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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 8, 200813 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2008, 2:16 PM EDT for 13 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 74 min. 22 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, 2:16 PM EDT (18:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2008, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 74 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Clare County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Kent County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Ottawa County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 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, 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, 2:22 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Sse Stambaugh Corner, MI	SWATH OF TREES DOWN. 100 FEET WIDE
Jun 8, 2:23 PM EDT	TORNADO	5 W Evart, MI	MANY HEALTHY TREES SNAPPED. EF1 DAMAGE
Jun 8, 2:23 PM EDT	TORNADO	5 W Evart, MI	SEVERAL HEALTHY TREES SNAPPED
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, 2:26 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Nw Evart, MI	SEVERAL LARGE ASPENS SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. ON 110TH AVE BETWEEN 7 AND 8 MILE ROADS EF0
Jun 8, 2:26 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Wnw Evart, MI	LARGE SWATH OF COMPLETE BLOW DOWN. 1/2 MILE WIDE SUCTION VORTIES EVIDENT. EF1
Jun 8, 2:27 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Nw Evart, MI	MANY TREES DOWN. EF1 DAMAGE
Jun 8, 2:29 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 50	Holland, MI	MEASURED IN DOWNTOWN HOLLAND.
Jun 8, 2:29 PM EDT	TORNADO	3 Nnw Evart, MI	SIDING RIPPED OFF HOUSE. SHINGLE DAMAGE. 100TH AVE AND 9 MILE RD INTERSECTION EF0
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.
Jun 8, 2:33 PM EDT	TORNADO	5 Nne Evart, MI	MANY TREES DOWN IN THE AREA. SYLVAN ROAD BETWEEN 60TH AND 70TH AVE
Jun 8, 2:38 PM EDT	TORNADO	5 Wsw Temple, MI	DOZEN HEALTHY OAK TREES DOWN. ON 10TH AVE NEAR TWIN LAKE EF1
Jun 8, 2:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 30	Gowen, MI	NO DAMAGE INDICATED BY SPOTTER.
Jun 8, 2:45 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 50	2 E Cedar Springs, MI	SPOTTER DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE.
Jun 8, 3:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Clare, MI	ROOF SPLIT BY FALLING TREE.
Jun 8, 3:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Stanton, MI	SOME SMALL LIMBS DOWN.
Jun 8, 3:01 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Harrison, MI	TREE DOWN OF UNKNOWN SIZE.
Jun 8, 3:04 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Mount Pleasant, MI	SMALL LIMBS DOWN ALL AROUND THE CITY. SPOTTER ALSO NOTED POWER OUTAGES WERE OCCURRING.
Jun 8, 3:26 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Grattan, MI	1 FT DIAMETER TREES DOWN.

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 13 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 1 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 081817
SVRGRR
MIC005-015-035-057-067-073-081-107-117-121-123-133-139-081930-
/O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0055.080608T1816Z-080608T1930Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CLARE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  NORTHWESTERN GRATIOT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  ISABELLA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  MECOSTA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  MONTCALM COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  EASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  IONIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  EXTREME NORTHERN ALLEGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  EXTREME NORTHERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  KENT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  OTTAWA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  SOUTHEASTERN MUSKEGON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  SOUTHEASTERN NEWAYGO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 214 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MARION TO HOLLAND...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 53 MPH.

* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
  COOPERSVILLE...       BIG RAPIDS...         EVART...
  HOLLAND...            SPARTA...             HOWARD CITY...
  HUDSONVILLE...        MECOSTA...            GRAND RAPIDS...
  ROCKFORD...           HARRISON...           FARWELL...
  CLARE...              GREENVILLE...         ROSEBUSH...
  STANTON...            LOWELL...             MOUNT PLEASANT...

CONTINUOUS LIGHTING IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURES TOP KILLERS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
QUICKLY...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER THEN YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING
STRUCK.

LAT...LON 4418 8518 4418 8462 4416 8460 4390 8459
      4382 8462 4382 8460 4348 8461 4277 8508
      4273 8623 4283 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 275DEG 46KT 4409 8508 4280 8610

$$

MJS

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 081845
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
245 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

MIC121-123-081854-
/O.CAN.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080608T1930Z/
NEWAYGO MI-MUSKEGON MI-
245 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MUSKEGON AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEWAYGO COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

SEVERE WEATHER HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST 
WEATHER INFORMATION.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4381 8522 4418 8518 4418 8462 4416 8460
      4390 8459 4382 8462 4382 8460 4348 8461
      4277 8508 4275 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 275DEG 46KT 4402 8490 4280 8573

$$

MIC005-015-035-057-067-073-081-107-117-133-139-081930-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080608T1930Z/
OSCEOLA MI-CLARE MI-ISABELLA MI-MECOSTA MI-MONTCALM MI-GRATIOT MI-
KENT MI-IONIA MI-ALLEGAN MI-BARRY MI-OTTAWA MI-
245 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA...EXTREME NORTHERN BARRY...EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGAN...IONIA...KENT...NORTHWESTERN GRATIOT...
MONTCALM...EASTERN MECOSTA...ISABELLA...CLARE AND EASTERN OSCEOLA
COUNTIES...

