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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Marquette, MI

July 25, 2008Dickinson County, Marquette County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2008, 3:02 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Marquette County, Michigan. It was in force for 58 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
Jul 25, 2008, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2008, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Dickinson County, MI, Marquette County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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
Jul 25, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 208 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2008-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2008-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1146 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 25, 12:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 12:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 2:25 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
325 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-261930-
KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
325 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 /225 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT

EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST
STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH. THERE IS ALSO A
POTENTIAL OF LARGE HAIL UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF IN DIAMETER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

LSZ162-240>251-263>267-261930-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE
CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE
ROYALE NATIONAL PARK-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
325 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008 /225 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF LAKE SUPERIOR THE REST OF TODAY
AND OVER SOUTHEAST LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING. THE STRONGER STORMS MAY
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

LMZ221-248-250-261930-
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND
PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-
325 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE
LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT

EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THIS EVENING. STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND
WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

JLA

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:18 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
318 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

MIZ005-006-011-013-252015-
ALGER-DELTA-DICKINSON-MARQUETTE-
318 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...

AT 315 PM EDT/215 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS.

PEOPLE IN ALGER...DICKINSON...MARQUETTE AND NORTHERN DELTA
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MICHIGAMME...CHANNING...WITCH
LAKE...CHAMPION...FELCH...ISHPEMING...NEGAUNEE...MARQUETTE...GWINN...
AND MUNISING...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

MRC
Local storm report, Jul 25, 2:19 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
319 PM EDT FRI JUL 25 2008

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

0257 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E PAULDING            46.40N 89.15W
07/25/2008                   ONTONAGON          MI   PUBLIC

            2 LARGE TRESS DOWN ACROSS BOND FALLS ROAD EAST OF
            PAULDING.

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SRF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 12:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT60 min
Jul 25, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT47 min
Jul 25, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTGogebic, Ontonagon47 min
Jul 25, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTGogebic, Ontonagon41 min
Jul 25, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTBaraga, Houghton, Iron43 min
Jul 25, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTSchoolcraft38 min
Jul 25, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT24 min
Jul 25, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT58 min
Jul 25, 4:06 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT84 min
Jul 25, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTDelta, Schoolcraft67 min
Jul 25, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT56 min
Jul 25, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT88 min
Jul 25, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT63 min
Jul 25, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT62 min
Jul 25, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT71 min
Jul 25, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTHoughton, Keweenaw53 min
Jul 25, 6:32 PM CDTTornado WarningMQTHoughton28 min
Jul 25, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT71 min
Jul 25, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTHoughton18 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.