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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT for Huron County, Sanilac County, Michigan. It was in force for 45 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
- Aug 19, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Huron County, MI, Sanilac County, MI
The radar
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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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 19, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 1:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 145 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-200830- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER- ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE- 145 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY TRACKS THROUGH THE STATE. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD...BUT ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE. STORM MOTION WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH BUT LINES OF STORMS WILL BE SLOWER TO MOVE WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLOODING IN THE NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE URBAN AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS UNLIKELY DUE TO LIMITED SEVERE COVERAGE EXPECTED. LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-200830- 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- 145 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR SAGINAW BAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. STORM MOTION WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SAGINAW BAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. .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
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 19, 4:19 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
419 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0247 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E BRIGHTON 42.53N 83.72W
08/19/2015 LIVINGSTON MI 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN AT PLEASANT VALLEY AND BURGOYNE
0250 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSW BRIGHTON 42.46N 83.83W
08/19/2015 LIVINGSTON MI 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWN AT CHILLSON AND MARSHALL.
&&
PATRICKSAUNDERSSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 4:38 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
438 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
MIZ063-069-070-192130-
MACOMB-OAKLAND-ST. CLAIR-
438 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ST. CLAIR...
MACOMB AND NORTHEASTERN OAKLAND COUNTIES...
AT 438 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR DRYDEN TO NEAR MOUNT CLEMENS...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARREN...ST. CLAIR SHORES...MOUNT CLEMENS...NEW BALTIMORE...
RICHMOND...ALGONAC...ROMEO...STERLING HEIGHTS...ROCHESTER...ARMADA...
MEMPHIS...MACOMB TOWNSHIP...HARSENS ISLAND...ROCHESTER HILLS...
ROSEVILLE...EASTPOINTE...FRASER...UTICA...NEW HAVEN AND WASHINGTON.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4261 8255 4261 8252 4255 8266 4260 8266
4256 8268 4260 8267 4259 8271 4260 8271
4267 8262 4268 8273 4264 8282 4257 8278
4247 8295 4287 8325 4289 8299 4296 8298
4301 8282 4269 8250
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 240DEG 24KT 4288 8316 4257 8292
SCSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 4:48 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
448 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
MIZ049-054-055-192115-
SANILAC-TUSCOLA-HURON-
448 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HURON...NORTHWESTERN
SANILAC AND NORTHEASTERN TUSCOLA COUNTIES...
AT 448 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CASEVILLE TO NEAR GAGETOWN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BAD AXE...CASS CITY...HARBOR BEACH...UBLY...CASEVILLE...PORT
AUSTIN...PORT HOPE...PIGEON...ELKTON...KINDE...GAGETOWN...OWENDALE...
VERONA...HELENA...MINDEN...REDMAN...RAPSON...PINNEBOG...PARISVILLE
AND TYRE.
LAT...LON 4405 8289 4403 8280 4399 8274 4388 8268
4383 8263 4371 8261 4356 8320 4387 8335
4390 8333 4391 8337 4393 8330 4398 8325
4399 8315 4401 8311 4400 8307 4404 8303
4405 8299 4407 8297 4407 8292
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 225DEG 42KT 4395 8333 4369 8324
SCLocal storm report, Aug 19, 4:56 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
456 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0402 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE LAPEER 43.01N 83.28W
08/19/2015 LAPEER MI 911 CALL CENTER
TREE DOWNED IN LAPEER TOWNSHIP
0429 PM TSTM WND DMG MAYVILLE 43.34N 83.35W
08/19/2015 TUSCOLA MI 911 CALL CENTER
WIRES AND TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE MAYVILLE AREA
&&
PATRICKSAUNDERSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 3:59 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 48 hr | |
| Aug 19, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Livingston | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saginaw | 39 min |
| Aug 19, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Genesee | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saginaw | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lapeer | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Bay | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lapeer | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lapeer, Tuscola | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer, Tuscola | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 113 min | |
| Aug 19, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Huron | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saint Clair | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 89 min | |
| Aug 19, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Bay | 19 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.