Lake Superior, 2024Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Superior, May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024 · NWS MQT · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A line of strong thunderstorms moved across Stannard Rock late evening on the 21st producing a peak wind gust of 55 mph.
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- 0
- Injuries
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- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
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A line of strong thunderstorms moved across Stannard Rock late evening on the 21st producing a peak wind gust of 55 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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 21, 9:44 AM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 9:44 AM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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</html>Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Manitou Island to Marquette Mi and W of Grand Marais Mi to Us/Canadian Border Beyond 5nm of Shore
- When
- May 21, 11:50 AM EST to 11:55 AM EST
- Where
- Manitou Island to Marquette Mi and W of Grand Marais Mi to Us/Canadian Border Beyond 5nm of Shore forecast zone, Stannard Rock Light
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
- Coordinates
- 47.180, -87.230
The C-MAN station at Stannard Rock Light recorded a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 55 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 21 to 22, 202430 injured · $6.4 million · EF2 · 100 events
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 21, 2024$2.7 million · EF1 · 63 events
- Tornadoes and Flood in Wisconsin, May 21, 2024$1.5 million · EF1 · 68 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, May 21, 2024$3.3 million · EF1 · 40 events
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 21, 2024$996,000 · EF1 · 22 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 21, 2024$411,000 · 65 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 21, 20241.75 in hail · 65 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 21, 2024$15,000 · EF1 · 27 events
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Texas, May 21 to 25, 202453 events
- Dust Storm in Illinois, May 21, 20246 injured · 4 events
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: 1183541.