Alert archive / Michigan / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this wind advisory at Oct 15, 2011, 3:44 AM EDT for 23 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Oct 15, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 15, 2011, 3:44 AM EDT (07:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 15, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
All 23 counties
Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Clare County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Lake County, MI, Mason County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:46 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 nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 165 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 942 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
116 WWUS73 KGRR 150744 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 344 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-151545- /O.NEW.KGRR.WI.Y.0005.111015T1400Z-111015T2200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 344 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * DRIVING IN HIGH WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY WITH HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LAURENS WDM
4 follow-up statements
409 WWUS73 KGRR 151513 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1113 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-152200- /O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111015T2200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1113 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. * THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FROM THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * DRIVING IN HIGH WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY WITH HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
862 WWUS73 KGRR 151625 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1225 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-152200- /O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111015T2200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1225 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. * THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * DRIVING IN HIGH WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY WITH HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
506 WWUS73 KGRR 151957 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 357 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-152200- /O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111015T2200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 357 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH STEADILY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * DRIVING IN HIGH WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY WITH HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
613 WWUS73 KGRR 152200 NPWGRR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 600 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-152300- /O.CAN.KGRR.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-111015T2200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 600 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET...BUT NO LONGER REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA. * WINDS WILL CONTINUE DIMINISHING TO NEAR 10 MPH BY LATER TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * PEAK WIND GUSTS GENERALLY IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. * ANY WIND DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MINIMAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ HOVING
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.