Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Superior
Every marine thunderstorm wind event the National Weather Service has filed in Lake Superior, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Thunderstorm winds of 34 knots or more over coastal or lake waters.
The most significant on the map
The most significant marine thunderstorm 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
- 856
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $410,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Lake Superior, June 17, 2006The winds caused major damage to docks and boats.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Superior, August 27, 2019A 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, July 18, 2013A slow moving cold front was the focus for strong to severe thunderstorms across Lake Superior during the afternoon and evening of the 18th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 1 to 2, 2011A cold front moving through a warm and unstable airmass produced a line of strong to severe thunderstorms across much of Lake Superior from late evening on the 1st into the early morning of the 2nd.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Superior, June 29, 2018A line of thunderstorms moving across Lake Superior produced strong to severe wind gusts on the 29th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, August 27, 2018Strong to severe thunderstorms moved across Lake Superior during the evening of the 27th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, September 12, 2011A powerful cold front produced strong to severe thunderstorms over Lake Superior on the evening of the 12th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 2 to 3, 2012An upper disturbance moving along and north of a warm front caused severe thunderstorms over portions of Lake Superior from the evening of the 2nd into the early morning of the 3rd.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 19 to 20, 2012Several clusters of severe thunderstorms moved across western Lake Superior from the evening of the 19th into the morning of the 20th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 21, 2016An upper disturbance approaching from the west interacted with a very warm and unstable air mass to produce strong to severe thunderstorms over Lake Superior on the morning of the 21st.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 30, 2022A 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, July 15, 2019A cold front moving through the area generated strong thunderstorms over portions of Lake Superior on the evening of the 15th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 18 to 19, 2020A cold front moving through a moist, unstable and strongly sheared environment produced strong to severe thunderstorms over portions of Lake Superior late evening on the 18th into the early morning of the 19th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 4 to 5, 2012A disturbance moving through a warm and unstable air mass produced strong thunderstorms over Lake Superior from the evening of the 4th into the morning of the 5th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 26, 2013An upper level disturbance moving through a warm and unstable air mass produced strong thunderstorms over Lake Superior on the evening of the 26th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, August 25 to 26, 2013A surface trough moving through a very warm and unstable air mass provided the focus for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms over Lake Superior from late evening on the 25th into the early morning of the 26th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 21, 2016A cluster of thunderstorms developed over eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota the evening of Wednesday July 20th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, August 31, 2024A cold front moving through a warm and unstable air mass produced strong to severe thunderstorms over portions of Lake Superior on the 31st.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, May 15 to 16, 2025A deep low pressure over the Upper Midwest sent multiple rounds of severe weather through the over the nearshore waters of the Bay of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, first by an occluded front on the 15th and then with the main low pressure and associated cold front on the 16th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, August 19, 2011A deep low pressure system moving through northwest Ontario pushed a warm front across the Upper Great Lakes region on the morning of the 19th. This warm front produced strong to severe thunderstorms over western Lake Superior.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, September 4 to 5, 2012Afternoon heating of an unstable air mass produced strong to severe thunderstorms over portions of Lake Superior from the evening of the 4th through the morning of the 5th.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 25, 2016A warm front lifting across the region produced strong thunderstorms over portions of western Lake Superior during the day of the 25th. A cold front moving through later that night brought a few strong thunderstorms to the west half of Lake Superior.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, June 15, 2017An 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, September 22, 2017During the early morning hours on Sep. 22nd, a strong line of thunderstorms pushed east across Western Lake Superior bringing strong and gusty winds.
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Lake Superior, July 6, 2020A cold front moving through a moist and unstable air mass produced strong thunderstorms over portions of Lake Superior on the afternoon and evening of the 6th.
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Marine Thunderstorm 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.