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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Detroit, MI

August 4, 2014Macomb County, Wayne County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 4, 2014, 5:20 PM EDT for Macomb County, Wayne County, Michigan. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2014, 5:20 PM EDT (21:20 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2014, 5:46 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Macomb County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 5 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 51 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: 173 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1193 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

072 
WUUS53 KDTX 042120
SVRDTX
MIC099-163-042215-
/O.NEW.KDTX.SV.W.0069.140804T2120Z-140804T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
520 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MACOMB COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
  NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 518 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GROSSE 
POINT SHORES...AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GROSSE POINTE SHORES AROUND 535 PM EDT.
  ST. CLAIR SHORES AND ROSEVILLE AROUND 615 PM EDT.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
  ST. CLAIR SHORES...   GROSSE POINTE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4251 8287 4247 8287 4246 8286 4240 8288
      4235 8292 4236 8303 4258 8301 4257 8285
      4254 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 207DEG 1KT 4245 8289

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

MR

3 follow-up statements

460 
WWUS53 KDTX 042126
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
526 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

MIC099-163-042215-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-140804T2215Z/
MACOMB MI-WAYNE MI-
526 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
WAYNE AND SOUTH CENTRAL MACOMB COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 523 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. CLAIR
SHORES...AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...  
ST. CLAIR SHORES...   GROSSE POINTE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4251 8287 4247 8287 4246 8286 4240 8288
      4235 8292 4236 8303 4258 8301 4257 8285
      4254 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 207DEG 1KT 4245 8289

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

MR

775 
WWUS53 KDTX 042137
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
537 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

MIC099-163-042215-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-140804T2215Z/
MACOMB MI-WAYNE MI-
537 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
WAYNE AND SOUTH CENTRAL MACOMB COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 536 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. CLAIR
SHORES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN ST. 
CLAIR SHORES AND GROSSE POINTE SHORES WITH THIS STORM.

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...  
ST. CLAIR SHORES...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4251 8287 4247 8287 4246 8286 4240 8288
      4239 8289 4240 8300 4256 8296 4256 8285
      4255 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 200DEG 4KT 4246 8288

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH

$$

MR

705 
WWUS53 KDTX 042146
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
546 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

MIC099-163-042156-
/O.CAN.KDTX.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-140804T2215Z/
MACOMB MI-WAYNE MI-
546 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MACOMB COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 4251 8287 4247 8287 4246 8286 4240 8288
      4239 8289 4240 8300 4256 8296 4256 8285
      4255 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 200DEG 4KT 4247 8288

$$

MR

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 Aug 4, 3:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 3:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
344 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

.SHORT TERM...THROUGH TONIGHT

CONVECTION ONGOING ACROSS SOUTHERN MI AS A WEAK SFC TROUGH DROPS
THROUGH THE REGION. TROUGH ACTING MOSTLY LIKE A WEAK CONVERGENCE
ZONE AS WIND DIRECTION SEEMS TO BE THE MOST NOTABLE FEATURE OF THE
TROUGH. CURRENT CONVECTION IS FOCUSING ON THIS BOUNDARY...ALONG AND
SOUTH OF I69...AS WELL AS IN THE SHADOW OF LAKE MI. SPC MESOANALYSIS
SHOWS CAPE VALUES SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY UP TO 2000 J/KG THOUGH SHEAR
VALUES ARE NOT IMPRESSIVE WITH BULK SHEAR UNDER 20 KNOTS. IN
ADDITION...LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE VERY GOOD BUT THE MID LEVELS
ARE STILL LACKING. COVERAGE WILL INCREASE AS WE HEAD INTO THE
EVENING AS A MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TRACKS THROUGH WI AND ACROSS THE
AREA. THIS WILL PROVIDE SOME BETTER SUPPORT ALOFT WHICH SHOULD HELP
INCREASE COVERAGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA. THERE IS A WEAK SFC LOW
DEVELOPING OVER IOWA WHICH WILL RELEASE AS THE MID LEVEL WAVE PASSES
AND WILL TRACK ALONG THE TROUGH...WHICH WILL STALL OVER SOUTHERN
MI...LATE TONIGHT. WITH THE LOSS OF DIURNAL FORCING...CONVECTION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL STAY TIED CLOSELY TO IT AS IT STARTS
EASTWARD. MOST HIRES MODELS AGREE THAT WE SHOULD DRY OUT FOR A FEW
HOURS OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE LOW TRACKS CLOSER BRINGING POPS BACK TO
THE FORECAST. THERE IS RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THIS SCENARIO
THUS WE DID TAKE OUT POPS TONIGHT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SO CONVECTION
WILL WANE TONIGHT AFTER 03Z BUT AMPLE CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP SKIES
CLOUDY THROUGH THE NIGHT WHICH WILL HELP KEEP TEMPS UP SLIGHTLY AS
WELL IN THE LOW 60S.

&&

.LONG TERM...

