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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Detroit, MI

June 8, 2008Washtenaw County, Michigan

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 8, 12:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 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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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

&&

WAG
Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:10 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 10:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXGenesee, Livingston, Shiawassee63 min
Jun 7, 11:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXGenesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland66 min
Jun 8, 1:44 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX18 min
Jun 8, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX2 hr
Jun 8, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Midland63 min
Jun 8, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac34 min
Jun 8, 3:22 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXBay14 min
Jun 8, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX62 min
Jun 8, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX87 min
Jun 8, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Saginaw, Shiawassee70 min
Jun 8, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron57 min
Jun 8, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron, Saginaw, Sanilac, Tuscola68 min
Jun 8, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXGenesee, Livingston, Oakland, Shiawassee61 min
Jun 8, 4:19 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXGenesee, Livingston, Shiawassee41 min
Jun 8, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLapeer, Oakland70 min
Jun 8, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron22 min
Jun 8, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac49 min
Jun 8, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX62 min
Jun 8, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMacomb, Saint Clair57 min
Jun 8, 5:07 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXMacomb, Oakland27 min
Jun 8, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXWayne46 min
Jun 8, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX57 min
Jun 8, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLenawee, Monroe54 min
Jun 8, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX44 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.