Alert archive / Michigan / High Wind Watches in 2013
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this high wind watch at Nov 17, 2013, 3:34 AM EST for 17 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 17, 2013, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2013, 3:34 AM EST (08:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2013, 10:29 AM EST
- In force
- 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 08:38 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, 8.6 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
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Nov 17, 12:18 AM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 12:18 AM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 10:52 PM EST, 4 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1052 PM EST SAT NOV 16 2013 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-172115- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER- ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 1052 PM EST SAT NOV 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE... TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLY SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES AND MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL WILL ALSO BE CONCERNS. STORM MOTION WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT WILL BE BETWEEN 2PM AND 10PM. STRONG WIND GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COLD AIR ADVANCING BACK INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY NIGHT WILL LEAD TO WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AND MAY PROMPT THE ISSUANCE OF A WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-172115- 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- 1052 PM EST SAT NOV 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT GALE WARNINGS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FORECAST FOR MORE DETAIL. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 40 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR ALL NEARSHORE MARINE AREAS. GALE WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY FOR ALL MARINE AREAS SOUTH OF ALABASTER...INCLUDING LAKE ST CLAIR AND WESTERN LAKE ERIE. A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE HURON NORTH OF ALABASTER. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FORECAST FOR MORE DETAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT. BT YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 10:13 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 54 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:02 AM EST | Storm Warning | DTX | 28 hr | |
| Nov 17, 10:29 AM EST | High Wind Warning | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:49 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | DTX | 25 hr | |
| Nov 17, 3:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay, Midland, Saginaw | 79 min |
| Nov 17, 4:21 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 84 min | |
| Nov 17, 4:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Shiawassee | 43 min |
| Nov 17, 4:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston | 49 min |
| Nov 17, 5:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee, Tuscola | 73 min |
| Nov 17, 5:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee, Washtenaw | 67 min |
| Nov 17, 5:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe | 40 min |
| Nov 17, 5:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Wayne | 59 min |
| Nov 17, 5:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer | 74 min |
| Nov 17, 5:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston, Oakland | 55 min |
| Nov 17, 5:38 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 82 min | |
| Nov 17, 5:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 71 min |
| Nov 17, 5:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe | 32 min |
| Nov 17, 6:10 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 80 min | |
| Nov 17, 6:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Oakland | 63 min |
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.