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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 8, 20087 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2008, 1:26 PM EDT for 7 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 64 min. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 8, 2008, 1:26 PM EDT (17:26 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2008, 2:30 PM EDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Allegan County, MI, Kent County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 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 was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 8, 1:38 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Rothbury, MI	SEVERAL HEALTHY TREES KNOCKED DOWN AROUND ROTHBURY
Jun 8, 1:55 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 60	3 Sse Muskegon, MI	ESTIMATED ON STERNBERG RD.
Jun 8, 2:04 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Spring Lake, MI	* 1 FATAL, 1 INJ * TWO FOOT DIAMETER TREE FELL ON CAR IN MOTION... KILLING DRIVER AND RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO THE ONE PASSENGER.
Jun 8, 2:21 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Ese Ravenna, MI	* 1 FATAL * TREE FELL ON WOMEN AS SHE WAS WALKING IN CHESTER TOWNSHIP.
Jun 8, 2:21 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Holland, MI	WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. SMALL LIMBS DOWN.
Jun 8, 2:21 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 45	2 W Holland, MI	ESTIMATED AT HOLLAND STATE PARK.
Jun 8, 2:24 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 70	7 E Grant, MI	SPOTTER REPORTS MANY TREES ARE DOWN AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF PEACH AND 120TH.
Jun 8, 2:29 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 50	Holland, MI	MEASURED IN DOWNTOWN HOLLAND.
Jun 8, 2:33 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 70	7 E Grant, MI	SPOTTER REPORTS MANY TREES ARE DOWN AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF PEACH AND 120TH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 6 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 12 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 220 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 538 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -257 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1230 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 205 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 219 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KGRR 081726
SVRGRR
MIC005-081-121-123-127-139-159-081830-
/O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0052.080608T1726Z-080608T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
126 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN ALLEGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  NORTHWESTERN KENT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  OTTAWA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  NORTHWESTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  MUSKEGON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  SOUTHERN NEWAYGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  SOUTHERN OCEANA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT

* AT 125 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY
  SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF ROTHBURY
  TO 44 MILES WEST OF GLENN TO 42 MILES WEST OF SOUTH HAVEN...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
  WHITEHALL...          MUSKEGON...           FREMONT...
  GRAND HAVEN...        WHITE CLOUD...        NEWAYGO...
  SOUTH HAVEN...        COOPERSVILLE...       SAUGATUCK...
  HOLLAND...            HUDSONVILLE...        ALLEGAN...

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

LAT...LON 4359 8654 4359 8557 4348 8557 4307 8580
      4276 8578 4244 8588 4243 8611 4239 8611
      4240 8630 4269 8623 4295 8624 4313 8629
      4337 8645
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 269DEG 49KT 4351 8646 4267 8706
          4247 8708

$$

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 Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 8, 7:18 AM EDT, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 7:18 AM EDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
718 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

LATEST UPDATE...AVIATION...

.SYNOPSIS...(538 AM EDT SAT JUN 7 2008)
A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN SITUATED OVER THE REGION INTO
TUESDAY. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRAVEL ALONG THE FRONTAL SYSTEM
AND BRING PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
FLOODING WILL BECOME AN INCREASING PROBLEM AS EACH WAVE OF LOW
PRESSURE BRING ADDED RAINFALL TO THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. ONCE
THE PRIMARY STORM MOVES THE FRONT OUT OF THE AREA LATER ON
TUESDAY... COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(538 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008)
(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
AS THE LOW LEVEL JET AND THE ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORMS FINALLY MOVE
OUT OF THE REGION DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS TODAY...SOUTHWEST
MICHIGAN SHOULD SEE A SHORT PERIOD OF RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER.

THE NEXT AREA OF CONVECTION...ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LEVEL SPEED MAX
AND CORRESPONDING LOW LEVEL JET CORE...MOVES INTO THE GRR CWA BY
EARLY THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THAT CONVECTION IS CURRENTLY OVER IOWA.
ONCE THAT AREA MOVES THROUGH ANOTHER LOW LEVEL JET CORE AIMS AT
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN EARLY TONIGHT... THAT WILL TOUCH OF ADDITIONAL
STORMS. THE PROFILES SHOW OVER 2000 J/KG OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CWA FROM 15Z THROUGH 24Z TODAY. SINCE THE WIND IS
UNIDIRECTIONAL WITH HEIGHT... MOSTLY BOWING LINE SEGMENTS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS. AS A RESULT SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE
ONCE AGAIN TODAY.

PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REACH NEAR 2 INCHES THIS EVENING WHILE
THEY WERE CLOSER TO 1.5 INCHES SATURDAY NIGHT. THUS I FEEL THE
THREAT FOR FLOODING RAINFALL WOULD BE WITH US AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. AS A RESULT OF THE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS
ALREADY FALLEN AND THE THREAT OF MORE HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT...I
HAVE ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR THE
AREA BETWEEN I-96 AND I-94.

FINALLY THE PRIMARY UPPER LOW COMES OUT LATER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
AS THAT HAPPENS YET ANOTHER PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
FLOODING WILL ONCE AGAIN BE A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE.  AS WILL SEVERE
WEATHER ONCE AGAIN.

&&

.LONG TERM...(538 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008)
(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST LOOKED GOOD. ONLY TWEAKED TEMPS
COOLER DURING THE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME.
DURING THIS PERIOD WE WILL BE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE WITH A COOLER
NORTHERLY FLOW.

&&

.MARINE...(538 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008)
PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEAR SHORE WATERS
INTO TUESDAY.  THE LARGEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING
AS FRONTAL WAVE PASSES BY. WAVES MAY BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES AS WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH FOR ABOUT 12
HOURS. LIGHTER WINDS BY MID DAY MONDAY WILL ALLOW THE WAVES TO
SUBSIDE.

&&

.AVIATION...(718 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008)
THE SHOWERS ARE FINALLY STARTING TO DISSIPATE (AS OF 715 AM). FOR
THE MOST PART CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE VFR ACROSS THE AREA. I
WOULD EXPECT THAT TO PREVAIL INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THEN THE MCS
OVER IOWA SHOULD MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL LAST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...(538 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008)
AN AREA FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR AREA BETWEEN
I-96 AND I-94.  THAT WILL BE REPLACED BY A FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE FINAL WAVE OF CONVECTION AND
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR LATER MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS UPPER AIR
SYSTEM THAT IS CAUSING ALL THIS RAIN FINALLY IS SHEARED OUT OF THE
AREA. BY THEN... SOME SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MY BE POSSIBLE IF EACH OF
THESE WAVES OF THUNDERSTORMS DO INDEED BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE
AREA.

&&

.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY UNTIL 8 AM MONDAY FOR
THE AREA BETWEEN I-96 AND I-94 WEST OF LANSING.
LM...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS:     WDM
SHORT TERM:   WDM
LONG TERM:    JK
MARINE        WDM
AVIATION:     WDM
HYDROLOGY:    WDM

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 6:12 AM EDT, 7 hours 14 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
612 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-091015-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
612 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY TONIGHT AS ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ALONG
THE STATIONARY FRONT OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS.

FLOODING WILL BE PROBLEM BETWEEN INTERSTATE 94 AND INTERSTATE 96
WEST OF LANSING AS SEVERAL ROUNDS OF ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THIS AREA THAT HAS ALREADY SEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SOME ROADS MAY HAVE
SECTIONS THAT HAVE TO MUCH WATER OVER THE ROAD TO DRIVE SAFELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE THREAT FOR MORE HEAVY RAINFALL...FLOODING AND THE SLIGHT RISK
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS SEVERAL
WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE TRAVEL ALONG A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT OVER
MICHIGAN.

ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO MICHIGAN LATER IN THE WEEK
AND BRING ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
AND FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING.

LMZ844>849-091015-
ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-
HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-
612 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REDUCE THE SURFACE
VISIBILITY TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS
AND CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING ASSOCIATED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL HAZARDS TO BOATERS TODAY.

LATE TONIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY BUILD WAVES TO THE 3 TO 5 FOOT
RANGE. WAVES OF THAT HEIGHT AREA DANGEROUS TO SMALL WATER CRAFT.
RIPE TIDES MAY BE AN ISSUE TOO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS...LARGE WAVES AND CLOUD TO WATER
LIGHTING WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL FALL BELOW
4 FEET BY MID MORNING ON MONDAY. RIPE TIDES MAY BE AN ISSUE MONDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
AND FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING.

WDM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 9:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
951 AM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

0755 AM     HEAVY RAIN       7 SW GRAND LEDGE        42.68N 84.85W
06/08/2008  M4.75 INCH       EATON              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS WATER WAS RUNNING OVER HIS DRIVEWAY AND
            THE FIELDS NEARBY ARE FLOODED.

