Lake Erie remained along the northwestern flank of the Bermuda-Azores subtropical surface high pressure ridge on the 28th into the 29th before a cold front swept southeastward across the lake during the late morning of the 29th. Behind the front, a secondary trough axis swept generally southward across Lake Erie during the afternoon before another ridge built from the Canadian Prairies and northern Great Plains during the rest of the 29th.
Ahead of the cold front, Lake Erie resided in an environment comprised of moderate to strong effective bulk shear and primarily moderate to strong MUCAPE. Multiple rounds of multicell thunderstorms persisted generally eastward across Lake Erie during the afternoon of the 28th through early morning of the 29th and generated gale-force peak convective wind gusts along the OH shore. During the afternoon of the 29th, a couple of non-mesocyclonic waterspouts were generated by the updrafts of cumuliform clouds that accompanied the aforementioned secondary surface trough axis and a downshear gust front.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH, LAKE ERIE
From 29-JUL-23 01:10:00 to 29-JUL-23 01:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: RENO BEACH
Magnitude: 35.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Buoy

Cleveland Water Alliance Maumee Bay Buoy, about four-miles northeast of Oregon, recorded a peak wind gust of 40 mph from a thunderstorm.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH, LAKE ERIE
From 29-JUL-23 02:00:00 to 29-JUL-23 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: VERMILION
Magnitude: 36.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

Huron Harbor Light C-MAN Station (HHLO1) recorded a peak wind gust of 41 mph from a thunderstorm.

Waterspout in AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5NM OFFSHORE TO US/CANADIAN BORDER, LAKE ERIE
From 29-JUL-23 14:22:00 to 29-JUL-23 14:22:00 (EST-5)
Location: WILLOWICK
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Waterspout accompanied a rain shower about 13-miles NNW of Bratenahl.

Waterspout in AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH, LAKE ERIE
From 29-JUL-23 15:17:00 to 29-JUL-23 15:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: WILLOWICK
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Waterspout accompanied a line of cumuliform clouds, some of which were associated with rain showers. These clouds and showers were present along a downshear gust front.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH, LAKE ERIE
From 28-JUL-23 12:16:00 to 28-JUL-23 12:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: WILLOWICK
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Edgewater Beach Mesonet Station in Cleveland recorded a peak wind gust of 49 mph from a thunderstorm.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH, LAKE ERIE
From 29-JUL-23 03:20:00 to 29-JUL-23 03:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: WILLOWICK
Magnitude: 35.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Cleveland Crib Mesonet Station, about five-miles NNE of Lakewood, recorded a peak wind gust of 40 mph from a thunderstorm.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH, LAKE ERIE
From 29-JUL-23 03:29:00 to 29-JUL-23 03:29:00 (EST-5)
Location: WILLOWICK
Magnitude: 40.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Burke Lakefront Airport ASOS in Cleveland recorded a peak wind gust of 46 mph from a thunderstorm.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY, LAKE ERIE
From 28-JUL-23 15:59:00 to 28-JUL-23 15:59:00 (EST-5)
Location: RIPLEY
Magnitude: 36.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

Erie C-MAN Station (EREP1) recorded a peak wind gust of 42 mph from a thunderstorm.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH, LAKE ERIE
From 29-JUL-23 01:28:00 to 29-JUL-23 01:28:00 (EST-5)
Location: RENO BEACH
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Buoy

Toledo Water Intake Buoy, about nine-miles ENE of Oregon, recorded a peak wind gust of 49 mph from a thunderstorm.