Alert archive / Michigan / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this high wind warning at Mar 2, 2012, 6:52 PM EST for 14 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 6:52 PM EST (23:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
Counties Genesee County, MI, Huron County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Sanilac County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Tuscola County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Ann Arbor, MI | SMALL TREES DOWN |
| Mar 3, 2:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Almont, MI | 4 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN |
| Mar 3, 2:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Clintion Township, MI | SMALL TREES DOWN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 9 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 758 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
607 WWUS73 KDTX 022352 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 652 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN TONIGHT... A LOW PRESSURE CENTER POSITIONED NEAR SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN AT 6 PM EST WILL UNDERGO RAPID INTENSIFICATION TONIGHT AS IT LIFTS ACROSS THE STATE AND OVER LAKE HURON. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INITIALLY INCREASE TO 35 TO 40 MPH BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WHEN WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. LOWER WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SAGINAW VALLEY AREA. DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS ALONG WITH DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE WINDS. MIZ049-054-055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-030900- /O.UPG.KDTX.HW.A.0001.120303T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.HW.W.0001.120303T0200Z-120303T1200Z/ HURON-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR- LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAD AXE...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO... FLINT...LAPEER...PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN... ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 652 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH. * WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM EST. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN THE DOWNING OF LARGE LIMBS AND TREES. * DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ MIZ047-048-053-030900- /O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0002.120303T0500Z-120303T1200Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW 652 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. * WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM 6 AM. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN THE DOWNING OF LARGE LIMBS AND TREES. * DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$
3 follow-up statements
527 WWUS73 KDTX 030400 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1100 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SAGINAW VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS ACROSS LAKE HURON OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO PROGRESS NORTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WITH WINDS INCREASING OVER THE SAGINAW VALLEY AND THUMB AFTER MIDNIGHT. FURTHER SOUTH...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 45 MPH AND OCCASIONALLY HIGHER INTO THE NIGHT AS COLDER AIR IS PULLED THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN AROUND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS ALONG WITH DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE WINDS. MIZ049-054-055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-031200- /O.CON.KDTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ HURON-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR- LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAD AXE...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO... FLINT...LAPEER...PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN... ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 1100 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. * WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH 5 AM. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN THE DOWNING OF LARGE LIMBS AND SOME TREES. * DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ MIZ047-048-053-031200- /O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0002.120303T0500Z-120303T1200Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW 1100 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. * WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. * THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN THE DOWNING OF LARGE LIMBS AND TREES. * DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ DG
434 WWUS73 KDTX 031017 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 517 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE... .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE GREAT LAKES DURING THE MORNING BUT WILL MAINTAIN STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. DOWNED TREES AND TREE LIMBS ALONG WITH DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THESE WINDS. MIZ049-054-055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-031200- /O.CON.KDTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ HURON-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR- LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAD AXE...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO... FLINT...LAPEER...PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN... ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 517 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHWESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. * WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 AM. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN THE DOWNING OF LARGE LIMBS AND SOME TREES. * DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ MIZ047-048-053-031200- /O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW 517 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH. * WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 AM. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN THE DOWNING OF LARGE LIMBS AND TREES. * DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ BT
962 WWUS73 KDTX 031208 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 708 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 MIZ049-054-055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-031315- /O.EXP.KDTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ HURON-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR- LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAD AXE...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO... FLINT...LAPEER...PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN... ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 708 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WESTERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING...BUT GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO EXCEED 45 MPH. * THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE EXITS THE GREAT LAKES TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COAST. IMPACTS... * NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED AROUND THE REGION DUE TO THE HIGH WIND. * PEAK WIND GUSTS INCLUDED 55 MPH AT DETROIT METRO AIRPORT... 53 MPH AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT...AND 46 MPH AT TRI CITIES AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8. && $$ MIZ047-048-053-031315- /O.EXP.KDTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW 708 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WESTERLY WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING...BUT GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO EXCEED 45 MPH. * THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE EXITS THE GREAT LAKES TOWARD THE ATLANTIC COAST. IMPACTS... * NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED AROUND THE REGION DUE TO THE HIGH WIND. * PEAK WIND GUSTS INCLUDED 55 MPH AT DETROIT METRO AIRPORT... 53 MPH AT FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT...AND 46 MPH AT TRI CITIES AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8. && $$ BT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:27 AM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 41 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:57 AM EST | High Wind Watch | DTX | Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | DTX | Bay, Midland, Saginaw | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:07 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | DTX | 29 hr |
Nearby
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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.