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The Waterspouts happened on August 24 2017 between
12:38 - 1:00PM they lasted around 18 minutes. Stevensville Michigan
Brief Touchdown of Waterspout #1 and Waterspout #2 Touchdown
Picture 1:
1
2
12:38pm Touch Down
Picture 2:
Waterspout #2 becoming the Dominant Rotation
12:39pm Tornado Over Water
Waterspout #2 with a Possible Waterspout next to it
Picture 3:
Picture 5:
close to Max size of Waterspout #2 and Touchdown of #3
Picture 7:
Picture 2 Up close:
Picture 4:
Picture 6:
Waterspout #2 Growing
Waterspout #3 was a Brief Large Waterspout
12:41pm Waterspout Growing
Picture 8:
12:43pm
Waterspout #2 Max Size
Waterspout Wind Speed: unknown
But somewhere between 80-128 mph
Cylinder/Stovepipe Waterspout
Waterspout #2 Lifted? and Waterspout #4 Growing
Picture 9:
Waterspout #4 Elephant Trunk Waterspout
Picture 10:
Picture 12:
Picture 11:
Waterspout Wind Speed: unknown
But somewhere between 65-99 mph
Waterspout #4 Max Size
Cone Waterspout
Picture 13:
Picture 10 up close:
Picture 7 up close:
Large Waterspouts with Really Strong Winds
Rope stage of the Waterspout
2 waterspouts side by side
Still one of the biggest waterspout events on this part of Lake Michigan. I don't know when the last one was on this part of Lake Michigan, it might of been the biggest one since the 1974 waterspout.
Picture 13 Up Close:
4
2?
12:45pm
12:47pm
12:51pm
Wall Cloud
12:53pm
Picture 14:
Picture 15:
12:55pm
Waterspout location based on radar
The waterspouts traveled from North to South
50 mph wind
80 mph wind
100 mph wind
Wall Cloud
***** Location of the Waterspouts might be off by a few miles *****
1st WS
2nd WS
4th WS
5th WS
<1 Minute
8 Minutes
7 Minutes
1-2 Minutes
100%
80%
70%
50%
10%
% Chance
100+ mph wind
130 mph wind
The windspeed of the waterspouts might not be 100% Accurate. This is based on the Average wind speed/Common strength of tornadoes
Possible path of the 2017 Waterspouts
That means the waterspouts might of traveled 8-12 miles
It stayed on the water for a while
Tornadic Waterspout or Tornado over water
Time on the Water: +/- 18 minutes
Max size (Miles or Feet): unknown
Strongest Strength: 80+ mph wind
1 Small Waterspout
4 Large Waterspouts
Last time I heard of a waterspout this big on Lake Michigan was the 2023 SE Michigan Waterspout
Large Funnel Cloud over the Lake
Waterspout #5 Touchdown
The most recent one was July 12 2023 with 2 Tornadic Warterspouts with one being Multiple Vortex
This is the last time around here a waterspout was reported coming onshore in Stevensville Michigan, it happened back on September 21 1974.
Berrien County Disaster History
Severe weather seasons 2020-2023 Below
Severe Storms during 2020
June 26 2020 2nd Strongest storm of the year
Got 50-70 mph wind gusts
Storm damage from 60+ mph wind gusts
Large trees and branches down on the northside of Berrien County
The hardest hit was between Coloma and Pawpaw Michigan
with 80 mph gusts and possible tornado
July 19 2020 weakest severe storm of the season
Got 35-45 mph wind gusts
St Joseph Mi south pier cam during storm
Damaging Derecho August 10 2020 Strongest Storm of the year (Derecho traveled around 1,000 miles)
Costlist Derecho ever recorded 11 Billion in Damage
A derecho is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale convective system and potentially rivaling hurricanic and tornadic forces. Derechos can cause hurricane-force winds, tornadoes, heavy rains, and flash floods.
The radar when the derecho was going through St Joseph and Stevensville. with 65-80 mph gusts
Traveled between 700-1,000 miles. It did a lot of damage in multiple states.
Got 65-80 mph wind gusts
25-40 mph sustained wind
and Pea size hail
Stevensville and St Joesph Michigan got 65-80 mph gusts from the storm- the strongest derecho since 2014
Stevensville and St Joesph Michigan has a lot of trees, branches and power lines down, over 16,000 people lost power in Berrien County Michigan.
When the Derecho was coming in
During the Derecho 65-80 mph gusts
During the Derecho 50-70 mph gusts
Weather Plane View
Bringing down trees and branches down in Stevensville and St Joseph Michigan.
Total area of derecho damage map from August 10 2020 Iowa,Illinois,Indiana and Michigan
August 28-29 2020 3rd Strongest storm of the year
Bring a lot of lightning, strong winds and very heavy rain to Stevensville Mi
Got 55-60 mph wind gusts
November 10 2020 4th Strongest storm of the year
Wasn't a Derecho just a straight line wind storm
Got 30-45 mph wind gusts
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