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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2013, 7:31 PM EDT for Lenawee County, Washtenaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2013, 7:31 PM EDT (23:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2013, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lenawee County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 294 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
- 898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 22, 7:07 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 7:07 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 3:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 350 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-232000- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER- ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 350 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO TO DEVELOP. HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STRONGER STORMS. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF M-59. WHILE THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND HALF INCH SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN ANY STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-232000- 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- 350 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO TO DEVELOP. HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN ANY STRONGER STORMS. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS LAKE ST CLAIR AND THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE. WHILE THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND HALF INCH SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN ANY STRONGER STORMS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON INCLUDING OUTER SAGINAW BAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING. MR YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 22, 5:31 PM EDT, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
531 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0527 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SE ROMULUS 42.21N 83.35W
05/22/2013 M54 MPH WAYNE MI ASOS
&&
SESSpecial weather statement, May 22, 5:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 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, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
547 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0514 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NE MILAN 42.14N 83.60W
05/22/2013 WASHTENAW MI EMERGENCY MNGR
14 INCH TREE BRANCH DOWN ACROSS ROAD BRINGING DOWN POWER
LINES. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME.
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SESLocal storm report, May 22, 6:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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</html>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, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saint Clair | 62 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.