Marine High Wind in Lake Superior
Every marine high wind event the National Weather Service has filed in Lake Superior, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 48 knots or more over water.
The most significant on the map
The most significant marine high wind episodes in Lake Superior.
- 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
- 464
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, October 15 to 16, 2011A rapidly deepening low pressure system lifting northeast into Ontario kicked up storm force winds on Lake Superior from the 15th into the 16th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, September 29, 2011A rapidly deepening low pressure system moving through the Upper Great Lakes resulted in north storm force wind gusts across much of Lake Superior on the evening of the 29th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, November 1, 2020A deepening storm system and its associated cold front sweeping across the Upper Great Lakes brought strong north to northwest winds to Lake Superior on the 1st.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, December 23 to 25, 2022An intense and rapidly deepening storm system moving through the Upper Great Lakes produced high-end storm force northwest winds across much of Lake Superior from the 23rd into the 25th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, November 27, 2019High-end gales to storm force winds were observed across much of Lake Superior just prior to Thanksgiving, as a potent winter storm impacted the region.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, December 16 to 17, 2021A powerful storm system tracking across the Upper Great Lakes produced storm force winds across much of Lake Superior on the 16th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, October 17 to 18, 2022A powerful low pressure system deepening over northern Lake Huron produced storm force north winds over central and eastern Lake Superior from the 17th into the 18th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, January 10 to 12, 2017A series of cold frontal passages in the wake of a low pressure system lifting northeast through the Great Lakes generated storm force west winds across much of Lake Superior from the evening of the 10th into the 12th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, September 7, 2021Strong thunderstorms moved across portions of western Lake Superior on the 7th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, November 11, 2024A tightening pressure gradient in the wake of a Clipper low pressure system moving through the Upper Great Lakes led to storm force west to north wind gusts over portions of Lake Superior on the 11th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, September 3, 2010A powerful storm system and cold front moving across the Upper Great Lakes produced high winds on Lake Superior on the 3rd.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, March 7 to 9, 2017Storm force west winds occurred from the 7th into the 8th in the wake of a powerful cold frontal passage.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, September 3, 2020A powerful storm originating in the lee of the Canadian Rockies tracked across the Upper Great Lakes bringing storm force winds to much of Lake Superior on the 3rd.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, January 13, 2024A powerful storm system moving through the Upper Great Lakes produced storm force northerly winds over much of the east half of Lake Superior on the 13th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, October 26 to 27, 2010A historically deep low pressure system which moved across Minnesota pounded Lake Superior with storm force winds on the 26th and 27th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, January 1 to 2, 2012A deepening low pressure system lifting northeast of the Upper Great Lakes generated storm force winds over portions of Lake Superior from the evening of the 1st into the early morning of the 2nd.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, November 17 to 18, 2013A powerful storm system tracking through the Great Lakes generated strong northwest winds on Lake Superior from late on the 17th into the 18th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, November 18 to 19, 2016A strong low pressure system tracking over the Upper Great Lakes produced storm force winds over portions of Lake Superior from the evening of the 18th into the 19th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, December 26 to 27, 2016Periods of storm force winds developed across portions of Lake Superior ahead of and in the wake of a strong cold frontal passage from the 26th into the 27th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, September 21, 2018A deepening storm system exiting northeast of the Great Lakes, generated storm force northwest winds across Lake Superior on the 21st.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, September 6 to 7, 2020Storm force winds developed ahead of and behind a cold frontal passage late on the 6th and into the 7th across portions of Lake Superior.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, October 31, 2020A deepening low pressure system tracking across the provinces of central Canada produced storm force southerly winds across Lake Superior on the 31st.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, February 18 to 19, 2022A Clipper low pressure system moving through the Upper Great Lakes brought storm force northwest winds to east half portions of Lake Superior from late on the 18th into the morning of the 19th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, December 3 to 4, 2022A strong cold front moving across Lake Superior produced storm force west to northwest wind gusts over east half portions of the lake on the 3rd and 4th.
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, December 28 to 29, 2025A strong winter storm moved through the Upper Great Lakes bringing high end gales and storm force winds.
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Marine High Wind everywhereEvery kind of event in Lake Superior
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.