Alert archive / Michigan / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2012, 3:21 AM EST for 17 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 1, 2012, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2012, 3:21 AM EST (08:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2012, 9:41 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
Counties Bay County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Huron County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Midland County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Saginaw 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), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 1093 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
709 WWUS73 KDTX 010821 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 321 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...A WINDY BEGINNING TO THE NEW YEAR... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION ON TODAY. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN WILL A DEVELOPING STRONG WIND FIELD. AN APPRECIABLE WIND GUST POTENTIAL EXISTS ALONG AND BEHIND A WELL DEFINED COLD FRONT. THIS ENHANCED GUST POTENTIAL WILL EXIST IN AN ALREADY FAVORABLE SETUP FOR STRONG WINDS DUE TO THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INFILTRATION OF COLD AIR IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-012115- /O.UPG.KDTX.HW.A.0001.120101T1500Z-120102T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.WI.Y.0001.120101T1700Z-120102T0500Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE- LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE- LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER... PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT... ADRIAN...MONROE 321 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID-AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...RATHER WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN THE DOWNING OF LARGE LIMBS AND WEAK TREES. * DOWNED POWER LINES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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 WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DTX/?N=WEATHER_PREPAREDNESS && $$
3 follow-up statements
834 WWUS73 KDTX 011309 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 809 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...A WINDY BEGINNING TO THE NEW YEAR... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION ON TODAY. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN WILL BE A DEVELOPING STRONG WIND FIELD. AN APPRECIABLE WIND GUST POTENTIAL EXISTS ALONG AND BEHIND A WELL DEFINED COLD FRONT. THIS ENHANCED GUST POTENTIAL WILL EXIST IN AN ALREADY FAVORABLE SETUP FOR STRONG WINDS DUE TO THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND INFILTRATION OF COLD AIR IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-012115- /O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0001.120101T1700Z-120102T0500Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE- LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE- LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER... PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT... ADRIAN...MONROE 809 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID-AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...RATHER WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN THE DOWNING OF LARGE LIMBS AND WEAK TREES. * DOWNED POWER LINES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DTX/?N=WEATHER_PREPAREDNESS && $$
292 WWUS73 KDTX 012111 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 411 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...A WINDY BEGINNING TO THE NEW YEAR... .LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY DEEPENED OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY RESULTING IN A STRONG THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL WIND FIELD THAT SUPPORTED A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 45 MPH AND 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BUT A DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND FREQUENCY CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE LOW LIFTS AWAY FROM THE AREA. MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-020500- /O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0500Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE- LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE- LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER... PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT... ADRIAN...MONROE 411 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOW AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * EVEN THOUGH WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...RATHER WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY. IMPACTS... * STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN THE DOWNING OF LARGE LIMBS AND WEAK TREES. * DOWNED POWER LINES AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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 WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DTX/?N=WEATHER_PREPAREDNESS && $$ CLARK
625 WWUS73 KDTX 020241 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 941 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-020345- /O.CAN.KDTX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0500Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE- LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE- LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER... PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT... ADRIAN...MONROE 941 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND GUSTS HAVE SUBSIDED SUBSTANTIALLY AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 30 MPH RANGE FOR THE BALANCE OF THE NIGHT. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WERE OBSERVED ACROSS METRO DETROIT DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH A PEAK WIND OF 51 MPH AT PONTIAC. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/NJE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:21 AM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 55 hr | |
| Jan 1, 7:45 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | DTX | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.