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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Detroit, MI

July 6, 1994Monroe County, Wayne County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 1994, 5:51 PM EDT for Monroe County, Wayne County, Michigan. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 1994, 5:51 PM EDT (21:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 1994, 6:51 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Whole counties

Counties Monroe County, MI, Wayne County, MI

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 6, 4:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
MIZ055-060>062-062105-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLINT  MI
403 PM EDT WED JUL 6 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF EAST
CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 800 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE COUNTIES OF SHIAWASSEE... GENESEE... LAPEER... AND
SANDUSKY.

AT 400 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER
EAST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN.  ONE SHOWER WAS NEAR JUDDVILLE IN
NORTHEAST SHIAWASSEE COUNTY... WITH ANOTHER SHOWER OVER I-75 NEAR
THE GENESEE AND OAKLAND COUNTY BORDER.  THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING
EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.  NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN EAST CENTRAL
LOWER MICHIGAN.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL... AND POSSIBLY
DAMAGING WINDS.  REMEMBER ALL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA... GET INTO A STURDY
HOME OR BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM METAL OBJECTS AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION KIH 29 UNDER
FREQUENCY 162.475 MHZ.

CARUSO
Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT, MI
315 PM EST WED JUL 06 1994

TIME       LOCATION AND EVENT
(EDT)

235 PM EDT........QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY ST. CLAIR COUNTY
                  SHERIFF DEPARTMENT IN LAKEPORT AND JUST SOUTH OF
                  LAKEPORT...60 NNE DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 5:35 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>062-062340-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLINT  MI
535 PM EDT WED JUL 6 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PART OF EAST CENTRAL LOWER
MICHIGAN UNTIL 800 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE COUNTIES OF SHIAWASSEE... GENESEE... LAPEER... AND
SANILAC IN EAST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN.  SOME LARGER COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE IN THIS WATCH INCLUDE OWOSSO... FLINT... LAPEER... AND
SANDUSKY.

AT 530 PM EDT... RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL LOWER
MICHIGAN.  HOWEVER...RADAR DID SHOW A THUNDERSTORM OVER STERLING IN
ARENAC COUNTY OF NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN.  THIS STORM MAY DEVELOP
SOUTHWESTWARD INTO GLADWIN COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM.  THE STORM WAS MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH AND MAY AFFECT NORTHERN BAY COUNTY BY AROUND 600 PM.

ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH
LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES.

IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA... FOR YOUR PROTECTION... GET
INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER... SUCH AS A HOME OR BUILDING.  STAY OUT OF
WATER... AND REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS
HAVE ENDED.

CARUSO
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 5:37 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>062-062340-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLINT  MI
535 PM EDT WED JUL 6 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PART OF EAST CENTRAL LOWER
MICHIGAN UNTIL 800 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE COUNTIES OF SHIAWASSEE... GENESEE... LAPEER... AND
SANILAC IN EAST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN.  SOME LARGER COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE IN THIS WATCH INCLUDE OWOSSO... FLINT... LAPEER... AND
SANDUSKY.

AT 530 PM EDT... RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL LOWER
MICHIGAN.  HOWEVER...RADAR DID SHOW A THUNDERSTORM OVER STERLING IN
ARENAC COUNTY OF NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN.  THIS STORM MAY DEVELOP
SOUTHWESTWARD INTO GLADWIN COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM.  THE STORM WAS MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH AND MAY AFFECT NORTHERN BAY COUNTY BY AROUND 600 PM.

ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH
LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING WINDS... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES.

IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA... FOR YOUR PROTECTION... GET
INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER... SUCH AS A HOME OR BUILDING.  STAY OUT OF
WATER... AND REFRAIN FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORMS
HAVE ENDED.

CARUSO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:30 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXCrawford, Roscommon45 min
Jul 5, 9:07 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXOgemaw68 min
Jul 5, 9:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXCrawford, Roscommon64 min
Jul 5, 10:08 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXGladwin67 min
Jul 5, 10:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXOgemaw35 min
Jul 5, 10:30 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXOgemaw46 min
Jul 6, 12:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXTuscola58 min
Jul 6, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac48 min
Jul 6, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac42 min
Jul 6, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac45 min
Jul 6, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSaint Clair54 min
Jul 6, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXWayne33 min
Jul 6, 5:53 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXOgemaw37 min
Jul 6, 6:45 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXOgemaw30 min
Jul 6, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay62 min
Jul 6, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMidland33 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.