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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Detroit, MI

July 8, 2016Huron County, Tuscola County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2016, 4:07 PM EDT for Huron County, Tuscola County, Michigan. It was in force for 53 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2016, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Huron County, MI, Tuscola County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 8, 4:41 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSebewaing, MIBIG TREES DOWN AND NUMEROUS WIRES DOWN SEBEWAING TO BAY PORT. VIA DISPATCH.
Jul 8, 4:44 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGPigeon, MILARGE BRANCHES DOWN. WIND GUST ESTIMATED AROUND 50 MPH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 34 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 8, 12:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 122 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2016-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 130 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2016-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
130 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
865 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

098 
WUUS53 KDTX 082007
SVRDTX
MIC063-157-082100-
/O.NEW.KDTX.SV.W.0016.160708T2007Z-160708T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
407 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN HURON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...
  NORTHERN TUSCOLA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 406 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  UNIONVILLE... OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SEBEWAING...MOVING EAST AT
  40 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  UNIONVILLE AROUND 415 PM EDT. 
  SEBEWAING AROUND 420 PM EDT. 
  OWENDALE AROUND 430 PM EDT. 
  PIGEON AROUND 435 PM EDT. 
  ELKTON AROUND 440 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CASEVILLE...SEBEWAING...ELKTON...UNIONVILLE...GAGETOWN...OWENDALE...P
IGEON... BAY PARK...BACH AND BAY PORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM...CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 4402 8311 4368 8310 4367 8312 4361 8312
      4363 8367 4372 8358 4375 8351 4379 8348
      4387 8349 4393 8344 4395 8334 4400 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 250DEG 35KT 4368 8359 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BEHNKE/MANN
3 follow-up statements
552 
WWUS53 KDTX 082020
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
420 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

MIC063-157-082100-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160708T2100Z/
HURON MI-TUSCOLA MI-
420 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN HURON AND NORTHERN TUSCOLA COUNTIES...

AT 420 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CASEVILLE TO UNIONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PIGEON AROUND 425 PM EDT. 
  CASEVILLE AROUND 430 PM EDT. 
  OWENDALE AROUND 440 PM EDT. 
  GAGETOWN AROUND 445 PM EDT. 
  ELKTON AROUND 455 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
CASEVILLE...SEBEWAING...ELKTON...UNIONVILLE...GAGETOWN...OWENDALE...P
IGEON... BAY PARK...BACH AND BAY PORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 4402 8311 4368 8310 4367 8312 4361 8312
      4363 8367 4372 8358 4375 8351 4379 8348
      4387 8349 4393 8344 4395 8334 4400 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 257DEG 25KT 4389 8335 4368 8347 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

MANN
691 
WWUS53 KDTX 082038
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
438 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

MIC063-157-082100-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160708T2100Z/
HURON MI-TUSCOLA MI-
438 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN HURON AND NORTHERN TUSCOLA COUNTIES...

AT 438 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ELKTON TO NEAR GAGETOWN...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
         ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
WESTERN HURON AND NORTHERN TUSCOLA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS: CASEVILLE...SEBEWAING...ELKTON...UNIONVILLE...GAGETOWN...
OWENDALE...PIGEON...BAY PARK...BACH AND BAY PORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 4402 8311 4368 8310 4367 8312 4361 8312
      4363 8367 4372 8358 4375 8351 4379 8348
      4387 8349 4393 8344 4395 8334 4400 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 259DEG 25KT 4388 8316 4368 8328 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

MANN
863 
WWUS53 KDTX 082048
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
448 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

MIC063-157-082100-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160708T2100Z/
HURON MI-TUSCOLA MI-
448 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN HURON AND NORTHERN TUSCOLA COUNTIES...

AT 448 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GAGETOWN TO NEAR UNIONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CASS CITY...SEBEWAING...PIGEON...ELKTON...UNIONVILLE...GAGETOWN...
OWENDALE...BAY PARK AND BACH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4368 8310 4367 8312 4361 8312 4363 8367
      4372 8358 4375 8351 4384 8343 4384 8310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 252DEG 30KT 4364 8319 4365 8341 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MANN

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 Jul 8, 3:57 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:57 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
357 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

.DISCUSSION...

