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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this high wind warning at Nov 24, 2014, 11:11 AM EST for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 11 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2014, 11:11 AM EST (16:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2014, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
Counties Lenawee County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:12 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 11:41 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Romulus, MI | MEASURED AT DETROIT METRO AIRPORT. |
| Nov 24, 11:43 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Ypsilanti, MI | |
| Nov 24, 1:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Detroit, MI | |
| Nov 24, 3:30 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 55 | Grosse Pointe, MI | |
| Nov 24, 4:12 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Carleton, MI | TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER AT I-275 AND TELEGRAPH. |
| Nov 24, 4:23 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Romulus, MI | I-94 SERVICE DRIVE CLOSED DUE TO POWERLINES DOWN. |
| Nov 24, 4:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Saline, MI | 22 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN. |
| Nov 24, 5:10 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Romulus, MI | POWERLINES DOWN NEAR MERRIMAN AND PALMER IN WESTLAND |
| Nov 24, 5:54 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 S Canton, MI | SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED...SHINGLES TORN OFF ROOFS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
473 WWUS73 KDTX 241611 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1111 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... MIZ075-076-082-083-250015- /O.UPG.KDTX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-141125T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KDTX.HW.W.0002.141124T1611Z-141125T0300Z/ WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 1111 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DURING LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT. * WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS FRONT WORKS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. AFTER THE FRONT WORKS THROUGH...PERIODIC WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE LIKELY INTO THE EVENING. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADS. * INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. * SMALL OBJECTS AND TREE LIMBS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ MIZ055-060>063-068>070-250015- /O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-141125T0300Z/ SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND- MACOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER... PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN 1111 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT. * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * THE POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADS. * POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES. * SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ MIZ047>049-053-054-250015- /O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0005.141124T1900Z-141125T0300Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO 1111 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADS. * POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES. * SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DT
2 follow-up statements
481 WWUS73 KDTX 242104 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 404 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... MIZ075-076-082-083-250300- /O.CON.KDTX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-141125T0300Z/ WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 404 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM GRADUALLY MOVES AWAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH PERIODIC WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE LIKELY INTO THE EVENING. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. * SMALL OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND AND TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ MIZ055-060>063-068>070-250300- /O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-141125T0300Z/ SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND- MACOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER... PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN 404 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM GRADUALLY MOVES AWAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES. * SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 && $$ MIZ047>049-053-054-250300- /O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-141125T0300Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO 404 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM GRADUALLY MOVES AWAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH INTO THE EVENING HOURS. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * POTENTIAL FOR SOME POWER OUTAGES. * SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE STRONG WIND. SMALL TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DT
588 WWUS73 KDTX 250254 NPWDTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 954 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT... MIZ075-076-082-083-250400- /O.EXP.KDTX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-141125T0300Z/ WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE 954 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT...HOWEVER GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * WHILE NO LONGER AT WARNING OR ADVISORY LEVELS...THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REQUIRE SOME EXTRA CAUTION. * A STRONG COLD FRONT BROUGHT WINDS GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8. && $$ MIZ055-060>063-068>070-250400- /O.EXP.KDTX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-141125T0300Z/ SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND- MACOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER... PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN 954 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT...HOWEVER GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * WHILE NO LONGER AT ADVISORY LEVELS...THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REQUIRE SOME EXTRA CAUTION. * A STRONG COLD FRONT BROUGHT WINDS GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8. && $$ MIZ047>049-053-054-250400- /O.EXP.KDTX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-141125T0300Z/ MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE... SAGINAW...CARO 954 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT...HOWEVER GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * WHILE NO LONGER AT ADVISORY LEVELS...THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REQUIRE SOME EXTRA CAUTION. * A STRONG COLD FRONT BROUGHT WINDS GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8. && $$ KURIMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 9:45 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | DTX | 30 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | DTX | Bay, Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston and 11 more | 18 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:49 AM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 36 hr | |
| Nov 24, 11:55 AM EST | Storm Warning | DTX | 10 hr | |
| Nov 24, 5:51 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 16 hr | |
| Nov 24, 6:24 PM EST | Gale Warning | DTX | 17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.