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Small Craft Advisory 38, NWS Detroit, MI

May 4, 2012

NWS Detroit, MI issued this small craft advisory at May 4, 2012, 2:56 PM EDT. It took effect at May 5, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 4, 2012, 2:56 PM EDT (18:56 UTC)
In effect from: May 5, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 5, 2012, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at May 4, 1:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 1:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 4:32 AM EDT, 10 hours 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
432 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012

MIZ060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-050845-
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
432 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS
TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL TRACK
EAST AT 30 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MIZ047>049-053>055-050845-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-
432 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-050845-
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-
432 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF SOUTHERN LAKE HURON THROUGH
THIS EVENING. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE
STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL TRACK EAST AT 30 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

DRK

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 4, 10:20 AM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 4, 10:26 AM EDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 10:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Washtenaw	39 min
May 3, 10:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Livingston	49 min
May 4, 1:37 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Genesee	4 hr
May 4, 1:44 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Shiawassee	4 hr
May 4, 2:09 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Livingston	4 hr
May 4, 2:54 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	DTX	Genesee, Shiawassee	6 hr
May 4, 3:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Oakland	3 hr
May 4, 5:29 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	DTX	Genesee	10 hr
May 4, 7:48 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	DTX	Genesee, Saginaw	15 hr
May 4, 8:54 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	DTX	Genesee, Shiawassee	8 hr

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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.