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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Marquette, MI

August 1, 2008Delta County, Menominee County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2008, 5:47 PM EDT for Delta County, Menominee County, Michigan. It was in force for 28 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: Aug 1, 2008, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2008, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Marquette, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Delta County, MI, Menominee County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 1, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 149 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1166 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 26 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 Aug 1, 4:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 4:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 5:13 AM EDT, 12 hours 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
513 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-021200-
KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
513 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 /413 AM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN
TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SUNDAY OVER WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN...AND SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY OVER ALL OF WEST AND
CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

LSZ162-240>251-263>267-021200-
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-
513 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 /413 AM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS ALL OF
LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SUNDAY...AND
ACROSS ALL OF LAKE SUPERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

LMZ221-248-250-021200-
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-
513 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

MICHELS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 1, 2:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
258 PM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008

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

0235 PM     HAIL             ARNOLD                  46.05N 87.48W
08/01/2008  E0.88 INCH       MARQUETTE          MI   PUBLIC

&&

MRC

Local storm report, Aug 1, 3:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
318 PM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008

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

0259 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CORNELL                 45.90N 87.23W
08/01/2008                   DELTA              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN AND PENNY SIZE HAIL

0302 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CORNELL                 45.90N 87.23W
08/01/2008                   DELTA              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE BRANCHES DOWN

&&

MRC

Local storm report, Aug 1, 3:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
322 PM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008

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

0319 PM     HAIL             WALLACE                 45.33N 87.62W
08/01/2008  E0.88 INCH       MENOMINEE          MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MZ

Local storm report, Aug 1, 3:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
339 PM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008

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

0325 PM     HAIL             10 N MENOMINEE          45.27N 87.62W
08/01/2008  E2.00 INCH       MENOMINEE          MI   COUNTY OFFICIAL

&&

MRC

Local storm report, Aug 1, 4:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:04 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 6:30 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MQT		75 min
Aug 1, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MQT	Marquette	58 min
Aug 1, 2:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MQT	Dickinson, Marquette	66 min
Aug 1, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MQT		65 min
Aug 1, 2:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MQT	Menominee	55 min
Aug 1, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MQT	Delta, Menominee	62 min
Aug 1, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MQT		2 hr
Aug 1, 2:58 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	MQT	Delta	47 min
Aug 1, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MQT		82 min
Aug 1, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MQT		60 min
Aug 1, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MQT	Delta	40 min
Aug 1, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MQT	Alger, Delta, Marquette	49 min
Aug 1, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MQT		38 min
Aug 1, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MQT		55 min
Aug 1, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MQT		64 min
Aug 1, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	MQT		45 min
Aug 1, 6:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MQT	Delta	58 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 2008 Every 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.