Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Lake St Clair (U.S. Portion)
- When
- April 20, 11:41 PM EST
- Where
- Lake St Clair (U.S. Portion) forecast zone, 2 mi NE of Grosse Pointe
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
- Coordinates
- 42.401, -82.882
Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake St. Clair, April 20, 2020
A strong showers produced a wind gust of 36 knots over Lake Saint Clair.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 DTX wrote it up.
A strong showers produced a wind gust of 36 knots over Lake Saint Clair.
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:39 UTC.
Event by event
1 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspouts in Gulf of Mexico, April 20 to 24, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 20, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, April 20, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 20, 2020
- Hail in Missouri, April 20, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, April 20, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 20, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, April 20, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 20, 2020
More
Every storm in Lake St. Clair in 2020Every state in 2020This 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: 878453.