&&

HOVING

Local storm report, Jun 8, 10:09 AM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1009 AM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

1100 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE LANSING            42.70N 84.54W
06/07/2008                   INGHAM             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS SEVERAL 1 FOOT DIAMETER TREES WERE BLOWN
            DOWN AND IN GOOD HEALTH...ON STONELEIGH DR.

&&

HOVING

Local storm report, Jun 8, 10:39 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1039 AM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

1030 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ALLENDALE               42.99N 85.95W
06/08/2008  M3.25 INCH       OTTAWA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF JOAL ST AND 68TH AVE.

&&

HOVING

Local storm report, Jun 8, 10:59 AM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1059 AM EDT SUN JUN 08 2008

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

1045 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 E BATTLE CREEK        42.30N 85.17W
06/08/2008  M2.27 INCH       CALHOUN            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MEASURED FROM 1130PM LAST NIGHT TO 1045AM THIS MORNING.

&&

HOVING

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 11:50 AM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1150 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

MIZ037-038-081645-
LAKE-MASON-
1150 AM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 1146 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FREESOIL TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LUDINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 37 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...

  LAKE MICHIGAN RECREATION AREA...            HAMLIN LAKE...
  LUDINGTON...          FREESOIL...           SCOTTVILLE...
  FOUNTAIN...           CUSTER...             WALHALLA...
  IRONS...              BRANCH...             WOLF LK...
  BALDWIN...            IDLEWILD...           BRISTOL...
  NIRVANA...            CHASE...              LUTHER...

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER
THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF
DOWNPOURS. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO
BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK
SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

LAT...LON 4420 8636 4419 8631 4419 8630 4417 8557
      4382 8558 4382 8643 4396 8647 4401 8652
TIME...MOT...LOC 1550Z 266DEG 32KT 4417 8625 4387 8649

LAURENS

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:06 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
106 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

MIZ037>039-043>045-050-081800-
LAKE-MASON-MECOSTA-MUSKEGON-NEWAYGO-OCEANA-OSCEOLA-
106 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 102 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTHWEST
OF FREESOIL TO SILVER LAKE ST PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...

  MEARS...              STONY LAKE...         NEW ERA...
  SILVER LAKE ST PARK...                      ROTHBURY...
  SHELBY...             HAMLIN LAKE...        BIG SABLE POINT...
  LUDINGTON STATE PARK...                     LUDINGTON...
  PENTWATER...          LAKE MICHIGAN RECREATION AREA...
  HART...               FERRY...              ELBRIDGE...
  SCOTTVILLE...         CRYSTAL VALLEY...     CUSTER...

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH
BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

LAT...LON 4419 8638 4418 8530 4358 8526 4345 8648
      4355 8652 4371 8653 4375 8648 4383 8645
      4396 8647 4407 8654
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 244DEG 46KT 4425 8645 4375 8644

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 8:09 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		81 min
Jun 7, 8:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Ottawa	44 min
Jun 7, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Ionia, Kent	35 min
Jun 7, 9:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ottawa	60 min
Jun 7, 9:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan	81 min
Jun 7, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		90 min
Jun 7, 9:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		96 min
Jun 7, 9:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia and 2 more	87 min
Jun 7, 9:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ionia, Kent, Ottawa	6 hr
Jun 7, 10:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Eaton, Ionia, Kent	46 min
Jun 7, 10:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Eaton, Ingham	62 min
Jun 7, 10:57 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	203 days
Jun 7, 10:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clinton	18 min
Jun 7, 11:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		90 min
Jun 7, 11:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo, Van Buren	47 min
Jun 8, 1:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Kent	67 min
Jun 8, 1:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Eaton, Ingham	55 min
Jun 8, 3:27 AM EDT	Flood Watch	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more	48 hr
Jun 8, 4:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ionia, Kent, Ottawa	56 hr
Jun 8, 9:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Ottawa	61 min
Jun 8, 10:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	GRR	Barry	5 days
Jun 8, 11:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Lake, Mason	55 min
Jun 8, 12:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		2 hr
Jun 8, 1:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		86 min
Jun 8, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola	54 min
Jun 8, 1:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Mason, Oceana	48 min
Jun 8, 1:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola	52 min
Jun 8, 1:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Van Buren	38 min
Jun 8, 2:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Clare, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella and 7 more	74 min
Jun 8, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Van Buren	78 min
Jun 8, 2:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Clare, Osceola	38 min
Jun 8, 2:34 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Osceola	13 min
Jun 8, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia and 2 more	59 min
Jun 8, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo	71 min
Jun 8, 4:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Clinton, Eaton, Ingham	25 min
Jun 8, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Jackson	30 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.