A significant severe weather scenario is unfolding over central and
southern lower Michigan during the afternoon into early evening.
Ongoing convection in the Saginaw Valley is essentially a broken
line of supercells focused along the surface cold front and dynamic
support for lift on the lead edge of the upper level circulation.
The latest runs of the ARW, NMM, and HRRR all suggest coverage will
be more scattered farther south along the front toward metro
Detroit. At the same time, mid afternoon mesoanalysis indicates
MLCAPE around 2500 J/KG and 0-6 km bulk shear of at least 45 knots
all the way south to the Ohio border. Thus, while coverage may be
lower farther south along the front, this instability/shear
combination favors high potential for organized and intense
convection over the entire area capable of large hail golf ball size
and larger, damaging wind gusts, and tornadoes. Severe thunderstorm
watch 356 remains in effect until 8 PM for all of SE Michigan.

Regional radar composite shows substantial coverage of showers and
weaker storms near the center of the upper low that will brush
through the Tri Cities and Thumb region later in the evening/early
overnight. The rest of the area will be dry with a general partly
cloudy sky near the Ohio border. Passage of the cold front will
bring surface dewpoint down into the upper 50s overnight and push
min temps into the lower half of the 60s most locations outside of
metro Detroit.

The upper low will remain nearby to our east during Saturday and
support weakly cyclonic to neutral flow over the central and eastern
Great Lakes. Cooler air upstream today supports guidance max temps
in the mid 70s for our area Saturday afternoon. This will set the
stage for a considerable diurnal component to cloud cover and some
instability related showers. Scattered coverage of showers similar
to those over Minnesota into western Wisconsin seems like a good
analog for SE Michigan. Mesoanalysis this afternoon indicates
surface based CAPE generally less than 500 J/KG and no strikes in
lightning detection. This is modeled quite well by CAMs like the ARW
and NMM and supports holding off on mention of thunder in our area.
Scattered showers would then persist into evening before dissipating
quickly after sunset.

High pressure will build over the region Sunday and last through
Monday with reasonable confidence. There is some uncertainty
regarding the pace of return flow development over the Midwest along
with eastward extent of warm advection rainfall Monday into Monday
night. Consensus of model guidance holds off on rain chances in SE
Michigan until Tuesday which looks reasonable as the upper level
ridge axis just begins to drift eastward by then. A steady warming
trend back into the mid 80s Monday to near 90 again by Wednesday
then looks solid given the depth of southerly flow in the large
scale subject to convective trends. There is loose agreement in the
medium range models for the next front to arrive Thursday into
Thursday night.

&&

.MARINE...

Thunderstorms will develop along, and ahead of, a cold front that
will sweep through the eastern Lakes this evening. Strong wind gusts
around 60 to 70 mph and large hail up to 2 inches may be possible
with these storms. Winds will become northwesterly by Saturday
morning in the wake of the front. The added instability from the
cooler air surging into the region will cause winds to increase
during the afternoon. The favorable northwest fetch will build wave
heights over the southern Lake Huron basin and along the shoreline
of the Thumb. This may necessitate a small craft advisory Saturday
afternoon into the overnight hours. The remainder of the forecast
period will be quiet with light to moderate winds.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
Issued at 111 PM EDT Fri Jul 8 2016

AVIATION...

Atmosphere has struggled to erode the low moisture and stratus
through the morning but skies finally look to be scattering out with
better afternoon mixing. Attention turns to convective potential for
the afternoon and evening hours. An approaching cold front will be
the focus for an expanding area of showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon. Initiation time will be around 18-19Z for MBS and FNT,
and closer to 21Z for the Detroit area terminals. With the coverage
hires models are forecasting, decided to go tempo for all sites at
this time. Activity will end around 00Z with drier air leading to a
VFR bkn deck above 5kft.  Question will be what kind of stratus
field do we get in the early morning again with the enhance low
level moisture field left by the storms? Went with SCT for now til
we see where the bulk of the rain is laid out. Winds will pick up
this afternoon out of the west-southwest, and will veer
northwesterly behind the front by Saturday morning.

