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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Detroit, MI

May 22, 2013Saint Clair County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2013, 6:13 PM EDT for Saint Clair County, Michigan. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 22, 2013, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2013, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Saint Clair County, MI

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 22, 3:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 3:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 3:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 22, 5:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
504 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0459 PM     TSTM WND GST     E BRITTON               41.99N 83.83W
05/22/2013  E50 MPH          LENAWEE            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

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SES

Special weather statement, May 22, 5:14 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 22, 5:27 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
527 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     TSTM WND GST     ANN ARBOR               42.28N 83.73W
05/22/2013  M43 MPH          WASHTENAW          MI   ASOS

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Local storm report, May 22, 5:31 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 5:45 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
545 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

MIZ049-054-055-061-062-222245-
GENESEE-HURON-LAPEER-SANILAC-TUSCOLA-
545 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 544 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CASS
CITY TO DAVISON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  OWENDALE AND MAYVILLE BY 550 PM EDT...
  LAPEER AND GAGETOWN BY 555 PM EDT...
  ELKTON AND CASS CITY BY 600 PM EDT...
  KINGSTON BY 605 PM EDT...
  IMLAY CITY AND LUM BY 610 PM EDT...
  MARLETTE AND BAD AXE BY 615 PM EDT...
  KINDE BY 620 PM EDT...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK
SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

MANN

Local storm report, May 22, 5:47 PM EDT, 26 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 21, 8:04 PM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	DTX		12 hr
May 22, 3:20 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		53 hr
May 22, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne	66 min
May 22, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		84 min
May 22, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Livingston, Macomb, Oakland	63 min
May 22, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		64 min
May 22, 7:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lenawee, Washtenaw	59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.