Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Detroit, MI

894 
WWUS53 KDTX 050953
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
553 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

MIC115-051003-
/O.CAN.KDTX.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-120705T1015Z/
MONROE MI-
553 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AS ADDITIONAL 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS EASTERN MONROE COUNTY.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY OR VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC FACEBOOK
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LAT...LON 4193 8341 4209 8330 4204 8321 4203 8316
      4199 8318 4198 8322 4196 8325 4194 8325
      4192 8327 4192 8330 4193 8331 4191 8332
TIME...MOT...LOC 0953Z 302DEG 32KT 4204 8294 4176 8316

$$

MR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
335 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PATTERN PERSISTENCE LOCKED IN ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN EARLY THIS
MORNING...AS THE REGION REMAINS FIRMLY WITHIN THE OUTER GRIP OF AN
EXPANSIVE SUBTROPICAL UPPER RIDGE/HEAT WAVE ENCOMPASSING MUCH OF
THE COUNTRY.  LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A SOMEWHAT DIFFUSE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY/WIND SHIFT AXIS NOW DRAPED FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.  NUMEROUS WEAK...AND OFTEN VERY
ILL-DEFINED/RESOLVED...MID LEVEL PERTURBATIONS CONTINUE TO CREST THE
RIDGE PERIPHERY AND FUNNEL EAST-SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE REGION.
CURRENTLY...ONE CONVECTIVELY ENHANCED WAVE AND ATTENDANT OUTFLOW IS
DRIVING A SMALL CONVECTIVE COMPLEX SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL LOWER
MI.  PER RECENT SPC MESOANALYSIS...COMPLEX APPEARS TO BE LOCKED ONTO
THE PRIMARY INSTABILITY GRADIENT (MUCAPE STILL IN EXCESS OF 1500
J/KG) THAT CONTINUES SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA.  GIVEN THE OUTFLOW DYNAMICS WORKING INTO THE STEEP
RESIDENT MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...ENVIRONMENT CERTAINLY APPEARS
CONDUCIVE FOR SOME DEGREE OF DOWNSTREAM FORWARD PROGAGATION/
STRENGTHENING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PRE-DAWN HOURS.

BEYOND THIS...MUCH LIKE YESTERDAY CONVECTIVE PROSPECTS WILL BE
CLOSELY TIED TO A COMBINATION OF WEAK MOISTURE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE
AFOREMENTIONED BOUNDARY...LAKE BREEZE INTERACTIONS AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER WAVE EMERGING FOR THE PEAK HEATING CYCLE.  A
COUPLE OF SUBTLE FEATURES NOTED ON WATER VAPOR TRANSLATING ACROSS
MN/WI WILL BE WORTH MONITORING.  A DEEP RESERVOIR OF INSTABILITY
WILL AGAIN EXIST BENEATH A STANDARD CAPPING INVERSION...SO THE
INTRODUCTION OF SOME DEGREE OF FORCED ASCENT WILL PROMOTE RAPID
UPDRAFT ORGANIZATION AND BRING AT LEAST A PULSE SEVERE OPPORTUNITY
THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.

HOT AIRMASS WILL SEE NO RELIEF/THERMAL ADJUSTMENT FROM THE EARLIER
FRONTAL PASSAGE.  ONCE AGAIN LOOKING AT A WELL MIXED PROFILE TAPPING
850 MB TEMPERATURES 22-24C...COINCIDENT WITH ANOTHER GOOD MID LEVEL
THETA-E SURGE FOR THE AFTERNOON.  NAM GUIDANCE NAILED THE AGGRESSIVE
TRIPLE DIGIT RESPONSE YESTERDAY...AND UNLESS AN EARLY DAY CONVECTIVE
EPISODE AND/OR CIRRUS DEBRIS CAN MATERIALIZE...SEE NO REASON TO
STRAY FROM THIS IDEA AGAIN TODAY.  WITH THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS
BEGINNING TO TAKE A LARGER HOLD /OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES STILL IN THE
70S/LOWER 80S IN MANY LOCALES/...RUN WITH AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
MOST LOCATIONS...ADVISORY FOR THE THUMB.

&&

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOMPASS NEARLY ALL OF THE CONUS ON
FRIDAY...WHILE AN UPPER LOW TRACKS ACROSS HUDSON BAY. THE RIDGE WILL
START TO BREAK OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST BY SATURDAY...AS
THE LOW SETTLES INTO EASTERN CANADA AND SEVERAL TRAILING UPPER WAVES
MOVE EAST THOUGH CENTRAL CANADA AND HELP DIG A WEAK TROUGH OUT OVER
NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN CANADA. THIS WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT
PATTERN CHANGE TO THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN...TRANSITIONING FROM HEAT...HUMIDITY...AND CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY TO COOLER...MORE COMFORTABLE...AND DRIER
WEATHER BY SUNDAY.

UNTIL THEN...HEAT...HUMIDITY AND INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE AS
THETA-E RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE AREA AND AS NAM/EURO SEND H850 TEMPS
BACK UP INTO TO AROUND 24-26C. THIS COMBINED WITH GOOD
INSOLATION...AT LEAST AT THE START OF THE DAY...WILL SUPPORT MAX
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 90S TO LOW 100S...WITH HEAT INDICES OF 104
TO 110 ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THIS IS OF COURSE BARRING ANY
SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS FROM UPSTREAM OR OVERHEAD CONVECTION. HAVE RAN
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...WITH A HEAT
ADVISORY ACROSS THE NORTHERN THUMB WHERE THE LAKE BREEZE WILL KEEP
THINGS COOLER. WITH REGARD TO CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL...SIMILAR SET-UP
AS THE PRECEDING FEW DAYS WITH A WEAK PUSH OF THETA-E...POSSIBLE
CAP...AND WEAK TRIGGERS SUCH AS LAKE BREEZE BOUNDARIES...OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES...AND WEAK HARD TO TIME SHORTWAVES. POPS ARE LOW OVERALL
DUE TO STRONG ORGANIZED FORCING...BUT 1500-2500 J/KG WILL BE
AVAILABLE IF WE BREAK THE CAP...AND A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

