Waterspout in Lake Superior

Events

20

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 and Waterspout in Lake Superior, June 29, 201861 kt wind · 16 eventsA line of thunderstorms moving across Lake Superior produced strong to severe wind gusts on the 29th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Superior, October 5, 202368 kt wind · 7 eventsForcing and instability ahead of a low pressure system moving across the region spawned strong to severe thunderstorms and isolated waterspouts over portions of Lake Superior during the afternoon of the 5th.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspouts in Lake Superior, October 13, 20024 events
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Lake Superior, August 27, 201960 kt wind · 4 eventsMultiple clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms impacted northern Michigan and the surrounding waters of the Great Lakes.
• 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.
• Waterspouts in Lake Superior, October 15, 20152 eventsAn upper low pressure trough and associated deep instability moving over the region spun up two waterspouts over south central Lake Superior on the afternoon of the 15th.
• Waterspouts in Lake Superior, August 31, 20162 eventsA low pressure trough passing over the Upper Great Lakes spawned numerous waterspouts over south central Lake Superior near Marquette on the 31st.
• Waterspout in Lake Superior, July 21, 20021 eventWaterspout was sighted over Lake Superior offshore from Au Train.
• Waterspout in Lake Superior, August 28, 20031 eventA low pressure system in the northern plains approached Michigan's Upper Peninsula on August 28. The strengthening south wind ahead of this system drew moister air northward.
• Waterspout in Lake Superior, September 30, 20031 eventTwo waterspouts were sighted just northeast of the North Light on Grand Island. These waterspouts were formed by very cold air flowing over the relatively warmer waters of central Lake Superior.
• Waterspout in Lake Superior, June 10, 20071 eventA waterspout was spotted over Lake Superior 10 miles east of Marquette.
• Waterspout in Lake Superior, August 9, 20121 eventAn upper trough moving across the region produced a few waterspouts in the nearshore waters along the Keweenaw Peninsula on the morning of the 9th.
• Waterspout in Lake Superior, August 11, 20141 eventAt least two witnesses saw a waterspout form over Chequamegon Bay and then briefly move inland as a tornado with the storms moving to the south-southwest. Pictures were taken of the waterspout.
• Waterspout in Lake Superior, August 26, 20161 eventA small and brief waterspout formed over Lake Superior on the morning of the 26th approximately 20 miles east of Big Bay.
• Waterspout in Lake Superior, June 18, 20241 eventMultiple rounds of thunderstorms moved across western Lake Superior on the 18th. During the late afternoon hours, one storm produced a waterspout just off the North Shore near Tofte.

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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.