Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, 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

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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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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1208 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...

ANOTHER STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THROUGH
UPPER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE FORECAST
IN THE UNSTABLE AIR OVER WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL QUICKLY
SPREAD INTO UPPER MICHIGAN. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF WARM...
MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN THROUGHOUT
THE AFTERNOON. THE MOST UNSTABLE AIR WILL BE OVER MENOMINEE AND
DELTA COUNTIES.

THE GREATEST HAZARDS WILL BE STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 70 MPH...HAIL
AS LARGE AS 1 INCH AND HEAVY RAINS. THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA PROVIDER FOR
THE LATEST DETAILS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER EVENT.

DLG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
216 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2002

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

1215 PM    WATERSMEET                MI   1.00 INCH HAIL
08/01/02   GOGEBIC

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