Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 1999, 1:58 PM EDT for Ingham County, Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 47 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
- Jul 31, 1999, 1:58 PM EDT (17:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 1999, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Ingham County, MI, Jackson County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2:05 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 53 | Leslie, MI | 2 foot diameter trees were downed in Leslie and in Stockbridge. |
| Jul 31, 2:05 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 53 | Pleasant Lake, MI | Several large trees were downed near Pleasant Lake and Grass Lake. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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.