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Will this be a Dangerous Storm Season 2023?
3rd Year in an El Nina might be heading toward neutral
The El Nino and El Nina history graph: https://ggweather.com/enso/oni.htm
El Nino
El Nina
Near Record Warm January 2023
January 27 2023 Snow Squall
Brief Moderate/Heavy snow
February 2-4 2023 Weather?
February 9 2023 Odd Weather
Stevensville Michigan got 1.40" of rain which caused localized flooding
Stevensville had Temps Between 51-55F
Funnel Cloud
February 21-23 2023 Wind/Rain/Ice Storm
Stevensville Michigan got 1.10-1.30" of rain which caused localized flooding
Ice Storm in Southern Michigan causing power outages
Close to Record Low Ice Cover on the Great Lakes
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan Significant Ice storm. It brought Ice accumulation totals from between a Glaze of ice all the way up to 0.78" of ice. From all the ice that was accumulating caused power lines to comedown. In Paw Paw Michigan a Fire Fighter died from a power line falling on him from the storm. Ice Storms are deadly because roads become impossible to drive, trees and power lines fall.
Source: https://www.hurricanetrack.com
Switched over to El Niño the first one since January 2020
March 26 2023
Quarter size hail and rotation on Lake Michigan, the storm couldn't drop a thunderstorm based waterspout because the water temps were around 36F
Syilagyi Waterspout Nomogram
March 31-April 1 2023
Major Severe Weather Outbreak, 65-75 Million people at risk for severe weather.
Major Tornadoes, Hail and Damaging Winds
Supercell over Lake Michigan
The storms had Pea to .75" hail in the area and 40-55 mph wind gusts
South of this area had Golf Ball size hail and 60+ mph wind gusts
6:30pm
9:30pm
One of the biggest severe weather outbreaks ever recorded for March
Source: Weather.com
Top 3 for the most tornadoes ever recorded in 24 hours
132 Tornadoes in 24 hours
145 Tornadoes, 200+ Tornado Reports
April 20 2023
Severe Weather outbreak a decent amount of Thundershowers and Thunderstorms, bringing gusts over 50 mph and small hail
extremely fast movement, Unknown mph wind gusts
8:30-9:30pm Heavy rain and 40-50 mph wind gusts
Stevensville Michigan, Amazing Sunset
Videos from the Bluff
Videos of the storm coming in
April 30-May 3 2023
The Cold Core Storm System had 20-30 mph wind 40+ mph gusts
8-14ft Waves Between May 1-3 2023
May 16-21 2023
Pneumonia Front and Wildfire Smoke
May 21 2023
June 3-6 2023
SW Michigan Sunset from Eastern Canada Wildfire Smoke
Low Pressure System June 11-13 2023
5-8 Foot Waves, 20-30 mph wind
0.40-1.25" of rain
Moderate-Severe Drought June 15- July 28 2023
Rounds of Wildfire Smoke June 8-15 2023
June 25-28 2023 Windstorm, Severe Weather Wildfire Smoke
Smoke Blocking the sun
June 28 2023 Dim Red Sun
Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy Air Quality
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Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy
July 12 2023 Tornadic Waterspouts, Heavy Rain and Wind
30-60 mph Wind Gusts and On/Off Rotation
8:20-9:04pm Tornadic Waterspouts
Massive Wall Cloud and Tornadic Waterspouts
Massive Wall Cloud
Stovepipe, Multiple Vortex and Rope Waterspout
Path / Speed Of Large Tornadic Waterspout
Storm Pictures: Rotation, Wall Cloud, Eye and More
Rope Waterspout & Wall Cloud
Multiple-Vortex Waterspout Size
July 28-29 2023 Heavy Rain, Wind and Flooding
July 28 2023 Morning Storms, 1-2" of rain and 50+ mph gusts
July 28 2023 Evening Storms 6"+ of rain and 60+ mph gusts
Flooding after the 8"+ of rain in 72 hours
August 14-15 2023, Nearly a 100 Year Storm
50-75+ mph wind gusts, Possible Spin Up Tornado
4:10-4:50pm Heavy Rain, Lightning and Rotating Storm
8:08pm Calm Before the Storm
9:50-10:00pm 50-70+ mph gusts and Possible Tornado
Stevensville/Shoreman Michigan area
The strong wind caused a lot of people to lose power in Berrien County
Also dropped a incredible amount of rain
Storm brought down a good amount of trees
October 6-12 2023, Rain & Wind Storm
45-50 mph wind gusts and 10-12ft waves, Record Breaking Lake Erie Waterspout Outbreak
October 20 2023, 7-8+ft Waves Hitting Berrien County
October 31-November 1 2023 Halloween Storm
40 mph wind gusts and 8-14ft waves
Waterspout Outbreak on Lake Michigan
T-12" of Ice & Snow in Western Michigan
Calm Before the Storm
During the Storm
November 1 2023 After the Storm SW Michigan
November 25-29 Winter Storm Cait (First Pier Ice 2023/24)
Calm December 1-17 2023 Warm & Dry
December 18 2023 Powerful Storm
Calm Before the Storm
Storm coming in
During the Powerful Storm
2023 Review
It was one crazy year for storms on top of the most smoke I've seen in SW Michigan
December 15 2023 ~12:50am Unknown Object
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