Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 11, 1999, 5:32 PM EST for Lake County, Newaygo County, Michigan. It was in force for 63 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
- Feb 11, 1999, 5:32 PM EST (22:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 1999, 6:35 PM EST
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lake County, MI, Newaygo County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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 | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 5:57 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Hesperia, MI | Trees were downed by strong winds in Hesperia. |
| Feb 11, 6:00 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin, MI | A 60 mile per hour wind gust was reported in Baldwin, and 18" diameter trees were downed. |
| Feb 11, 6:10 PM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | Bitely, MI | Trees were downed by strong winds and covered some roadways in Bitely. A 58 mile per hour wind gust was reported in White Cloud. |
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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Muskegon, Oceana | 61 min |
| Feb 11, 4:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Mason | 61 min |
| Feb 11, 6:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Osceola | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 1999Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1999
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.