Lake St. Clair, 2022

Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake St. Clair, May 15, 2022

May 15, 2022 · NWS DTX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Thunderstorms moving through Lake St. Clair and St.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Thunderstorms moving through Lake St. Clair and St. Clair River produced wind gusts between 40-50 mph.

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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 14, 6:00 PM EST, 22 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 6:00 PM EST, 22 hours 20 minutes before
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The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:18 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Lake St Clair (U.S. Portion)

When
May 15, 4:20 PM EST
Where
Lake St Clair (U.S. Portion) forecast zone, 0.51 mi E of St Clair Shores
Measured
42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
42.470, -82.870

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, St Clair River

When
May 15, 4:42 PM EST
Where
St Clair River forecast zone, 1.38 mi N of Port Huron
Measured
38 kt (44 mph) measured gust
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
43.000, -82.420

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Lake St Clair (U.S. Portion)

When
May 15, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Lake St Clair (U.S. Portion) forecast zone, 2.94 mi NNW of Metropolitan Beach
Measured
34 kt (39 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
42.620, -82.820

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

More

Every storm in Lake St. Clair in 2022Every state in 2022This 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: 1026990, 1026991, 1026992.