PASSAGE OF THE UPPER LOW TO OUR NORTH WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT DOWN
ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HAVE INCREASED POPS
BY QUITE A BIT NORTH OF I-69 AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH GIVEN
AVAILABLE MOISTURE...FRONTAL LIFT...AND RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION
SUPPORT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BUT WEAKER INSTABILITY SHOULD LIMIT COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE GREAT LAKES ON
SUNDAY AND LAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL OCCUR AS AN
AMPLIFIED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO OUR WEST AND A BROAD
TROUGH SETTLES INTO NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN CANADA. THIS WILL KEEP
COOLER AND DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA. MAX TEMPERATURES WILL
SETTLE CLOSER TO 80 DEGREES...WITH DEWPOINTS FALLING BACK DOWN INTO
THE 50S (MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE).

&&

.MARINE...

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MAINTAIN UNSETTLED CONDITIONS IN TERMS OF
THUNDERSTORMS BUT THE WIND WILL BE LIGHT. THE RESULT WILL BE WARM
AND STABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE OPEN WATERS UNDER A WEAK WIND FIELD.
THE WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STABLE LOW LEVEL PROFILE WILL THEN
CONTINUE TO PROMOTE LIGHT WINDS AND LOW WAVES THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...ISSUED 131 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

//DISCUSSION...

AS WITH THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...TIMING AND PROBABILITIES OF
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT REMAINS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THE TAFS.
THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS NOW LOCATED OVER LAKE MICHIGAN AND NE
WISCONSIN WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE S-SE THIS MORNING. CURRENT TRENDS
SUGGEST THIS SYSTEM IS PROPAGATING MORE TO THE SOUTH...SUGGESTING
WESTERN LOWER MI STANDS THE BETTER CHANCES OF EARLY MORNING
CONVECTION. AT THIS STAGE...WILL INCLUDE A PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN ONLY THE MBS TAF EARLY THIS MORNING AND MONITOR TRENDS BEFORE
ADDING THEM TO THE REMAINDER OF THE TAFS.

A LINGERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER SRN MI AND INCREASING DAYTIME
INSTABILITY WILL AGAIN PROVIDE CHANCES OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE DEGREE OF RESIDUAL MORNING CLOUD COVER
AND CONVECTION FROM UPSTREAM ACTIVITY WILL ALSO PLAY A ROLE INTO
COVERAGE OF LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS.

//DTW THRESHOLD THREATS...

* LOW CONFIDENCE ON TIMING OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

&&

.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...MIZ047-MIZ048-MIZ053-MIZ060-MIZ061-MIZ062-
     MIZ063-MIZ068-MIZ069-MIZ070-MIZ075-MIZ076-MIZ082-
     MIZ083...UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY.

     HEAT ADVISORY...MIZ049-MIZ054-MIZ055...UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY.

LAKE HURON...NONE.

LAKE ST CLAIR...NONE.
MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...MR
LONG TERM....HLO
MARINE.......MR
AVIATION.....SC

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
426 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

MIZ047-048-053-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-052030-
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-
OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
426 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE
THE LATEST EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE WITH POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH AND HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. STORM MOTION WILL BE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AT 20
TO 25 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY THOUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS BOTH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

MIZ049-054-055-052030-
HURON-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-
426 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. PLEASE
SEE THE LATEST EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE WITH POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH AND HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. STORM MOTION WILL BE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AT 20
TO 25 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THURSDAY THOUGH FRIDAY.

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS BOTH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-052030-
ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM
OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
426 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE WITH POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH AND HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. STORM MOTION WILL BE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AT 20
TO 25 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS BOTH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

DRK

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
443 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0437 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W DEXTER              42.33N 83.96W
07/05/2012                   WASHTENAW          MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES AT LIMA CENTER RD AND
            DEXTER-CHELSEA RD. TREE IS ON FIRE.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
455 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0445 AM     TSTM WND GST     ANN ARBOR               42.28N 83.73W
07/05/2012  M51 MPH          WASHTENAW          MI   ASOS

            MEASURED AT ANN ARBOR AIRPORT

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
502 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0445 AM     TSTM WND GST     FARMINGTON HILLS        42.49N 83.38W
07/05/2012  E55 MPH          OAKLAND            MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            50 TO 55 MPH WINDS OCCURRING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
516 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0432 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WALLED LAKE             42.54N 83.48W
07/05/2012                   OAKLAND            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCES AND A FEW SMALL TREES DOWN NEAR
            EAST LAKE RD AND 14 MILE RD. TIME ESTIMATED OFF RADAR.

0504 AM     TSTM WND GST     ROMULUS                 42.22N 83.37W
07/05/2012  M54.00 MPH       WAYNE              MI   ASOS

            AUTOMATED REPORT FROM DETROIT METRO AIRPORT.

&&

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
517 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

MIZ083-051015-
MONROE-
517 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 513 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CARLETON TO 4 MILES NORTH OF MONROE TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUNDEE...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LAMBERTVILLE BY 525 AM EDT...
  TEMPERANCE AND LUNA PIER BY 530 AM EDT...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE
PASSED.

MR

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
520 AM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

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

0519 AM     TSTM WND GST     TAYLOR                  42.23N 83.27W
07/05/2012  E65 MPH          WAYNE              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED AT TELEGRAPH AND ECORSE

&&

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