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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2006, 7:20 PM EDT for Tuscola County, Michigan. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2006, 7:20 PM EDT (23:20 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2006, 8:10 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Tuscola County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 86 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 775 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1537 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 30, 7:10 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 30, 7:10 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 3:54 PM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 354 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-312000- ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 354 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF I-69. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF TO CHANCE NEAR THE OHIO BORDER BY MORNING. MOST OF THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT BE RULED OUT BETWEEN 4 AND 9 PM...PRODUCING HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER...ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. OTHERWISE...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH SIZED HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS. THUNDERSTORM MOTION TODAY WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AT ONLY 10 MPH. THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN IS UNSTABLE...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY SLIDES INTO LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT ADVANCES SOUTHWARD. WITH A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE GREAT LAKES...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EXISTS AND MAY POSE A THREAT FOR FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES FOR FRIDAY...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ421-422-441>443-462>464-312000- ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE-OUTER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 354 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ST CLAIR...THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE HURON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. MOST OF THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT BE RULED OUT BETWEEN 4 AND 9 PM NEAR THE LAKESHORE...PRODUCINGHAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER...ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. OTHERWISE...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH SIZED HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS. THUNDERSTORM MOTION TODAY WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AT ONLY 10 MPH. THE AIRMASS OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKESIS UNSTABLE...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY SLIDES INTO LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT ADVANCES SOUTHWARD. ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES FOR FRIDAY...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MIZ047>049-053>055-060>062-312000- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER- 354 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-69. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. MOST OF THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN NOT BE RULED OUT BETWEEN 4 AND 9 PM...PRODUCING HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER...ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. OTHERWISE...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH SIZED HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS. THUNDERSTORM MOTION TODAY WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AT ONLY 10 MPH. THE AIRMASS OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN IS UNSTABLE...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY SLIDES INTO LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT ADVANCES SOUTHWARD. WITH A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE GREAT LAKES...THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL EXISTS AND MAY POSE A THREAT FOR FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVES FOR FRIDAY...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. SF YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 30, 4:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
453 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG MADISON HEIGHTS 42.50N 83.10W
05/30/2006 OAKLAND MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES UP TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER DOWN.
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DCOSTELLLocal storm report, May 30, 6:52 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 11:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron | 58 min |
| May 30, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 51 min | |
| May 30, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb | 46 min |
| May 30, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 68 min |
| May 30, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Midland | 46 min |
| May 30, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay | 55 min |
| May 30, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 101 min | |
| May 30, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saginaw | 67 min |
| May 30, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 94 min | |
| May 30, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 32 min |
| May 30, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron | 57 min |
| May 30, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 59 min | |
| May 30, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 87 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.