Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan

Events

2,687

Deaths

4

Injuries

1

Damage

$1.3 million

• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 17, 20112 deaths · 1 injured · $4,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 eventsA line of thunderstorms crossed Northern Lake Michigan, producing a large swath of strong winds.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, June 13, 20211 death · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsThunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front across northeast Wisconsin. Strong storms produced gusty winds as they tracked over Lake Michigan during the evening hours. Thunderstorm winds capsized a boat on the southern Bay of Green Bay, causing a fatality.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 7, 20201 death · 2 eventsScattered thunderstorms along with an outflow boundary moved across southern Lake Michigan during the evening of July 7th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Michigan, August 23, 2006$500,000 · 92 kt wind · 1 eventThe Michigan City In-Water Boat Show was in progress at the Washington Park Marina in Michigan City, as an intense supercell came onshore. A wind gust to 92 knots was recorded at the Michigan City Coast GLERL site with winds remaining above 34 knots for at least 5 minutes.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 25 to 26, 2005$170,000 · 67 kt wind · 17 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms produced numerous reports of high wind gusts ranging anywhere from 34 knots to as high as 67 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 4, 2003$90,000 · 51 kt wind · 9 eventsThe Saugatuck coastal observing station recorded a wind gust to 43 knots.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 21, 2004$60,000 · 53 kt wind · 7 eventsA peak wind gust to 62 m.p.h. was recorded at Port Sheldon in Ottawa county and a wind gust to 65 m.p.h. was recorded in Bangor in Van Buren county. A peak wind gust to 46 m.p.h. was recorded at the airport in Benton Harbor near Lake Michigan.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 19, 2002$60,000 · 3 eventsA 40 knot wind gust was recorded at the Benton Harbor/St. Joseph airport near the Lake Michigan coastline. Radar estimates that wind gusts to around 40 knots must also have occurred out to mid lake.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Michigan, June 30, 2011$50,000 · 82 kt wind · 5 eventsPowerful thunderstorms moved southeast across southern Lake Michigan during the evening hours of June 30th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 11, 2003$50,000 · 2 eventsA 36 knot wind gust was recorded at the Muskegon GLERL coastal observation station.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 21, 2004$30,000 · 6 eventsA peak wind gust to 34 knots was measured at the Tulip City Airport in Holland and wind gusts of 40 m.p.h. were estimated with thunderstorms from St. Joseph north to Whitehall.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, September 22, 2005$30,000 · 6 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms produced wind gusts from 35 to 42 m.p.h. at the Muskegon coastal observation site during the mid morning hours, and up to around 37 m.p.h. at the South Haven coastal observation site during the early evening.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 17 to 18, 2004$25,000 · 7 eventsEstimated peak wind gusts to 40 m.p.h. were recorded at the Tulip City Airport in Holland near Lake Michigan and at the airport in Benton Harbor, also near Lake Michigan.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, August 21, 2002$30,000 · 3 eventsA 40 knot thunderstorm wind gust was recorded at the Muskegon Airport.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 15, 2003$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 eventsA 56 knot wind gust was recorded at the coastal observing site in Saugatuck.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 9, 2004$20,000 · 4 eventsA peak wind gust to 46 knots was recorded at the Tulip City Airport in Holland near the Lake Michigan shoreline.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 21, 2004$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 eventsIn the early afternoon of July 21, thunderstorms began to develop over northeastern Illinois.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 1, 2018$15,000 · 6 eventsA line of strong to severe storms produced high wind gusts over northern Lake Michigan.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Michigan, August 9, 202572 kt wind · 13 eventsA line of thunderstorms produced strong winds over the bay of Green Bay and Lake Michigan during the evening hours on Saturday (8/09) as well as a brief waterspout over Eagle Harbor on the bay of Green Bay.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 21, 202460 kt wind · 12 eventsA line of thunderstorms produced strong winds over the bay of Green Bay and Lake Michigan waters during the evening hours on Tuesday (5/21).
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 5, 2003$15,000 · 3 eventsWind gusts to 35 knots were estimated by observing sites near Holland and Saugatuck.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, July 6, 2003$15,000 · 3 eventsA 40 knot wind gust was estimated near Saugatuck.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 10, 2004$15,000 · 3 eventsA wind gust of 55 m.p.h. was reported by a ship just west of Grand Haven harbor.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, May 11, 2004$15,000 · 3 eventsA wind gust to 32 m.p.h. was recorded at the Tulip City Airport in Holland near Lake Michigan, and a report from marine radio of a wind gust to 35 m.p.h. was also received. A report of a wind gust to 60 m.p.h. was also received from Fennville.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Michigan, March 30, 200511 eventsA 38 knot wind gust was reported at the Muskegon harbor.

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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.