For DTW...Cloud decks will continue to rise over the next hour or
two before stabilizing in low VFR. Timing of the thunderstorms still
looks best from about 21-00Z this evening, but cannot rule out a
stray storm in advance of the line. Will handle any isolated lead
cell with an amendment. Low confidence in MVFR/IFR stratus early
Saturday morning.

//DTW Threshold Probabilities...

* Medium in cigs aob 5kft through this evening...low for early
  Saturday morning.

* Medium for thunderstorms in DTW airspace this afternoon.

&&

.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

MI...NONE.
Lake Huron...NONE.
Lake St Clair...NONE.
Michigan waters of Lake Erie...NONE.

&&

DISCUSSION...BT
MARINE.......DRK
AVIATION.....DRK

You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online
at www.weather.gov/detroit.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 10:32 AM EDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1032 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-090815-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
1032 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE TRI CITIES AND NORTHERN
THUMB DOWN TO ABOUT THE I-69 CORRIDOR WITH COVERAGE MORE SCATTERED
TO THE SOUTH THROUGH METRO DETROIT. STORMS WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO
BECOME SEVERE OVER ALL OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS
TO 60 MPH OR GREATER AND LARGE HAIL NEAR GOLF BALL SIZE. THE
ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES IN THE STRONGEST STORMS.
TIMING FOR THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM.
STORM MOTION WILL BE WEST TO EAST AT 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGER IMMEDIATELY.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-090815-
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-
1032 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER SAGINAW BAY AND LAKE
HURON WITH COVERAGE MORE SCATTERED TO THE SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN LAKE
ERIE. STORMS WILL HAVE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE OVER ALL AREAS...
CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS OR GREATER AND LARGE HAIL NEAR
GOLF BALL SIZE. THE ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO FAVORABLE FOR WATERSPOUTS
NEAR SHORELINE REGIONS. TIMING FOR THE GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT IS FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM. STORM MOTION WILL BE WEST TO EAST AT
35 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGER IMMEDIATELY.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

BT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 8, 10:29 AM EDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1029 AM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

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

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NW SAGINAW            43.45N 83.99W
07/08/2016  M1.22 INCH       SAGINAW            MI   COCORAHS

            3 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       RICHMOND                42.81N 82.75W
07/08/2016  M1.57 INCH       MACOMB             MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            4 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ESE DAVISBURG         42.75N 83.52W
07/08/2016  M3.51 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S ORTONVILLE          42.82N 83.44W
07/08/2016  M3.34 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE SOUTHFIELD        42.52N 83.24W
07/08/2016  M1.51 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

&&

DT
Local storm report, Jul 8, 10:33 AM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1033 AM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

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

1010 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW SHIELDS           43.44N 84.12W
07/07/2016                   SAGINAW            MI   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD IN THOMAS TWP

1014 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 WNW SHIELDS           43.43N 84.11W
07/07/2016  E40.00 MPH       SAGINAW            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. WIND WAS ESTIMATED
            TO BE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. METAL FLAG POLE BENT AND
            FLAG RIPPED FROM POLE.

1022 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SAGINAW                 43.42N 83.95W
07/07/2016                   SAGINAW            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            LARGE TREE BLOCKING RIVER ROAD NORTH OF STATE STREET.
            THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH.

1030 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HENDERSON               43.09N 84.20W
07/07/2016  E1.25 INCH       SHIAWASSEE         MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAINFALL ESTIMATED AROUND 1.25 INCHES IN 30
            MINUTES. STEADY STRONG WIND 30-35 MPH. HENDERSON RD AND
            M52.

1035 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NW SAGINAW            43.44N 83.98W
07/07/2016  E45.00 MPH       SAGINAW            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST ESTIMATED 40 TO 50 MPH. REPORT
            DELAYED TO EXTENSIVE POWER OUTAGE.

1105 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OTISVILLE               43.17N 83.52W
07/07/2016  M1.40 INCH       GENESEE            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAIN FELL IN ROUGHLY A ONE HOUR TIME PERIOD.

