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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

May 28, 2013Eaton County, Ingham County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2013, 5:17 PM EDT for Eaton County, Ingham County, Michigan. It was in force for 58 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 28, 2013, 5:17 PM EDT (21:17 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2013, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Eaton County, MI, Ingham County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 97 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 439 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 28, 3:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 3:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
340 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

LATEST UPDATE...
SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/HYDRO/MARINE

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 340 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE LIFTING NORTH THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... AND PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE. WARMER AND MORE HUMID
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HIGHS TEMPERATURES OF 80 TO 85
INLAND FROM LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE COVERAGE AND FREQUENCY OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS TOWARD UPPER MICHIGAN... BUT
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 340 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE CONTINUES TO BE SHOWER/TSTM TRENDS AS
WELL AS THE SVR WX AND HVY RAIN THREAT.

THE WARM FRONT AT 18Z WAS SITUATED JUST NORTH OF THE I-96 CORRIDOR
AND SFC BASED CAPES HAVE RISEN TO 1000-1500 J/KG SOUTH OF I-96.
ALTHOUGH THE CONVECTION RELATED TO THE MCV HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE
CWFA... MORE SPOTTY SHOWERS/TSTMS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DEVELOP. SO
FAR THESE CELLS HAVE NOT BEEN VERY IMPRESSIVE... PROBABLY BECAUSE OF
SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE DEPARTING WAVE.

HOWEVER THERE IS A 40 KT LOW LEVEL JET IN PLACE AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR
OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS... SO COVERAGE/INTENSITY OF CELLS MAY INCREASE
THROUGH 00Z. A FEW STRONGER CELLS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF MORE
BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER DEVELOP. SHORT TERM GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT
A SOLID LINE OF CONVECTION WILL FILL IN ACROSS NRN IL THROUGH 00Z
ALONG THE INSTABILITY GRADIENT... WITH A POSSIBLE EXTENSION INTO SRN
LWR MI.

HEAVY RAIN/LOCALIZED URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING LOOKS TO BE
MORE OF A THREAT TONIGHT THAN THE SVR WX THREAT WITH REPEATING CELLS
POSSIBLE. AREAS NEAR AND JUST NORTH OF I-96 HAVE ALREADY SEEN OVER
AN INCH OF RAIN AND THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED.

AFTER ANY LINGERING MORNING CONVECTION DISSIPATES... EXPECTING A
BREAK IN THE ACTION FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS THE WARM
FRONT LIFTS OFF TO THE NORTH AND LITTLE OR NO FORCING IS PRESENT IN
THE WARM SECTOR. THURSDAY MAY BE QUIET AS WELL OTHER THAN SOME
WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING DIURNAL CELLS INLAND FROM LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 340 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

THE UPPER LOW TO OUR WEST WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP GULF MOISTURE TOWARD
THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE...ALTHOUGH THERE SHOULD
ALSO BE DRY PERIODS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  THE MODELS ARE IN
DECENT AGREEMENT THAT A COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND
THE PCPN CHCS DIMINISH THEREAFTER.  CARRIED SLGT CHC POPS INTO
SUNDAY IN CASE THE FRONT IS DELAYED SOMEWHAT.

MUCH COOLER AIR ARRIVES BEHIND THE FRONT FOR SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...ALTHOUGH JUST HOW COOL THE MODELS DISAGREE.  AFTER DAYTIME
TEMPS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S FRI AND SAT...TEMPS SHOULD COOL TO
THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH THE
ECMWF IS EVEN COOLER.  THE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY PERIOD LOOKS
LARGELY DRY WITH CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE FILLING IN.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 130 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

ONE ROUND OF STORMS WAS EXITING THE REGION AS OF 1730Z. MORE
WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS COULD FIRE UP AT ANY TIME...HOWEVER
EXPECT A MORE CONCENTRATED AREA OF STORMS TO ARRIVE BETWEEN 03Z
AND 09Z AS A LOW LEVEL JET TRIGGERS MORE STORMS. AFTER 09-10Z WED
EXPECT MUCH OF THE AREA WILL BE FREE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

THERE WILL BE SCATTERED POCKETS OF IFR WITHIN THE STORMS...BUT
LARGELY MVFR OR VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO WED MORNING. THERE
APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH MIXING/WIND TO PREVENT TOO MUCH OVERNIGHT
FOG. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD DEVELOP INTO EARLY/MID WED MORNING AND
HOLD THROUGH 18Z.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10-15 KTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

&&

.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 340 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

WHILE WINDS AND WAVES SHOULD FOR THE MOST PART STAY BELOW SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS... DENSE FOG MAY BE AN
ISSUE AT TIMES AS MID 60 DEW POINTS COME ACROSS THE CHILLY LAKE
WATERS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 340 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES EARLIER TODAY HAS
ALREADY PROMPTED TWO RIVER ADVISORIES FOR BANKFULL...IONIA AND HOLT.
ADDITIONAL LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY OVER THE SRN CWFA INCLUDING
THE GRAND AND KALAMAZOO BASINS.

URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY TONIGHT
WHERE CELLS REPEAT... AND ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES FOR THE LARGER
RIVERS MAY EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED AS THE RUNOFF MAKES IT/S WAY
THROUGH.

&&

.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LM...NONE.
&&

SYNOPSIS...MEADE
SHORT TERM...MEADE
LONG TERM...JK
AVIATION...JK
HYDROLOGY...MEADE
MARINE...MEADE

Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 5:17 AM EDT, 12 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
517 AM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

LMZ844>849-MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-
290930-
ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI-
HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI-
WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI-MASON-LAKE-
OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-
GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-
VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
517 AM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL...BUT THERE IS
ALSO A LOW CHANCE OF A TORNADO AS WELL. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE
FROM WEST TO EAST AT ABOUT 35 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

OSTUNO

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 12:15 PM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1215 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

MIZ045-046-051-052-058-059-065>067-281715-
BARRY-CLINTON-EATON-GRATIOT-INGHAM-IONIA-ISABELLA-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-
1215 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 1209 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WEIDMAN TO MCBRIDE
TO MORGAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MOUNT PLEASANT...     LANSING...            ALMA...
  BEAL CITY...          WEIDMAN...            MUIR...
  LYONS...              ELM HALL...           ST. JOHNS...
  VERMONTVILLE...       SUNFIELD...           CARSON CITY...
  PEWAMO...             HUBBARDSTON...        PORTLAND...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4247 8533 4334 8509 4372 8524 4382 8485
      4382 8461 4347 8460 4347 8436 4278 8436
      4278 8416 4275 8415
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 252DEG 42KT 4367 8507 4337 8496
          4259 8518

NJJ

Local storm report, May 28, 12:57 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1257 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

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

1255 PM     HEAVY RAIN       EAST GRAND RAPIDS       42.94N 85.61W
05/28/2013  M1.65 INCH       KENT               MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            UPDATED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL

&&

JMAPLES

Special weather statement, May 28, 1:04 PM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
104 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

MIZ059-066-067-073-074-281800-
CALHOUN-CLINTON-EATON-INGHAM-JACKSON-
104 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 1259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WAVERLY TO LEE TWP
TO PULASKI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

PEA SIZED HAIL...WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LANSING...            JACKSON...            DEWITT...
  SPRINGPORT...         CONCORD...            EATON RAPIDS...
  BROOKLYN...           LESLIE...             MASON...
  GRASS LAKE...         WILLIAMSTON...        STOCKBRIDGE...
  WEBBERVILLE...        HANOVER...            HORTON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4234 8496 4282 8468 4295 8437 4278 8436
      4277 8415 4207 8413 4207 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 1703Z 241DEG 46KT 4279 8461 4239 8484
          4204 8466

NJJ

Local storm report, May 28, 2:27 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
227 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

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

0120 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OKEMOS                  42.72N 84.43W
05/28/2013  M1.06 INCH       INGHAM             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL

&&

JMAPLES

Local storm report, May 28, 2:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
229 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

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

0220 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OKEMOS                  42.72N 84.43W
05/28/2013  M1.06 INCH       INGHAM             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL

&&

JMAPLES

Local storm report, May 28, 2:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
258 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

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

0100 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GERALD R FORD ARPT      42.89N 85.53W
05/28/2013  M0.93 INCH       KENT               MI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH 1PM

&&

JMAPLES

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 11:22 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ionia	5 days
May 28, 11:22 AM EDT	River Flood Advisory	GRR	Ingham	35 hr
May 28, 12:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella	60 min
May 28, 1:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Ingham, Jackson	56 min
May 28, 5:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Ingham	38 min
May 28, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clinton, Eaton	43 min
May 28, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clinton, Ionia	46 min
May 28, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clinton	55 min
May 28, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Ionia	45 min
May 28, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Clinton	43 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.