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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 333

June 2, 200725 counties in Michigan

The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jun 2, 2007, 6:33 PM EDT for 25 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2007, 6:33 PM EDT (22:33 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2007, 9:40 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Largest hail expected
1.5 in
Strongest gust expected
60 kt
All 25 counties

Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Bay County, MI, Charlevoix County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Huron County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Midland County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Saginaw County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Tuscola County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What SPC expected

The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.

Two or more tornadoes
20%
One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
5%
Ten or more severe wind reports
30%
One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
20%
Ten or more severe hail reports
20%
One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
10%
Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
70%

Warnings issued inside it

5 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXKalkaska, Missaukee53 min
Jun 2, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Otsego62 min
Jun 2, 8:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCheboygan66 min
Jun 2, 8:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXPresque Isle66 min
Jun 2, 9:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXOscoda42 min

Discussions around it

SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.

SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 6:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCArenac, Bay, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Gladwin and 11 more60 min

Nearby

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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.