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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Detroit, MI

June 27, 2013Huron County, Sanilac County, Tuscola County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2013, 2:53 PM EDT for Huron County, Sanilac County, Tuscola County, Michigan. It was in force for 97 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
Jun 27, 2013, 2:53 PM EDT (18:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2013, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
97 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Huron County, MI, Sanilac County, MI, Tuscola 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 Jun 27, 7:17 AM EDT, 7 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 7:17 AM EDT, 7 hours 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 4:31 AM EDT, 10 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
431 AM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-280845-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
431 AM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOW PRESSURE WILL DIG INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY BRINGING
THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED. AN ISOLATED STORM MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AS AN UPPER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHIFTS SOUTH INTO THE AREA. THE COLD POOL OF
UPPER LEVEL AIR THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS DEVELOPING UPPER LOW WILL
ENHANCE THE CHANCE OF SMALL HAIL WITH SOME OF THE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-280845-
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-
431 AM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOW PRESSURE WILL DIG INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY BRINGING
THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED. AN ISOLATED STORM MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS AND HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY AS AN UPPER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHIFTS SOUTH INTO THE AREA. THE COLD POOL OF
UPPER LEVEL AIR THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS DEVELOPING UPPER LOW WILL
ENHANCE THE CHANCE OF SMALL HAIL WITH SOME OF THE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

CB

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
101 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-083-271800-
BAY-GENESEE-HURON-LAPEER-LIVINGSTON-MACOMB-MIDLAND-MONROE-OAKLAND-
SAGINAW-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-ST. CLAIR-TUSCOLA-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
101 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 1256 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
NUMEROUS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  VERONA...             COLWOOD...            NEW LOTHROP...
  MONTROSE...           IVANHOE...            GAGETOWN...
  CORUNNA...            BIRCH RUN...          TUSCOLA...
  WATROUSVILLE...       JUDDVILLE...          VASSAR...
  SHAFTSBURG...         PERRY...              NEW GREENLEAF...

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.

JVC
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
124 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

MIZ048-271800-
BAY-
124 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 121 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF PINCONNING...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
15 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PINCONNING BY 135 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 THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

JVC
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:02 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:08 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:17 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
217 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

MIZ054-055-061>063-271915-
GENESEE-LAPEER-SANILAC-ST. CLAIR-TUSCOLA-
217 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 208 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CASS CITY TO 4 MILES NORTH OF DAVISON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SILVERWOOD...         ELBA...               KINGSTON...
  GOODRICH...           HADLEY...             DECKER...
  CLIFFORD...           TYRE...               NORTH BRANCH...
  LAPEER...             ARGYLE...             SNOVER...
  MARLETTE...           METAMORA...           KINGS MILL...

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.

JVC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX97 min
Jun 27, 2:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXSaginaw6 hr
Jun 27, 2:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXHuron, Lapeer, Sanilac, Tuscola3 hr
Jun 27, 4:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXGenesee, Lapeer3 hr
Jun 27, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXWashtenaw51 min
Jun 27, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXOakland57 min
Jun 27, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMonroe55 min
Jun 27, 4:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXMacomb, Oakland3 hr
Jun 27, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX67 min
Jun 27, 4:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXWashtenaw, Wayne3 hr
Jun 27, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXOakland50 min
Jun 27, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXWayne65 min
Jun 27, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX61 min
Jun 27, 5:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXLivingston3 hr
Jun 27, 5:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXLenawee, Monroe3 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.