LITTLE TO NO CHANGE TO AIRMASS CHARACTERISTICS WILL TAKE PLACE
BETWEEN TODAY AND TUESDAY AS ATTENTION TURNS TO THE SHORTWAVE DIVING
SOUTHEAST TOWARD LAKE SUPERIOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WAVE HAS A
MODEST AMOUNT OF JET SUPPORT WHICH WILL HELP IT MAINTAIN SOME
INTEGRITY AS IT SHEARS ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. THE ACTIVITY
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE TODAY IS LARGELY DIURNALLY DRIVEN, SO IT
SEEMS A REASONABLE BET THAT THE COARSE RESOLUTION MODELS, INCLUDING
THE NAM12, ARE BEING FAR TOO BULLISH IN THEIR DEPICTIONS OF
CONVECTIVE PRECIP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STILL,
FORCING SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO ELICIT A FEW SHOWERS OR MAINTAIN
SOME SEMBLANCE OF CONVECTIVE REMNANTS, SO A BLANKET CHANCE POP
THROUGH 12Z STILL SEEMS PRUDENT. GIVEN THE SIMILAR AIRMASS AND
STRONGER UPPER FORCING, EXPECT TOMORROW'S CONVECTIVE RESPONSE TO BE
BETTER THAN TODAY'S, SO LIKELY POPS REMAIN IN PLACE. CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT MAY BEGIN A BIT EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT IS STILL
EXPECTED TO LARGELY COINCIDE WITH DIURNAL HEATING. THIS IS, IN FACT,
THE SCENARIO SUGGESTED BY THE ENTIRE SUITE OF HIGH RESOLUTION
GUIDANCE. SEVERE WEATHER WILL NOT BE A CONCERN GIVEN WARM-MID
LEVELS, BUT SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY PARTICULARLY
VIGOROUS UPDRAFTS ALONG WITH 40 MPH GUSTS DUE TO STORM OUTFLOWS.

TRAILING SHORTWAVE WILL WORK THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AGAINST A
BACKDROP OF RISING MID-LEVEL HEIGHTS. HIGH PRESSURE, AIDED BY THE
LAKE AGGREGATE, WILL BE ENTRENCHED BY THIS TIME, SO EXPECT NOTHING
MORE THAN A STRAY SHOWER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE CWA WED
AFTN. NOTHING WORTH A MENTIONABLE POP ATTM. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S, FIRMLY WITHIN NORMAL RANGES FOR
MID-SUMMER, THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS UNDER
UPPER RIDGING.

&&

.MARINE...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. OTHERWISE...FEW
CONCERNS FOR MARINE PURPOSES...AS LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SIGNIFICANT
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...ISSUED 129 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

//DISCUSSION...

A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH...AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE...AND SFC LOW WILL
COMBINE TO MAKE FOR A POTENTIALLY ACTIVE STRETCH OF WEATHER OVER
SOUTHEAST MI. THE FORMER HAS BEGUN TO IGNITE A CU FIELD ACROSS LOWER
MI AS OF 17Z...AND WITH THE AIDE OF DIURNAL INSTABILITY AND THE
APPROACHING WAVE...WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON. CONVECTION COULD LINGER PAST 00Z BUT COVERAGE WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. A SFC LOW LOOKS TO SPIN UP
ALONG THE FRONT OVER IOWA AND WILL THEN TRACK ACROSS LOWER MI ALONG
THE STALLED TROUGH ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER PERIOD OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. REFINEMENTS WILL BE
MADE TO TIMING WINDOWS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
FLUCTUATE DUE TO SCATTERED NATURE OF CONVECTION BUT VFR SHOULD
PREVAIL OUTSIDE OF THESE STORMS.

FOR DTW...SCATTERED SHRAS/TSRAS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
BEST CHANCE BETWEEN 20Z-23Z...AND AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING BETWEEN
12-15Z. VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE CONVECTION WITH
LOCAL IFR/MVFR CIGS/VSBYS WITH ANY OF THIS ACTIVITY.

//DTW THRESHOLD THREATS...

* LOW CONFIDENCE IN CEILINGS AOB 5000 FT LATE TONIGHT.

* MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN CEILINGS AOB 5000 FT TUESDAY.

* MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOW CONFIDENCE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

&&

.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LAKE HURON...NONE.
LAKE ST CLAIR...NONE.
MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...DRK
LONG TERM....JVC
MARINE.......JVC
AVIATION.....DRK

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 4:04 AM EDT, 13 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
404 AM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-050815-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
404 AM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE
TONIGHT AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLIDES INTO THE AREA. THESE STORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...BUT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY TRACK EAST AT 15
MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-050815-
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-
404 AM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE
TONIGHT AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY SLIDES INTO THE AREA. THESE STORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...BUT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY TRACK EAST AT 10 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SF

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, Aug 4, 4:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
403 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

MIZ068-042100-
LIVINGSTON-
403 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 401 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FOWLERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  COHOCTAH AND OAK GROVE BY 440 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

Local storm report, Aug 4, 4:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
406 PM EDT MON AUG 04 2014

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

0356 PM     HAIL             3 N CHELSEA             42.36N 84.02W
08/04/2014  M0.75 INCH       WASHTENAW          MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SS

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
417 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

MIZ076-042115-
WAYNE-
417 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 414 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT...MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...OCCASIONAL
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DOWNTOWN DETROIT BY 450 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, Aug 4, 4:33 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
433 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

MIZ060-042130-
SHIAWASSEE-
433 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 431 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAINGSBURG...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PERRY BY 500 PM EDT...
  MORRICE BY 515 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.

MR

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:53 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
453 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

MIZ083-042145-
MONROE-
453 PM EDT MON AUG 4 2014

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 448 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CARLETON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NEWPORT BY 510 PM EDT...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.

MR

Local storm report, Aug 4, 5:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
520 PM EDT MON AUG 04 2014

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

0500 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 S CARLETON            42.02N 83.39W
08/04/2014  M1.00 INCH       MONROE             MI   COCORAHS

            RAINFALL TOTAL IN THE PAST 15 MINUTES.

&&

SS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Washtenaw	26 min
Aug 4, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Washtenaw	12 min
Aug 4, 5:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Macomb, Wayne	3 hr

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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.