Alert archive / Michigan / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2012, 2:13 PM EST for 17 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 21, 2012, 4:46 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2012, 2:13 PM EST (19:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2012, 4:46 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 8 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 19:15 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 12:00Z, 7.2 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
- 460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
658 WWUS73 KDTX 211913 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 213 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS EVENING... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE LIFTS OUT OF THE AREA AND CAUSES A MODERATE INCREASE IN THE SUSTAINED WIND SPEED. IN ADDITION...COLD AIR FILTERING INTO THE AREA WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. A FEW STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR NEARSHORE AREAS OF THE THUMB AS STRONGER WINDS OFF OF LAKE HURON PUSH THEIR WAY INLAND. MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-220600- /O.NEW.KDTX.WI.Y.0008.121221T2100Z-121222T0600Z/ 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 213 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST INTO THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE THIS EVENING. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG NEARSHORE AREAS OF THE THUMB. * SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE OCCASIONAL SHORT-LIVED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE WIND GUSTS CAN MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. * SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...WHICH COULD LEAD TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. LIGHT OBJECTS THAT ARE UNSECURED SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. * MOTORISTS MAY EXPERIENCE AN OCCASIONAL SHORT-LIVED REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 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 && $$
2 follow-up statements
367 WWUS73 KDTX 212149 CCA NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 446 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 CORRECTED SUSTAINED WIND UNITS IN HAZARDOUS WEATHER SECTION ...GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS EVENING... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE LIFTS OUT OF THE AREA AND CAUSES A MODERATE INCREASE IN THE SUSTAINED WIND SPEED. IN ADDITION...COLD AIR FILTERING INTO THE AREA WILL FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. A FEW STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR NEARSHORE AREAS OF THE THUMB AS STRONGER WINDS OFF OF LAKE HURON PUSH THEIR WAY INLAND. MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-220600- /O.COR.KDTX.WI.Y.0008.121221T2146Z-121222T0600Z/ 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 446 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST INTO THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE THIS EVENING. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG NEARSHORE AREAS OF THE THUMB. * SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE OCCASIONAL SHORT-LIVED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. IMPACTS... * THE WIND GUSTS CAN MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. * SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...WHICH COULD LEAD TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. LIGHT OBJECTS THAT ARE UNSECURED SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. * MOTORISTS MAY EXPERIENCE AN OCCASIONAL SHORT-LIVED REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 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 && $$ KURIMSKI
136 WWUS73 KDTX 220543 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1243 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-220645- /O.EXP.KDTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T0600Z/ 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 1243 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. IMPACTS... * WIND GUSTS TOPPED OUT IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE YESTERDAY EVENING...WITH DTE REPORTING SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 7:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 65 min | |
| Dec 21, 3:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:40 AM EST | Storm Warning | DTX | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 10:22 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | DTX | 17 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Michigan, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
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.