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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 17, 2006Newaygo County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2006, 9:13 PM EDT for Newaygo County, Michigan. It was in force for 32 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: Jul 17, 2006, 9:13 PM EDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2006, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Newaygo County, MI

The radar

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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 17, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 17, 8:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 17, 8:23 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
823 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     HAIL             3 SW SYLVESTER          43.51N 85.30W
07/17/2006  E0.75 INCH       MECOSTA            MI   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

TJT

Local storm report, Jul 17, 8:42 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 17, 8:57 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
857 PM EDT MON JUL 17 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HART                    43.70N 86.36W
07/17/2006                   OCEANA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH LIMBS UP TO 1 FT IN
            DIAMETER.

0542 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEWAYGO                 43.42N 85.80W
07/17/2006                   NEWAYGO            MI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ALL OVER LARGE LIMBS DOWN WITH WIDESPREAD
            POWER OUTAGES

0550 PM     HAIL             7 NNE HOWARD CITY       43.49N 85.41W
07/17/2006  E0.25 INCH       MECOSTA            MI   AIRPLANE PILOT

            FUNNEL CLOUD AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHELBY                  43.60N 86.37W
07/17/2006                   OCEANA             MI   AIRPLANE PILOT

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN BLOCKING ROADS 7 TO 12 INCH
            DIAMETER TREES DOWN.

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW MCBRIDE            43.36N 85.06W
07/17/2006                   MONTCALM           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BARN ROOFING RIPPED OFF AND SMALL LIMBS KNOCKED DOWN.

0605 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW MOUNT PLEASANT     43.60N 84.76W
07/17/2006                   ISABELLA           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            60 MILE PER HOUR ESTIMATED GUST. CENTRAL MICHIGAN
            UNIVERSITY WINDOWS BLOWN IN.

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ITHACA                  43.29N 84.60W
07/17/2006                   GRATIOT            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN MEASURING 2 TO 3 FEET IN DIAMETER.

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 N ELWELL              43.48N 84.75W
07/17/2006                   ISABELLA           MI   AIRPLANE PILOT

            6 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN AND REPORTS OF 60 MPH WIND.

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 E WHITE CLOUD        43.55N 85.53W
07/17/2006                   MECOSTA            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            8 INCH LIMB DOWN WITH NUMEROUS 5-6 INCH LIMBS DOWN

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W STANTON             43.29N 85.14W
07/17/2006                   MONTCALM           MI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN EVERYWHERE, POWER LINES DOWN AND WIDESPREAD
            POWER OUTAGES.

0654 PM     HAIL             CARSON CITY             43.18N 84.85W
07/17/2006  M0.75 INCH       MONTCALM           MI   AMATEUR RADIO

            PENNY SIZED HAIL

0751 PM     HAIL             REMUS                   43.60N 85.15W
07/17/2006  E0.50 INCH       MECOSTA            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1/4 AND 1/2 INCH HAIL

0805 PM     HAIL             MOUNT PLEASANT          43.61N 84.75W
07/17/2006  M0.25 INCH       ISABELLA           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA SIZED HAIL

0815 PM     HAIL             3 SW SYLVESTER          43.51N 85.30W
07/17/2006  E0.75 INCH       MECOSTA            MI   AMATEUR RADIO

0840 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNT PLEASANT          43.61N 84.75W
07/17/2006                   ISABELLA           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN AND WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MILES PER
            HOUR

0840 PM     HAIL             BIG RAPIDS              43.70N 85.49W
07/17/2006  E1.00 INCH       MECOSTA            MI   PUBLIC

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CERU

Local storm report, Jul 17, 9:12 PM EDT, 1 minute before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 17, 8:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Mason	57 min
Jul 17, 8:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Gratiot	54 min
Jul 17, 8:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Newaygo	61 min
Jul 17, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		76 min
Jul 17, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Mecosta	53 min
Jul 17, 8:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Oceana	42 min
Jul 17, 8:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Muskegon	62 min
Jul 17, 8:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Isabella	35 min
Jul 17, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Montcalm	56 min
Jul 17, 9:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clinton, Gratiot	57 min
Jul 17, 9:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Kent	70 min
Jul 17, 9:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ottawa	65 min
Jul 17, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		2 hr
Jul 17, 9:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ionia	56 min
Jul 17, 10:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ottawa	61 min
Jul 17, 10:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Kent	59 min
Jul 17, 10:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Eaton	50 min
Jul 17, 10:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Calhoun, Jackson	83 min
Jul 17, 11:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		115 min
Jul 17, 11:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan	78 min
Jul 17, 11:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry	54 min
Jul 17, 11:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo, Van Buren	76 min
Jul 18, 12:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Calhoun	61 min
Jul 18, 12:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Van Buren	47 min
Jul 18, 1:01 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		77 min
Jul 18, 1:44 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Van Buren	3 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.