Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 12, 2012, 7:59 PM EDT for Branch County, Hillsdale County, Michigan. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2012, 7:59 PM EDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2012, 8:20 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Branch County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:22 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 1981 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS53 KIWX 122359
SVRIWX
MIC023-059-130030-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0003.120312T2359Z-120313T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
759 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BRANCH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
NORTHERN HILLSDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 754 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED
11 MILES WEST OF LITCHFIELD...OR 5 MILES NORTH OF COLDWATER...AND
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
LITCHFIELD...
JONESVILLE...
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MOSCOW...JEROME...SOMERSET CENTER AND SOMERSET.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST OHIO. A
TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWEST OHIO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE
OR NO WARNING. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8436 4199 8436 4197 8499 4208 8500
4208 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 262DEG 56KT 4202 8487
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KIWX 130012
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
812 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
MIC023-130022-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120313T0030Z/
BRANCH MI-
812 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BRANCH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 807 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT AND
NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST
OHIO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4200 8481 4208 8481 4208 8437 4207 8436
4199 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 265DEG 48KT 4205 8465
$$
MIC059-130030-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120313T0030Z/
HILLSDALE MI-
812 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN HILLSDALE COUNTY...
AT 807 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS SEVERE STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR LITCHFIELD...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF HILLSDALE...
AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOSCOW...JEROME...SOMERSET CENTER AND SOMERSET.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST
OHIO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR
HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY
IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4200 8481 4208 8481 4208 8437 4207 8436
4199 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 265DEG 48KT 4205 8465
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$156
WWUS53 KIWX 130020
SVSIWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
820 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
MIC059-130030-
/O.CAN.KIWX.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120313T0030Z/
HILLSDALE MI-
820 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN HILLSDALE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 820 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST
OHIO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
&&
LAT...LON 4200 8481 4208 8481 4208 8437 4207 8436
4199 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 265DEG 48KT 4206 8451
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Branch, Saint Joseph | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Saint Joseph | 48 min |
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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.