1130 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OWOSSO                  43.00N 84.18W
07/07/2016  M1.08 INCH       SHIAWASSEE         MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            1.5 HOUR TOTAL

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       OIL CITY                43.61N 84.59W
07/08/2016  M1.01 INCH       MIDLAND            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            3 HOUR TOTAL

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       HEMLOCK                 43.42N 84.23W
07/08/2016  M1.22 INCH       SAGINAW            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3 HOUR TOTAL

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SAGINAW                 43.42N 83.95W
07/08/2016  M1.51 INCH       SAGINAW            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            3 HOUR TOTAL

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE FRANKENMUTH        43.32N 83.73W
07/08/2016  M1.10 INCH       SAGINAW            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            3 HOUR TOTAL

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NW SAGINAW            43.45N 83.99W
07/08/2016  M1.22 INCH       SAGINAW            MI   COCORAHS

            3 HOUR TOTAL

0130 AM     HEAVY RAIN       9 S GOODRICH            42.79N 83.51W
07/08/2016  M3.10 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   PUBLIC

0230 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CLIFFORD                43.31N 83.18W
07/08/2016  M1.00 INCH       LAPEER             MI   EMERGENCY MNGR

            4.5 HOUR TOTAL

0230 AM     HEAVY RAIN       VASSAR                  43.37N 83.58W
07/08/2016  M1.03 INCH       TUSCOLA            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            4 HOUR TOTAL

0230 AM     HEAVY RAIN       LAPEER                  43.05N 83.32W
07/08/2016  M1.64 INCH       LAPEER             MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            4.5 HOUR TOTAL

0300 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MORENCI                 41.72N 84.22W
07/08/2016  M2.11 INCH       LENAWEE            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SHELBY TOWNSHIP         42.67N 83.03W
07/08/2016  M1.75 INCH       MACOMB             MI   COCORAHS

            4 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE HARRISON TOWNSHIP 42.57N 82.81W
07/08/2016  M2.04 INCH       MACOMB             MI   COCORAHS

            4 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE WARREN            42.53N 83.01W
07/08/2016  M2.35 INCH       MACOMB             MI   COCORAHS

            4 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW SOUTH LYON         42.47N 83.67W
07/08/2016  M2.90 INCH       LIVINGSTON         MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNE DAVISBURG         42.77N 83.53W
07/08/2016  M2.98 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE SOUTHFIELD        42.52N 83.24W
07/08/2016  M1.51 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CLINTON TOWNSHIP        42.59N 82.92W
07/08/2016  M1.00 INCH       MACOMB             MI   COCORAHS

            4 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       NEW BALTIMORE           42.68N 82.74W
07/08/2016  M1.11 INCH       MACOMB             MI   COCORAHS

            4 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ALGONAC                 42.62N 82.53W
07/08/2016  M1.10 INCH       ST. CLAIR          MI   COCORAHS

            3 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 W PLYMOUTH            42.37N 83.57W
07/08/2016  M1.36 INCH       WASHTENAW          MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SE NEWPORT            41.97N 83.27W
07/08/2016  M1.34 INCH       MONROE             MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S TROY                42.55N 83.14W
07/08/2016  M1.32 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       FARMINGTON HILLS        42.49N 83.38W
07/08/2016  M1.51 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NNE DOWNTOWN DETROIT  42.41N 83.01W
07/08/2016  M2.99 INCH       WAYNE              MI   ASOS

            4 HOUR TOTAL AT DETROIT CITY AIRPORT /KDET/

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WEST BLOOMFIELD         42.57N 83.38W
07/08/2016  M1.44 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       OXFORD                  42.82N 83.25W
07/08/2016  M2.32 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 E CLARKSTON           42.74N 83.40W
07/08/2016  M2.79 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NE ROSEVILLE          42.53N 82.91W
07/08/2016  M2.26 INCH       MACOMB             MI   COCORAHS

            4 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GOODRICH                42.92N 83.51W
07/08/2016  M1.44 INCH       GENESEE            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GROSSE POINTE FARMS     42.40N 82.89W
07/08/2016  M2.41 INCH       WAYNE              MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NW MACOMB TOWNSHIP    42.70N 82.96W
07/08/2016  M1.10 INCH       MACOMB             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       RICHMOND                42.81N 82.75W
07/08/2016  M1.57 INCH       MACOMB             MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            4 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 ESE DAVISBURG         42.75N 83.52W
07/08/2016  M3.51 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 S ORTONVILLE          42.82N 83.44W
07/08/2016  M3.34 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   COCORAHS