AT 240 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 
60 MPH WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TEMPLE TO BYRON
CENTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.


* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
  JAMESTOWN...          JENISON...            SEARS...
  MARION...             CORAL...              AMBLE...
  PIERSON...            HOWARD CITY...        ALTONA...
  BARRYTON...           MECOSTA...            ALPINE...
  GRANDVILLE...         WYOMING...            SAND LAKE...
  COMSTOCK PARK...      BELMONT...            WALKER...


WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH BROUGHT DOWN SEVERAL TREES NEAR GRANT IN 
NEWAYGO COUNTY WHEN THESE STORMS WENT THROUGH.

CONTINUOUS LIGHTING IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURES TOP KILLERS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
QUICKLY...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER THEN YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING
STRUCK.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4381 8522 4418 8518 4418 8462 4416 8460
      4390 8459 4382 8462 4382 8460 4348 8461
      4277 8508 4275 8593
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 275DEG 46KT 4402 8490 4280 8573

$$

OSTUNO

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 081856
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
255 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

MIC005-133-139-081905-
/O.CAN.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080608T1930Z/
OSCEOLA MI-ALLEGAN MI-OTTAWA MI-
255 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OTTAWA...EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN ALLEGAN AND EASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

SEVERE WEATHER HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST 
WEATHER INFORMATION.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4398 8494 4416 8501 4418 8462 4416 8460
      4390 8459 4382 8462 4382 8460 4348 8461
      4277 8508 4276 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 275DEG 46KT 4404 8469 4320 8518
          4279 8554

$$

MIC015-035-057-067-073-081-107-117-081930-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080608T1930Z/
CLARE MI-ISABELLA MI-MECOSTA MI-MONTCALM MI-GRATIOT MI-KENT MI-
IONIA MI-BARRY MI-
255 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BARRY...IONIA...SOUTHEASTERN KENT...
NORTHWESTERN GRATIOT...MONTCALM...SOUTHEASTERN MECOSTA...ISABELLA AND
CLARE COUNTIES...

AT 250 PM EDT...A LINE OF STORMS WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE 
EXTENDING FROM HARRISON TOGREENVILLE TO CUTLERVILLE...AND MOVING 
EAST AT 50 MPH.


* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
  LANGSTON...           TURK LAKE...          ENTRICAN...
  TRUFANT...            SIX LAKES...          LAKEVIEW...
  GREENVILLE...         DUTTON...             EAST GRAND RAPIDS...
  ADA...                CANNONSBURG...        CUTLERVILLE...
  KENTWOOD...           CASCADE...            BYRON CENTER...
  BRINTON...            BEAL CITY...          BLANCHARD...

CONTINUOUS LIGHTING IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING IS
ONE OF NATURES TOP KILLERS. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
QUICKLY...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER THEN YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING
STRUCK.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4398 8494 4416 8501 4418 8462 4416 8460
      4390 8459 4382 8462 4382 8460 4348 8461
      4277 8508 4276 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 275DEG 46KT 4404 8469 4320 8518
          4279 8554

$$

OSTUNO

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 081913
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
312 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

MIC107-081922-
/O.CAN.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080608T1930Z/
MECOSTA MI-
312 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MECOSTA COUNTY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

SEVERE WEATHER HAD EITHER WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. STAY
TUNED FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4327 8523 4350 8488 4395 8472 4401 8462
      4390 8459 4385 8459 4384 8462 4382 8459
      4348 8461 4278 8507 4278 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 275DEG 46KT 4402 8439 4318 8488
          4277 8525

$$

MIC015-035-057-067-073-081-117-081930-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080608T1930Z/
CLARE MI-ISABELLA MI-MONTCALM MI-GRATIOT MI-KENT MI-IONIA MI-BARRY 
MI-
312 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BARRY...IONIA...SOUTHEASTERN KENT...
NORTHWESTERN GRATIOT...EASTERN MONTCALM...EASTERN ISABELLA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CLARE COUNTIES...

AT 309 PM EDT...SEVERE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING 
FROM 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROSEBUSH TO CARSON CITY TO LAKE 
ODESSA...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.


* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
  CEDAR LAKE...         VICKERYVILLE...       BUTTERNUT...
  FENWICK...            SIDNEY...             CRYSTAL...
  VESTABURG...          MCBRIDE...            SHERIDAN...
  STANTON...            GREENVILLE...         FALLASSBURG...
  ALASKA...             ALTO...               CALEDONIA...
  LOWELL...             DELWIN...             LEATON...


A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4327 8523 4350 8488 4395 8472 4401 8462
      4390 8459 4385 8459 4384 8462 4382 8459
      4348 8461 4278 8507 4278 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 275DEG 46KT 4402 8439 4318 8488
          4277 8525

$$

OSTUNO

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 081926
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
325 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

MIC035-073-081-081935-
/O.CAN.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080608T1930Z/
CLARE MI-ISABELLA MI-KENT MI-
325 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KENT...EASTERN
ISABELLA AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARE COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

SEVERE WEATHER HAD MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST 
WEATHER INFORMATION.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4299 8528 4323 8506 4346 8491 4347 8462
      4278 8507 4279 8529
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 275DEG 46KT 4400 8416 4316 8465
          4276 8503

$$

MIC057-067-117-081930-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-080608T1930Z/
MONTCALM MI-GRATIOT MI-IONIA MI-
325 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR IONIA...NORTHWESTERN GRATIOT AND EASTERN MONTCALM COUNTIES...

AT 321 PM EDT...A LINE OF STORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS 
OF 60 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM CARSON CITY TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CLARKSVILLE...AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.


* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE...
  VICKERYVILLE...       BUTTERNUT...          FENWICK...
  CRYSTAL...            VESTABURG...          SHERIDAN...
  CARSON CITY...        BERLIN CENTER...      MUIR...
  ORLEANS...            LYONS...              PALO...
  SARANAC...            LAKE ODESSA...        CLARKSVILLE...
  IONIA...              FOREST HILL...        ELM HALL...

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4299 8528 4323 8506 4346 8491 4347 8462
      4278 8507 4279 8529
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 275DEG 46KT 4400 8416 4316 8465
          4276 8503

$$

OSTUNO

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, 2:00 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:00 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
200 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

LATEST UPDATE...AVIATION AND LONG TERM...

.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...(200 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008)
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
EXTENDED RANGE FCST LOOKS GOOD WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES NECESSARY.
TRANQUIL WX IS ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY
OUR NEXT CHC FOR CONVECTION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PRODUCE DRY WX LATE NEXT WEEKEND INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

&&

.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...(200 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008)
A ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL AFFECT ALL TAF SITES BETWEEN
18Z AND 21Z THIS AFTN. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE MKG AND GRR TAF
SITES BETWEEN 18Z AND 1930Z AND THE REMAINDER OF OUR TAF SITES
BETWEEN 1930Z AND 21Z. IN ADDITION TO VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING... THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN THE
45 TO 55 KT RANGE AND HAIL.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND TSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS THE LLJ
INCREASES. IN FACT THE THREAT FOR RAIN AND TSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH 18Z MONDAY AT ALL TAF SITES AND SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE
STRONG TO SEVERE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...(200 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008)
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR OUR ENTIRE HSA THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT.  A ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS
OUR HSA THIS AFTN AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MDT TO HVY RAIN. THIS
IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE RAINFALL FROM YESTERDAY EVENING AND EARLY
THIS MORNING COULD CAUSE FLOODING ISSUES. THEREFORE A FLOOD WARNING
FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR PORTIONS OF
OUR HSA THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A FLOOD WARNING ALSO CONTINUES FOR THE
THORNAPPLE RIVER ABOVE HASTINGS IN BARRY COUNTY.

ADDITIONAL RAIN AND TSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS THE
LLJ INCREASES. IN FACT THE THREAT FOR RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS... ANY
OF WHICH COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT.  AFTER THE FINAL ROUND OF CONVECTION MOVES THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... SOME SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE IF THESE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS DO
INDEED BRING HEAVY RAIN.

&&

.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR OUR ENTIRE CWFA THROUGH
02Z.   FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR OUR ENTIRE HSA THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT.
LM...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS:     WDM
SHORT TERM:   WDM
LONG TERM:    LAURENS
MARINE        WDM
AVIATION:     LAURENS
HYDROLOGY:    LAURENS/MJS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 6:12 AM EDT, 8 hours 4 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, 4 hours 25 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, 4 hours 7 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, 3 hours 37 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, 3 hours 17 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, 2 hours 26 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, 1 hour 10 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, 1:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Kent, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa and 1 more	64 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, 2:27 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.