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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2008, 4:21 PM EDT for Washtenaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 69 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
- Jun 8, 2008, 4:21 PM EDT (20:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2008, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Washtenaw County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 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.
NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 8, 2:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 9:10 AM EDT, 7 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 910 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-090915- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER- ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 910 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...WITH THE MOST NUMEROUS COVERAGE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF M59. CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WITH THE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY EXPECTED...AS TEMPERATURES SOAR INTO THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S...PRODUCING HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL AROUND ONE INCH IN DIAMETER REMAIN A CONCERN. STORM MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE ON MONDAY. ANY ACTIVITY WILL AGAIN BE FOCUSED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS THE NEXT TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-090915- ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI- LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE- 910 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE ON MONDAY. ANY ACTIVITY WILL AGAIN BE FOCUSED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS THE NEXT TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. CB/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, Jun 8, 3:26 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
326 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG NW COLEMAN 43.76N 84.59W
06/08/2008 MIDLAND MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND WIRES DOWN
&&
WAGLocal storm report, Jun 8, 4:10 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:16 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
416 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N EDENVILLE 43.81N 84.39W
06/08/2008 MIDLAND MI TRAINED SPOTTER
BOATS FLIPPED OVER ON WIXON LAKE, 4 INCH AND 1 FOOT
DIAMETER TREES DOWN
&&Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:19 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
419 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG EDENVILLE 43.80N 84.39W
06/08/2008 MIDLAND MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR WIXOM LAKE
&&Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:20 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
420 PM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0353 PM TSTM WND DMG FREELAND 43.52N 84.12W
06/08/2008 SAGINAW MI STORM CHASER
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee, Livingston, Shiawassee | 63 min |
| Jun 7, 11:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 1:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 18 min | |
| Jun 8, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 8, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay, Midland | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 34 min |
| Jun 8, 3:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Bay | 14 min |
| Jun 8, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 62 min | |
| Jun 8, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 87 min | |
| Jun 8, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay, Saginaw, Shiawassee | 70 min |
| Jun 8, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron, Saginaw, Sanilac, Tuscola | 68 min |
| Jun 8, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee, Livingston, Oakland, Shiawassee | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Genesee, Livingston, Shiawassee | 41 min |
| Jun 8, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer, Oakland | 70 min |
| Jun 8, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron | 22 min |
| Jun 8, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 49 min |
| Jun 8, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 62 min | |
| Jun 8, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 5:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Macomb, Oakland | 27 min |
| Jun 8, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Wayne | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 57 min | |
| Jun 8, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee, Monroe | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 44 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.