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Tornado Watch 553

July 2, 199753 counties in Michigan

The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Jul 2, 1997, 1:45 PM EDT for 53 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 2, 1997, 1:45 PM EDT (17:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 1997, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 53 counties

Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Barry County, MI, Bay County, MI, Branch County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Cass County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Clare County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Huron County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Kent County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Midland County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Saginaw County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Sanilac County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Tuscola County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Warnings issued inside it

32 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXEmmet61 min
Jul 2, 2:13 PM EDTTornado WarningAPXEmmet47 min
Jul 2, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRGratiot49 min
Jul 2, 2:53 PM EDTTornado WarningAPXCrawford42 min
Jul 2, 3:03 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRGratiot47 min
Jul 2, 3:05 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXSaginaw40 min
Jul 2, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXOscoda63 min
Jul 2, 3:30 PM EDTTornado WarningAPXOscoda40 min
Jul 2, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay44 min
Jul 2, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton, Eaton62 min
Jul 2, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXArenac, Ogemaw64 min
Jul 2, 3:46 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXSaginaw29 min
Jul 2, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRREaton45 min
Jul 2, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona, Iosco64 min
Jul 2, 4:01 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXGenesee, Shiawassee44 min
Jul 2, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRCalhoun33 min
Jul 2, 4:15 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXSaginaw30 min
Jul 2, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRIngham45 min
Jul 2, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXTuscola51 min
Jul 2, 4:45 PM EDTTornado WarningAPXArenac35 min
Jul 2, 4:46 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXGenesee29 min
Jul 2, 4:55 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXLivingston35 min
Jul 2, 5:01 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXLapeer44 min
Jul 2, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXOakland54 min
Jul 2, 5:35 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXLivingston, Washtenaw35 min
Jul 2, 5:40 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXOakland30 min
Jul 2, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMontmorency37 min
Jul 2, 5:48 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXWayne42 min
Jul 2, 6:20 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXMacomb, Saint Clair25 min
Jul 2, 6:29 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXWayne31 min
Jul 2, 7:01 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXWayne29 min
Jul 2, 7:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningDTXMacomb, Wayne3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 100 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 1997-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 103 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 1997-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
103 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-131 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1006 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.