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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Detroit, MI

December 18, 200817 counties in Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2008, 4:31 AM EST for 17 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 18, 2008, 12:21 PM EST. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 18, 2008, 4:31 AM EST (09:31 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 18, 2008, 12:21 PM EST
Expired: Dec 19, 2008, 3:02 PM EST
In force: 27 hr
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI

Counties Bay County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Huron County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Midland County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Saginaw County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Sanilac County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Tuscola County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 17, 6:11 PM EST, 10 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 6:11 PM EST, 10 hours 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 17, 4:40 PM EST, 11 hours 51 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 18, 7:15 AM EST	Brisk Wind Advisory	DTX	27 hr
Dec 18, 7:15 AM EST	Gale Warning	DTX	33 hr
Dec 18, 7:15 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	DTX	51 hr

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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.