The following staff members from the National Weather Service
office in Marquette contributed to this website. In addition, we
would like to thank Pat Slattery from NWS
Central Region Public Affairs and John Kottke, former NWS Marquette
employee. Pat wrote the press release
used on the NOAA site.
John was interviewed by Jack Pellett and Ed Fenelon; clips from this
interview describing this situation from 1975 are scattered
throughout this website.
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| Comparison of the 1975 and 1998 storms |
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Image created by Don Rolfson, National Weather Service Marquette |
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| Course of the Fitzgerald and Anderson |
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Image from The Edmund Fitzgerald Interactive Explorer, ISE, Marquette, MI |
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| Diagram of air flow within a low pressure system |
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Image from Snowstorms along the Northeastern Coast of the United States: 1955 to 1985 by Kocin and Uccellini |
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| The Edmund Fitzgerald, May 1975 |
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May 1975 - St. Mary's River
Photo by Bob Campbell, Grand Ledge, MI |
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| Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) |
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Image courtesy of the NOAA Photo Library |
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| Influence of the Great Lakes on weather patterns |
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Image courtesy of Dr. Greg Mann, National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac |
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| Map of buoy and C-MAN observation sites across the Great Lakes |
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Image courtesy of the National Data Buoy Center |
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| NWS Marquette marine responsibility |
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Image created by John Bravender, National Weather Service Detroit |
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| Stannard Rock C-MAN site |
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Image courtesy of the National Data Buoy Center |
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| Storm Warning: Advancements in Marine Communications and Forecasting (title) |
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Image created by John Bravender, National Weather Service Detroit |
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| Component Photographs: |
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Edmund Fitzgerald-- |
May 1975 - St. Mary's River
Photo by Bob Campbell, Grand Ledge, MI |
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Crashing waves-- |
Jack Pellett, National Weather Service Marquette |
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| Storm Warning: Advancements in Marine Communications and Forecasting (banner) |
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Image created by John Bravender, National Weather Service Detroit |
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| Component Photographs: |
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Crashing waves-- |
Jack Pellett, National Weather Service Marquette |
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| Synchronous Meteorological Satellite (SMS) |
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Image courtesy of the NOAA Photo Library |
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| View of the bridge aboard the Lee A. Tregurtha |
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Image courtesy of Jason Alumbaugh, National Weather Service Marquette |
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