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 W ORTONVILLE          42.86N 83.51W
07/08/2016  M2.21 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 HOUR TOTAL IN GROVELAND TWP

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BLOOMFIELD HILLS        42.58N 83.25W
07/08/2016  M1.67 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0400 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ROYAL OAK               42.51N 83.15W
07/08/2016  M1.83 INCH       OAKLAND            MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 HOUR TOTAL

0555 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ROSEVILLE               42.51N 82.94W
07/08/2016  M2.99 INCH       MACOMB             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N WHITMORE LAKE       42.44N 83.75W
07/08/2016  M2.30 INCH       LIVINGSTON         MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            24 HOUR TOTAL

&&

DT
Local storm report, Jul 8, 1:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
126 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

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

0108 PM     HEAVY RAIN       N LIVONIA               42.40N 83.37W
07/08/2016  M1.88 INCH       WAYNE              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL TOTAL OVER THE PAST 14 HRS.

&&

DELLIOTT
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
243 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

MIZ047-082000-
MIDLAND MI-
243 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIDLAND COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...

AT 242 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLARE TO NEAR LAKEVIEW. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT
40 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PLEASANT VALLEY AROUND 335 PM EDT.
  MIDLAND AROUND 400 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE POSEYVILLE...NORTH
BRADLEY...LAPORTE...GORDONVILLE...HOPE...AVERILL...PORTER TOWNSHIP
AND BOMBAY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4381 8461 4381 8437 4383 8436 4383 8417
      4348 8417 4348 8437 4347 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 260DEG 36KT 4389 8472 4340 8526

DRK
Local storm report, Jul 8, 3:40 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
340 PM EDT FRI JUL 08 2016

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

0338 PM     HAIL             PINCONNING              43.86N 83.96W
07/08/2016  M0.88 INCH       BAY                MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY RAIN. BREEZY. HAIL.

&&

DELLIOTT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 9:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXMidland, Saginaw56 min
Jul 7, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXSaginaw62 min
Jul 7, 10:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Saginaw, Tuscola60 min
Jul 7, 10:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLenawee39 min
Jul 7, 10:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLenawee, Monroe92 min
Jul 7, 11:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXGenesee, Lapeer43 min
Jul 7, 11:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLapeer, Sanilac, Tuscola55 min
Jul 7, 11:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXLenawee3 hr
Jul 7, 11:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXGenesee, Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair66 min
Jul 8, 12:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXOakland61 min
Jul 8, 12:16 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXOakland3 hr
Jul 8, 12:18 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXMonroe3 hr
Jul 8, 12:32 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXLapeer, Saint Clair3 hr
Jul 8, 1:15 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXLivingston, Oakland, Washtenaw3 hr
Jul 8, 1:18 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXMacomb, Saint Clair3 hr
Jul 8, 5:49 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningDTXMacomb, Wayne6 hr
Jul 8, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay61 min
Jul 8, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX117 min
Jul 8, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXMidland77 min
Jul 8, 2:46 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXBay44 min
Jul 8, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMidland58 min
Jul 8, 3:28 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXBay30 min
Jul 8, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXBay77 min
Jul 8, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX97 min
Jul 8, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Saginaw, Tuscola54 min
Jul 8, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX114 min
Jul 8, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron, Sanilac67 min
Jul 8, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLivingston, Shiawassee57 min
Jul 8, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac52 min
Jul 8, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX93 min
Jul 8, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLapeer, Tuscola47 min
Jul 8, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXGenesee16 min
Jul 8, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLapeer62 min
Jul 8, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLapeer, Saint Clair63 min
Jul 8, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLenawee56 min
Jul 8, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXOakland, Washtenaw, Wayne60 min
Jul 8, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne81 min
Jul 8, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX93 min
Jul 8, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXMacomb48 min

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