25, 2020
September 2020
October 2020
- Waterspout in Lake Ontario, October 2, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Ontario, October 7, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Ontario, October 23, 2020
November 2020
More
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 2026-09-24.