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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Detroit, MI

May 31, 1998Macomb County, Saint Clair County, Wayne County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 1998, 6:53 AM EDT for Macomb County, Saint Clair County, Wayne County, Michigan. It was in force for 57 min. 11 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: May 31, 1998, 6:53 AM EDT (10:53 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 1998, 7:50 AM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Whole counties

Counties Macomb County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where
May 31, 7:05 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 60	Capac, MI
May 31, 7:15 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 55	Yale, MI
May 31, 7:20 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 78	Armada, MI
May 31, 7:20 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 70	Memphis, MI
May 31, 7:25 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Northville, MI
May 31, 7:25 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Emmett, MI
May 31, 7:26 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 55	Marysville, MI
May 31, 7:35 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Fraser, MI
May 31, 7:37 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Marine City, MI
May 31, 7:44 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 60	Dearborn, MI
May 31, 7:45 AM EDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Livonia, 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 31, 3:45 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 31, 12:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Tuscola	41 min
May 31, 1:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Huron	27 min
May 31, 5:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Midland	53 min
May 31, 5:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Bay, Saginaw, Shiawassee	64 min
May 31, 6:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lenawee, Livingston, Washtenaw	54 min
May 31, 6:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Genesee, Tuscola	57 min
May 31, 6:25 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Genesee, Shiawassee	60 min
May 31, 6:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac	59 min
May 31, 6:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Oakland	59 min
May 31, 6:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Monroe	57 min
May 31, 6:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lenawee, Washtenaw	56 min
May 31, 6:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Livingston	56 min
May 31, 7:33 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Macomb, Wayne	42 min
May 31, 8:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Monroe	34 min
May 31, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Wayne	44 min
May 31, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lenawee	40 min
May 31, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Monroe	65 min

Nearby

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.