Lake Huron, 2025

Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Huron, October 21, 2025

October 21, 2025 · NWS DTX · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

Thunderstorms moving through Saginaw Bay and southern Lake Huron produced wind gusts in excess of 40 knots.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 Saginaw Bay and southern Lake Huron produced wind gusts in excess of 40 knots.

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:50 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Inner Saginaw Bay Sw of Point Au Gres to Bay Port Mi

When
October 21, 1:50 PM EST
Where
Inner Saginaw Bay Sw of Point Au Gres to Bay Port Mi forecast zone, Saginaw Bay Light
Measured
43 kt (49 mph) measured gust
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
43.810, -83.720

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Outer Saginaw Bay Sw of Alabaster to Port Austin Mi to Inner Saginaw Bay

When
October 21, 2:20 PM EST
Where
Outer Saginaw Bay Sw of Alabaster to Port Austin Mi to Inner Saginaw Bay forecast zone, Gravelly Shoals Light
Measured
43 kt (49 mph) measured gust
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
44.020, -83.540

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Outer Saginaw Bay Sw of Alabaster to Port Austin Mi to Inner Saginaw Bay

When
October 21, 2:25 PM EST
Where
Outer Saginaw Bay Sw of Alabaster to Port Austin Mi to Inner Saginaw Bay forecast zone, 1.7 mi NW of Caseville
Measured
41 kt (47 mph) measured gust
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
43.950, -83.290

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Port Austin to Harbor Beach Mi

When
October 21, 3:15 PM EST
Where
Port Austin to Harbor Beach Mi forecast zone, 1.9 mi ESE of Huron City
Measured
41 kt (47 mph) measured gust
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
44.023, -82.793

Marine Thunderstorm Wind, Port Sanilac to Port Huron Mi

When
October 21, 4:12 PM EST
Where
Port Sanilac to Port Huron Mi forecast zone, Fort Gratiot Wlon Station (Ftgm4)
Measured
34 kt (39 mph) measured gust
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
43.010, -82.420

What these are

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

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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: 1298512, 1298514, 1298515, 1298516, 1298517.