Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 6, 1998, 3:05 PM EST for Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 35 min. 2 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
- Dec 6, 1998, 3:05 PM EST (20:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 1998, 3:40 PM EST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jackson County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 3:10 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Arbor, MI | A weather spotter reported 2 large trees were downed in Spring Arbor. |
| Dec 6, 3:15 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson, MI | The Jackson County Sheriff's Department reported 5 trees were downed in the city of Jackson. |
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 text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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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.