Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 1987, 7:37 PM EDT for Eaton County, Ingham County, Michigan. It was in force for 68 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 20, 1987, 7:37 PM EDT (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 1987, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Eaton County, MI, Ingham County, MI
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 7:50 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Ingham, MI | |
| Jul 20, 7:53 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Eaton, MI | |
| Jul 20, 8:25 PM EDT | Hail 0.75 | Eaton, MI |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MUSKEGON MI 435 PM EDT MON JUL 20 1987 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE ADJOINING LAKE MICHIGAN WATERS... AT 430 PM EDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER...WAS MOVING ONSHORE OVER NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED ONSHORE OVER LEELANAU AND BENZIE COUNTIES AND MOVING ONSHORE OVER MANISTEE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE STORMS WERE MOVING FAIRLY FAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. BOATER/S IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS SHOULD TAKE SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS THE STORMS MOVE ONSHORE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER} 405 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR PERSON/S IN NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. }BOLEN
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTCORRECTED FOR TIME... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 635 PM EDT MON JUL 20 1987 ...LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 625 PM EDT THE MONTCALM COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH NEAR THE SIX LAKES AREA IN NORTHERN MONTCALM COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST OF HOWARD CITY IN WESTERN MONTCALM COUNTY. AT 630 PM EDT TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN AREAS OF K@ENT COUNTY. THE STRONG WINDS ARE BEING CAUSED BY A GUST FRONT MOVING AHEAD OF THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. CARLE
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 6:54 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 655 PM EDT MON JUL 20 1987 ...LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 650 PM EDT NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED. THE STRONG WINDS ARE BEING CAUSED BY A GUST FRONT MOVING AHEAD OF THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.I THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. CARLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 20, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Isabella | 50 min |
| Jul 20, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton, Gratiot | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kent | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Barry, Ionia | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Allegan | 30 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 1987Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1987
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.