Marine Hail in Lake Superior

Events

108

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Superior, August 27, 201952 kt wind · 26 eventsA cold front moving through a moist and unstable air mass generated strong to severe thunderstorms across Lake Superior on the afternoon and evening of the 27th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, September 12, 20111 in hail · 14 eventsA powerful cold front produced strong to severe thunderstorms over Lake Superior on the evening of the 12th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 30, 20221 in hail · 13 eventsA cold front moving across the Upper Great Lakes produced strong to severe thunderstorms across much of Lake Superior during the evening of the 30th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 15, 20171.75 in hail · 9 eventsAn upper disturbance moving east across a frontal boundary produced strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of the east half of Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 15th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, May 25, 20101 in hail · 8 eventsSevere thunderstorms caused strong gusty winds and large hail over portions of western Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 25th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 30, 20184 in hail · 8 eventsA cold front moving through a very moist and unstable air mass produced strong to severe thunderstorms over the open water and nearshore portions of the east half of Lake Superior on the 30th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 15 to 16, 20061 in hail · 7 eventsNickel-sized hail reported lasting for ten mintues at Rock Harbor Lodge on Isle Royale.
• Marine Hail in Lake Superior, May 20, 20121 in hail · 7 eventsThe passage of a strong cold front produced severe thunderstorms over nearshore portions of Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 20th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, September 24 to 25, 20191 in hail · 7 eventsA strong cold front moving through a moist and unstable air mass produced strong to severe thunderstorms over portions of Lake Superior from the evening of the 24th into the early morning of the 25th.
• Marine Hail in Lake Superior, August 21, 20131 in hail · 6 eventsThe passage of a cold front through a very warm and unstable air mass generated scattered severe thunderstorms across the near shore waters of Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 21st.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 17, 200650 kt wind · 5 eventsSevere thunderstorms produced damaging wind and large hail over portions of west and central Lake Superior nearshore areas on the afternoon of the 17th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 9, 201052 kt wind · 5 eventsA cold front passing through the area helped trigger some strong thunderstorms over the Alger and Marquette County near shore areas on the afternoon of the 9th.
• Marine Hail in Lake Superior, June 8, 20121.75 in hail · 5 eventsSuper cell thunderstorms dropped large hail over the nearshore areas of central Lake Superior on the evening of the 8th.
• Marine Hail in Lake Superior, July 26, 20161.25 in hail · 5 eventsA cold front moving slowly through an unstable air mass produced severe thunderstorms with large hail from Grand Marais to Deer Park on the evening of the 26th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 18 to 19, 20222.75 in hail · 5 eventsA cold front moving across the Upper Great Lakes generated strong to severe thunderstorms over mainly west half portions of Lake Superior from the late evening of the 18th into the morning of the 19th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, August 22, 202554 kt wind · 5 eventsAn area of storms moved across northwestern Wisconsin and along the South Shore of Lake Superior during the afternoon hours of the 22nd. In addition to some small hail, these storms produced wind gusts to around 45 mph near the shore.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, April 17, 20261 in hail · 5 eventsStrong thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon of the 17th and moved east across western Lake Superior. The first storms produced hail to 1 inch in diameter along the North Shore with later storms producing wind gusts to 43 knots along the South Shore.
• Marine Hail in Lake Superior, June 20, 20073 in hail · 4 eventsSevere thunderstorms dropped large hail over the Lake Superior nearshore waters between Marquette and Harvey on the afternoon of the 20th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 25, 20080.75 in hail · 4 eventsStrong thunderstorms produced gusty winds over western and central Lake Superior nearshore areas on the 25th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 8, 20111.75 in hail · 4 eventsA cold front moving through the area spawned severe thunderstorms at Grand Marais on the afternoon of the 8th.
• Marine Hail in Lake Superior, April 10, 20110.75 in hail · 4 eventsA low pressure system moving from Minnesota into northwest Ontario produced thunderstorms with hail and some strong wind gusts over eastern Lake Superior on the 10th.
• Marine Hail in Lake Superior, July 10, 20230.88 in hail · 4 eventsStrong thunderstorms dropped large hail in the Marquette area during the late afternoon and evening of the 10th.
• Waterspouts in Lake Superior, July 28 to 30, 20051 in hail · 3 eventsWaterspout observed from Tourist Park, 2 miles west of Munising on Highway M-28.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 21, 200650 kt wind · 3 eventsSeveral thunderstorms produced damaging wind and large hail over central Lake Superior nearshore waters on the afternoon of the 21st.
• Marine Hail in Lake Superior, July 1 to 3, 20060.88 in hail · 3 eventsMeasured 48 mph wind gust at the Munising ASOS.

Marine Hail everywhereEvery kind of event in Lake Superior

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.