Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Erie

Events

2,280

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$36,000

• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, August 23 to 24, 202365 kt wind · 29 eventsAt the surface, a low drifted east-southeastward across southern MN during the early afternoon of August 23rd through the predawn hours of August 24th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, August 11 to 13, 202157 kt wind · 26 eventsLake Erie was within the warm sector during the morning of the 11th through early evening of the 13th as the lake remained along the northwestern flank of the Bermuda-Azores subtropical high pressure ridge.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, September 28, 2009$25,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 eventsA thunderstorm crossing Lake Erie produced winds gusting to 51 knots at the Buffalo Coast Guard Station.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, August 14, 200216 eventsScattered thunderstorms moved across Lake Erie and produced wind gusts in excess of 35 knots. 45 knot gusts were measured at both the Cleveland and Ashtabula Lighthouses with a 36 knot gust measured at the Fairport Harbor Lighthouse.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, August 26, 200316 eventsStrong thunderstorms moved east across Lake Erie and produced wind gusts in excess of 35 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, August 4, 200316 eventsStrong thunderstorms moved northeast across Lake Erie and produced wind gusts in excess of 35 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, August 16, 200316 eventsA line of strong thunderstorms moved southeast across Lake Erie and produced wind gusts in excess of 35 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, May 21, 200416 eventsThunderstorms moved east across Lake Erie and produced wind gusts in excess of 35 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, July 14, 200416 eventsA line of strong thunderstorms moved southeast across Lake Erie and produced estimated wind gusts in excess of 35 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, July 26, 2005100 kt wind · 16 eventsA line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved quickly east across Lake Erie during the afternoon of the 26th. A ship on Lake Erie 11 miles north of Fairport Harbor measured sustained 55 knot thunderstorm winds with a peak gust of 100 knots at 4:15 pm EDT.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, September 22, 200516 eventsA line of strong thunderstorms moved over Lake Erie during the evening hours of the 22nd. The line extended nearly the entire length of the lake and moved southeast towards the southern shoreline.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, September 22, 200516 eventsThe line of strong thunderstorms that moved southeast over the lake earlier in the evening weakened for while, then reintensified over the water near the shoreline. The thunderstorms intensified enough for strong winds to once again develop over the lake.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, June 25 to 26, 202415 eventsThe Lake Erie region resided in the warm and humid sector during the morning of the 25th through early evening of the 26th as a cold front drifted southeastward from the Upper Midwest to southern ON, southeastern Lower MI, and northern IN.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, July 21, 200314 eventsStrong thunderstorms moved east across Lake Erie and produced wind gusts in excess of 35 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, June 10, 202066 kt wind · 13 eventsThe remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal entered the western Great Lakes region on June 9th, extending a warm front across the Ohio Valley during the evening hours.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, August 27 to 28, 202413 eventsA surface cold front drifted southeastward across southwestern QC, the central Great Lakes, and southern WI during the early evening of the 27th through the very early morning of the 28th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, October 21, 200112 eventsA line of strong thunderstorms producing winds in excess of 40 knots moved east across Lake Erie. A 34 knot gust was recorded at the Cleveland light house with a 35 knot gust measured at the Walnut Creek access near Erie.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, June 14, 200212 eventsThunderstorms over Lake Erie produced winds in excess of 35 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, November 10, 200250 kt wind · 12 eventsScattered severe thunderstorms moved northeast across Lake Erie and produced wind gusts in excess of 50 knots. An F2 tornado moved across Lake Erie from Port Clinton to Catawba Island.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, September 26 to 27, 200312 eventsStrong thunderstorms moved east across Lake Erie and produced wind gusts in excess of 35 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, May 5 to 6, 200312 eventsScattered strong thunderstorms moved quickly east across Lake Erie and produced estimated wind gusts greater than 35 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, June 5, 200512 eventsStrong thunderstorms moved quickly across the central and eastern portions of Lake Erie. A wind gust of 49 knots was measured at the Ashtabula Lighthouse.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, April 1, 202370 kt wind · 12 eventsA surface low moved east-northeastward from southern Lake Michigan to Lake Ontario during the morning through early afternoon of April 1st.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, July 26, 202360 kt wind · 12 eventsA surface low moved northeastward from central Lower MI to Georgian Bay during the early afternoon through late evening of the 26th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Erie, May 9, 202612 eventsOn the afternoon and evening of Saturday, May 9, 2026, a line of thunderstorms swept across Lake Erie, several severe thunderstorms produced marine wind gusts.

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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.