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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Detroit, MI

June 27, 2008Bay County, Midland County, Saginaw County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2008, 9:33 PM EDT for Bay County, Midland County, Saginaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 57 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 27, 2008, 9:33 PM EDT (01:33 UTC)
Expired: Jun 27, 2008, 10:30 PM EDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Bay County, MI, Midland County, MI, Saginaw County, MI

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 27, 7:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 7:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 5:06 PM EDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
506 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008

MIZ060-061-068>070-075-076-082-083-282115-
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-
MONROE-
506 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
MICHIGAN. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER...WITH WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL WILL BE A HAZARD WITH LOW LYING FLOODING A POSSIBILITY IN
ANY AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT. A DEEPENING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES FOCUSING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AN ELEVATED WARM FRONTAL STRUCTURE SLOWLY
ADVANCING ACROSS THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS
ACROSS THE AREA. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY AS A PERSISTENT UPPER-LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PROLONGS THE
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-282115-
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-
506 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
MICHIGAN. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER...WITH WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL WILL BE A HAZARD WITH LOW LYING FLOODING A POSSIBILITY IN
ANY AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT. A DEEPENING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES FOCUSING
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AN ELEVATED WARM FRONTAL STRUCTURE SLOWLY
ADVANCING ACROSS THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS
ACROSS THE AREA. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY AS A PERSISTENT UPPER-LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PROLONGS THE
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

MIZ047>049-053>055-062-063-282115-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-
506 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
MICHIGAN. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER...WITH WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG AND NORTH OF A
WARM FRONT STRETCHED FROM NORTHERN BAY COUNTY TO THE PORT HURON
VICINITY. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL BE A HAZARD WITH LOW LYING
FLOODING A POSSIBILITY IN ANY AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
DEVELOPMENT. A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING INTO THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI WILL ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF
THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS
ACROSS THE AREA. SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY AS A PERSISTENT UPPER-LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PROLONGS THE
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

CB

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 27, 6:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 27, 6:09 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 27, 6:22 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
622 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008

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

0428 PM     HAIL             5 W YALE                43.13N 82.90W
06/27/2008  E0.75 INCH       ST. CLAIR          MI   PUBLIC

&&

SF

Local storm report, Jun 27, 6:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
658 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008

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

0559 PM     HAIL             2 SE NORTH BRANCH       43.21N 83.16W
06/27/2008  E0.75 INCH       LAPEER             MI   PUBLIC

&&

SF

Local storm report, Jun 27, 7:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
749 PM EDT FRI JUN 27 2008

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

0323 PM     HAIL             5 NW SAGINAW            43.47N 84.02W
06/27/2008  E0.88 INCH       SAGINAW            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0333 PM     HAIL             1 W ZILWAUKEE           43.48N 83.94W
06/27/2008  E1.00 INCH       SAGINAW            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0335 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ZILWAUKEE               43.48N 83.92W
06/27/2008                   SAGINAW            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG TITTABAWASSEE ROAD.

0428 PM     HAIL             5 W YALE                43.13N 82.90W
06/27/2008  E0.75 INCH       ST. CLAIR          MI   PUBLIC

0545 PM     HAIL             RUBY                    43.04N 82.61W
06/27/2008  E0.75 INCH       ST. CLAIR          MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

0555 PM     HAIL             2 N RUBY                43.07N 82.61W
06/27/2008  E0.88 INCH       ST. CLAIR          MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N RUBY                43.07N 82.61W
06/27/2008                   ST. CLAIR          MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A TEN INCH DIAMETER TREE WAS REPORTED BLOWN DOWN.

0559 PM     HAIL             2 SE NORTH BRANCH       43.21N 83.16W
06/27/2008  E0.75 INCH       LAPEER             MI   PUBLIC

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 9:03 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 9:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	DTX	Midland	3 hr
Jun 27, 9:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		114 min

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Sources

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