Waterspout in Lake St. Clair
Every waterspout event the National Weather Service has filed in Lake St. Clair, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
The most significant on the map
The most significant waterspout episodes in Lake St. Clair.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 7
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake St. Clair, August 18, 2019Thunderstorms moving through Lake St. Clair produced wind gusts around 40 knots. A waterspout was also observed.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake St. Clair, July 20, 2023Thunderstorms moving through the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers produced wind gusts in excess of 40 knots. A waterspout was also reported over Lake St. Clair.
- Waterspout in Lake St. Clair, August 24, 2016The Lasalle Ontario tornado developed over the Detroit River.
- Waterspout in Lake St. Clair, August 13, 2012A waterspout was observed over Lake St. Clair.
- Waterspout in Lake St. Clair, July 3, 2014Waterspout witnessed by multiple people off the shore of Gross Pointe Farms.
- Waterspout in Lake St. Clair, September 25, 2018A waterspout tracked across the Detroit River near Gibraltar to Grosse Ile.
- Waterspout in Lake St. Clair, July 23, 2023A brief waterspout was observed over the Detroit River.
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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 2026-09-24.