Waterspout in Lake Huron

Events

40

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Huron, September 7, 202150 kt wind · 7 eventsThunderstorms moving through Saginaw Bay and southern Lake Huron produced wind gusts up to 50 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspouts in Lake Huron, May 31, 20026 eventsThunderstorms developed across southern Lower Michigan ahead of a weak cold front. The storms moved into Lake Huron early in the morning of the 31st. Some of these storms produced strong winds.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Huron, July 8, 20165 eventsA tornado northeast of Pinconning moved into Inner Saginaw Bay.
• Waterspouts in Lake Huron, August 19, 20024 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspouts in Lake Huron, June 14, 20044 events
• Waterspouts in Lake Huron, July 24, 20214 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms moving through Saginaw Bay produced at least 2 waterspouts.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Huron, May 31, 201154 kt wind · 3 eventsThunderstorms moving through Saginaw Bay and the nearshore waters of Lake Huron near Port Austin produced wind gusts up to 62 mph.
• Waterspouts in Lake Huron, June 13, 20042 events
• Waterspouts in Lake Huron, July 23, 20062 eventsArenac County reported a waterspout on Saginaw Bay near Point Au Gres.
• Waterspouts in Lake Huron, September 3, 20062 eventsThe US Coast Guard observed a pair of waterspouts off of Oscoda and the mouth of the Au Sable River.
• Waterspouts in Lake Huron, September 11, 20072 eventsA thunderstorm along a cold front produced a waterspout on Thunder Bay.
• Waterspouts in Lake Huron, August 24, 20252 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass in the region for late August resulted in development of a couple waterspouts over the Great Lakes on the 24th.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, October 24, 20011 eventFor more information on this event, see Michigan, East.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, August 19, 20021 eventLaw enforcement reported a waterspout off the coast of Port Austin.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, July 23, 20061 event
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, February 4, 20071 eventAn extremely deep and cold airmass over the Northern Great Lakes resulted in the development of several waterspouts, associated with lake effect snow showers. Waterspouts are highly unusual in the middle of winter, typically being much more common in early autumn.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, October 2, 20081 eventA cold upper low settled over the Central Great Lakes leading to Waterspouts over Lake Huron.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, September 26, 20091 eventA trained spotter observed a short lived waterspout.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, July 18, 20101 eventIt was determined by a National Weather Service storm survey a waterspout developed from a severe thunderstorm and moved onshore.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, September 28, 20111 eventA waterspout was observed over southern Lake Huron.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, August 7, 20111 eventThunderstorms moved out over Lake Huron from Northern Lower Michigan. One storm was producing a tornado as it moved out onto Tawas Bay.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, October 4, 20141 eventWidespread showers and a few thunderstorms occurred over northern Michigan on the 4th. One of these produced a waterspout on Tawas Bay.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, October 15, 20151 eventShowers and a few thunderstorms developed, as a cold front and strong upper level disturbance crossed northern Michigan. One waterspout was reported on Lake Huron.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, August 23, 20191 eventA waterspout was observed near Port Austin.
• Waterspout in Lake Huron, October 16, 20201 eventOn a day with rain and snow showers in the area, a waterspout occurred just west of the Mackinac Bridge, and within sight of the bridge.

Waterspout everywhereEvery kind of event in Lake Huron

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.