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Gale Warning 17, NWS Detroit, MI

May 30, 2015

NWS Detroit, MI issued this gale warning at May 30, 2015, 3:49 PM EDT. It took effect at May 31, 2015, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 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 30, 2015, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
In effect from: May 31, 2015, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 31, 2015, 9:50 PM EDT
In force: 20 hr
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at May 30, 3:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 3:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 11:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1150 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015

MIZ047>049-053-054-311000-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-
1150 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LOW CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AS SURFACE COLD
FRONT HAS SLIDE SOUTH OF THE AREA. THE GREATEST THREAT WITH THIS
ACTIVITY WILL BE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH COULD LEAD TO PONDING
ON AREA ROADWAYS. STORM MOTION WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-311000-
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-
1150 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL BRING A HIGH
PROBABILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE GREATEST
THREAT WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. THE
STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 45
KNOTS. STORM MOTION WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MIZ055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-311000-
SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-
MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
1150 AM EDT SAT MAY 30 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY SLOWLY WORKS THROUGH THE AREA. THE GREATEST THREAT WITH
THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH COULD LEAD TO
FLOODING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. STORM MOTION WILL BE SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. REFER TO
FLOOD STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

SF

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 1:49 PM EDT, 2 hours before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 30, 2:54 PM EDT, 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 30, 3:10 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 3:32 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 3:48 PM EDT, 1 minute before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 9:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Huron, Lapeer	51 min
May 29, 9:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Lapeer	38 min
May 29, 10:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Sanilac	47 min
May 30, 3:49 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		49 hr
May 30, 10:38 AM EDT	Flood Watch	DTX	Genesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe and 6 more	29 hr
May 30, 11:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Oakland	22 min
May 30, 12:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Macomb	32 min
May 30, 12:19 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		56 min
May 30, 12:25 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		65 min
May 30, 12:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Macomb	49 min
May 30, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne	42 min
May 30, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		87 min
May 30, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Monroe	58 min
May 30, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Washtenaw	57 min
May 30, 4:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Washtenaw	4 hr
May 30, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Wayne	62 min
May 30, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Genesee, Lapeer	56 min
May 30, 5:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Macomb, Oakland, Wayne	3 hr
May 30, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Monroe	24 min

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