Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Marquette, MI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1125 AM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IS SEVERE CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON.

CDFNT WILL MOV INTO N LOW MI THIS BY 21Z THIS AFTN. SHRTWV ENERGY
ASSOC WITH THE FNT WILL BE MOV OVR OF N LWR THIS AFTN AS WELL.
HOWEVER...POISED OVR W ONT IS ANOTHER EVEN STRONGER SHRTWV TAKING
AIM AT U.P. FOR THIS AFTN. 850-500MB Q-VEC CONVERGENCE WILL REMAIN
STRONG OVER THE FCST AREA THRU THE AFTN. PWS WILL BE 1.5-1.8 IN OVR
FCST AREA AS WELL. K-INDICES WILL BE >30. STRONG THETA-E RIDGE WILL
REMAIN OVR FCST AREA THRU THE AFTN. THIS WILL MAKE FOR VERY UNSTABLE
COND...WITH FREEZE LVL WELL ABV 12K FT AND WEAK VERTICAL SHEAR.
HEAVY RAINS STILL LIKELY. MAINLY OVR S AND SW COUNTIES. WILL KEEP
POTENTIAL OF SVR WX IN FOR THIS AFTN. WILL NOT CHANGE LATER PERIODS
ATTM.

.MQT...NONE.

DLG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
716 AM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0553 AM    DONKEN                    MI   70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   HOUGHTON                       TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY
                                          26. POWER OUT.

0620 AM    WATERSMEET                MI   70 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   GOGEBIC                        TREES DOWN ACROSS POWER
                                          LINES. POWER OUT.

0655 AM    7 W MARQUETTE             MI   62 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   MARQUETTE

0603 AM    HOUGHTON                  MI   75 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   HOUGHTON                       NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN. ROOF PEELED OFF
                                          A WAREHOUSE. A SEMI-TRAILER
                                          OVERTURNED. A CAMPER
                                          TRAILER TIPPED OVER.

0618 AM    COVINGTON                 MI   1.00 INCH HAIL
08/01/02   BARAGA

0706 AM    HARVEY                    MI   .75 INCH HAIL
08/01/02   MARQUETTE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
910 AM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0555 AM    EWEN                      MI   65 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   ONTONAGON                      ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE.

0600 AM    VICINITY BRUCE CROSSING   MI   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   ONTONAGON                      NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN.

0810 AM    GRAND MARAIS              MI   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   ALGER                          TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN.

0600 AM    3 E WAKEFIELD             MI   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   GOGEBIC                        NUMEROUS 6 INCH DIAMETER
                                          HARDWOOD TREES DOWN.

0627 AM    4 E  WATERSMEET           MI   65 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   GOGEBIC                        TWO FOOT DIAMETER JACK
                                          PINE DOWN ACROSS POWER
                                          LINES.

0715 AM    HARVEY                    MI   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   MARQUETTE                      ONE FOOT DIAMETER TREE
                                          DOWN ACROSS POWER LINES.

0735 AM    GRANITE BLUFF             MI   .75 INCH HAIL
08/01/02   DICKINSON

0600 AM    DOLLAR BAY                MI   55 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   HOUGHTON                       5 TO 6 INCH TREES DOWN.

0745 AM    2 N  GRAND MARAIS         MI   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   ALGER                          REPORT FROM A SHIP ON LAKE
                                          SUPERIOR.

0836 AM    ESCANABA                  MI   1.75 INCH HAIL
08/01/02   DELTA

0900 AM    ESCANABA                  MI   FLASH FLOODS
08/01/02   DELTA                          12 INCHES OF WATER ON THE
                                          INTERSECTION OF US-2...
                                          M-35 AND US-41.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1007 AM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM EDT
(900 AM CDT) FOR SCHOOLCRAFT...ALGER...MARQUETTE...BARAGA...DELTA...
MENOMINEE...DICKINSON...IRON AND HOUGHTON COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

ALTHOUGH THE LARGE SCALE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS
DIMINISHED FOR NOW...ISOLATED STORMS WHICH DEVELOP LATER THIS
AFTERNOON MAY BECOME SEVERE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR UPDATES.

VOSS

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1019 AM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0530 AM    10 NE  MARENISCO          MI   .75 INCH HAIL
08/01/02   GOGEBIC                        SPOTTER ALSO REPORTED A 54
                                          MPH WIND GUST WITH 3 INCH
                                          DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES
                                          BROKEN OFF.

0800 AM    20 N  NEWBERRY            MI   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
08/01/02   LUCE                           16 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN
                                          ON A MOTOR HOME.

0900 AM    4 E  BARK RIVER           MI   .88 INCH HAIL
08/01/02   DELTA

DAO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1117 AM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0950 AM    REPUBLIC                  MI   .75 INCH HAIL
08/01/02   MARQUETTE

DAO

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1134 AM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM EDT (300 PM
CDT).

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
DELTA...MENOMINEE...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
  MENOMINEE...ESCANABA AND GLADSTONE

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST
60 MPH AND/OR HAIL THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER OR GREATER.

IF YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA...YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

JLA/JV

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