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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2007, 3:51 PM EDT for Shiawassee County, Michigan. It was in force for 84 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
- Aug 29, 2007, 3:51 PM EDT (19:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2007, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 84 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Shiawassee County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -187 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1427 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 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 Aug 29, 3:26 PM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 3:26 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
326 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT
ATMOSPHERE ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN HAS BEEN PRIMED FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTHWEST. EXCEPTION IS OVER BAY AND MIDLAND COUNTIES...AND OVER
SAGINAW BAY WHERE THE COLD FRONT HAS ALREADY MOVED THROUGH.
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO DEVELOP JUST AHEAD OF AND ALONG
THE FRONT OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL MICHIGAN. ACTIVITY AND THE FRONT WILL
BOTH TRANSLATE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SEVERE WEATHER
IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CAP HAS BEEN ERODED AND SB CAPE
VALUES HAVE CLIMBED TO ROUGHLY 2000 J/KG. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS
ALSO POSSIBLE AS SHEAR VALUES SUPPORT A FEW SUPERCELLS. ACTIVITY
WILL ALSO BE ENHANCED BY A COUPLE OF VORT MAXES THIS
EVENING...MAINLY AFFECT THE SOUTHERN-MOST PART OF THE STATE. THE
FIRST IS CURRENTLY MOVING OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND INTO EXTREME
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND THE SECOND ONE IS BACK OVER NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS.
SHOWERS AND SOME STRATUS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...AS HAS
ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED FURTHER NORTH.
&&
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK AND THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...BRINGING QUIET WEATHER. AS THIS HIGH SETTLES TO THE
SOUTHEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK...A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL TRACK ACROSS
SOUTHERN CANADA AND BRUSH THE AREA. THE WEATHER SHOULD REMAIN DRY
FOR THE MOST PART AS MOST OF THE ENERGY. WILL LEAVE THE FORECAST DRY
FOR THE TIME BEING.
WITH CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL MUCH OF THE FORECAST...THE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE RATHER PLEASANT...IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S FOR
HIGHS WITH RELATIVELY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS.
&&
.MARINE...
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY
BE SEVERE FROM SOUTHERN LAKE HURON INTO LAKE ST CLAIR AND LAKE ERIE.
WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT WITH BUILDING WAVES
EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY OVER LAKE HURON. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL
BE HOISTED FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY EVENING AS
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW AROUND 15 KNOTS PERSISTS...AND WAVES RANGE
GENERALLY IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE...ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN RETURN TO THE AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK
WITH GOOD BOATING CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 146 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007
AVIATION...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS CENTRAL MICHIGAN WILL DROP
SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MICHIGAN DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO AREA TERMINALS...PARTICULARLY FNT DET AND DTW.
CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO MVFR...POSSIBLY IFR...IN
THUNDERSTORMS. BEHIND THE FRONT...SHOWERS AND MVFR CEILINGS CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH A QUICK FLIP TO NORTH WINDS. RESTRICTED
VISIBILITIES AND MVFR CEILINGS WILL LINGER INTO THE MORNING HOURS
AS THE AIRMASS COOLS. &&
&&
.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LAKE HURON...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...NEARSHORE WATERS FROM PORT AUSTIN TO PORT
HURON INCLUDING SAGINAW BAY...FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
FRIDAY.
LAKE ST CLAIR...NONE.
MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...OROW
LONG TERM....DG
MARINE.......OROW
AVIATION.....OROW
YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 3:14 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 314 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 MIZ049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-301000- HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 314 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. MARGINALLY SEVERE SIZE HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... DISPATCHERS PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MIZ047-048-301000- MIDLAND-BAY- 314 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ421-422-441>443-462>464-301000- 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- 314 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. MARGINALLY SEVERE SIZE HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... DISPATCHERS PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DG 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, Aug 29, 3:45 PM EDT, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saginaw | 47 min |
| Aug 29, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 91 min |
| Aug 29, 2:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron, Sanilac | 53 min |
| Aug 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 85 min | |
| Aug 29, 3:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 29 min |
| Aug 29, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saginaw | 61 min |
| Aug 29, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee | 84 min |
| Aug 29, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 43 min |
| Aug 29, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer | 66 min |
| Aug 29, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saint Clair | 85 min |
| Aug 29, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 95 min | |
| Aug 29, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston | 59 min |
| Aug 29, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 91 min | |
| Aug 29, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Wayne | 61 min |
| Aug 29, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe | 38 min |
| Aug 29, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 61 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.