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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this special weather statement at Sep 1, 2014, 4:00 PM EDT for Calhoun County, Ingham County, Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 60 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
- Sep 1, 2014, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2014, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Calhoun County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Jackson County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 555 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 695 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Sep 1, 3:30 PM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 3:30 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 1, 5:43 AM EDT, 10 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 543 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2014 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-020945- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 543 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN NOON AND 800 PM. THE BIGGEST THREAT FROM STORMS TODAY APPEARS TO BE DAMAGING WINDS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...HAIL TO AROUND ONE INCH IN DIAMETER AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. STORM MOTION TODAY WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH. STORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STORMS RETURN TO THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM SWEEPS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. LMZ844>849-020945- 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- 543 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...SOME OF WHICH MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS AND HAIL TO AROUND ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. STORMS SHOULD COME TO AN END TONIGHT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. WINDS AND WAVES WILL REACH LEVELS THAT WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO BOTH BOATERS AND SWIMMERS TODAY. LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STORMS RETURN TO THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM SWEEPS THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TODAY. DUKE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 12:21 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1221 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
MIZ038>040-044>046-011715-
CLARE-ISABELLA-LAKE-MECOSTA-NEWAYGO-OSCEOLA-
1221 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
AT 1218 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
BRISTOL TO 18 MILES SOUTH OF GOODWELL TWP TO 82 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
GOODWELL TWP...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
REED CITY... BIG RAPIDS... LEROY...
EVART... MECOSTA... MARION...
BARRYTON... WEIDMAN... FARWELL...
BRISTOL... PARIS... TUSTIN...
HERSEY... STANWOOD... GRANT TWP...
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 4416 8460 4351 8460 4351 8565 4417 8565
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 276DEG 29KT 4408 8561 4334 8564
4256 8638
93Local storm report, Sep 1, 1:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
117 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 NW HESPERIA 43.62N 86.09W
09/01/2014 M0.64 INCH OCEANA MI PUBLIC
0.64 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 15 MINUTES.
&&Special weather statement, Sep 1, 1:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
139 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>066-071>073-011915-
ALLEGAN-BARRY-CALHOUN-CLARE-CLINTON-EATON-GRATIOT-IONIA-ISABELLA-
KALAMAZOO-KENT-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-OSCEOLA-OTTAWA-VAN BUREN-
139 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
AT 136 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
WINTERFIELD TWP TO HAMILTON TWP...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENVILLE... HARRISON... KALAMAZOO...
CLARE... MOUNT PLEASANT... HASTINGS...
IONIA... ALMA... BATTLE CREEK...
DECATUR... PAW PAW... WAYLAND...
WEIDMAN... LOWELL... FARWELL...
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 4207 8619 4417 8503 4416 8461 4347 8460
4347 8444 4207 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 270DEG 29KT 4408 8495 4211 8604
93Local storm report, Sep 1, 2:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Mecosta, Osceola | 54 min |
| Sep 1, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Clare, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kalamazoo and 2 more | 96 min |
| Sep 1, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Gratiot, Isabella, Montcalm | 39 min |
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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.