Tornado Watch 404

Issued

Jun 5, 2005, 1:15 PM EDT (17:15 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2005, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

the Storm Prediction Center

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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• Mesoscale Discussion 1177Jun 5, 12:55 PM EDT
• Mesoscale Discussion 1180Jun 5, 3:33 PM EDT

000 
WWUS20 KWNS 051714
SEL4  
SPC WW 051714
MIZ000-LHZ000-LMZ000-060000-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 404
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
115 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 

       LOWER MICHIGAN
       LAKE HURON
       LAKE MICHIGAN

EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 115 PM UNTIL 800
PM EDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 75 STATUTE MILES
EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF ALPENA
MICHIGAN TO 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN.  FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).

REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

DISCUSSION...WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AND WEAKLY CAPPED AIR
MASS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY ACROSS LOWER MI NEXT
COUPLE HOURS.  SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR TO SUPPORT SUPERCELLS
ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.

AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 23030.


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