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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Detroit, MI

July 8, 2016Lapeer County, Tuscola County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2016, 5:29 PM EDT for Lapeer County, Tuscola County, Michigan. It was in force for 47 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, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2016, 6:16 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lapeer County, MI, Tuscola County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 8, 5:30 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Vassar, MI
Jul 8, 6:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGKingston, MILARGE TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADS. POWER LINES DOWN. VIA TUSCOLA COUNTY DISPATCH.

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

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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 67 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°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

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The text

As transmitted.

410 
WUUS53 KDTX 082129
SVRDTX
MIC087-157-082230-
/O.NEW.KDTX.SV.W.0021.160708T2129Z-160708T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN LAPEER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...
  SOUTHERN TUSCOLA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 529 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER VASSAR...
  MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MAYVILLE AROUND 550 PM EDT. 
  KINGSTON AND CLIFFORD AROUND 605 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MILLINGTON...VASSAR...REESE...NORTH BRANCH...MAYVILLE...CLIFFORD...
KINGSTON...EAST DAYTON...FOSTORIA AND WATROUSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC.

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 4322 8369 4348 8370 4348 8311 4329 8312
      4328 8301 4323 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 271DEG 28KT 4334 8357 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BEHNKE/MANN
3 follow-up statements
503 
WWUS53 KDTX 082143
SVSDTX

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

MIC087-157-082230-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160708T2230Z/
LAPEER MI-TUSCOLA MI-
543 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN LAPEER AND SOUTHERN TUSCOLA COUNTIES...

AT 542 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MAYVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  KINGSTON AND CLIFFORD AROUND 600 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MILLINGTON...VASSAR...REESE...NORTH BRANCH...MAYVILLE...CLIFFORD...
KINGSTON...EAST DAYTON...FOSTORIA AND WATROUSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
DETROIT/PONTIAC.

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 OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.

&&

LAT...LON 4322 8369 4348 8370 4348 8311 4329 8312
      4328 8301 4323 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 269DEG 29KT 4335 8338 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MANN
894 
WWUS53 KDTX 082203
SVSDTX

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

MIC087-157-082230-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160708T2230Z/
LAPEER MI-TUSCOLA MI-
603 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN LAPEER AND SOUTHERN TUSCOLA COUNTIES...

AT 602 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CLIFFORD...OR
NEAR MARLETTE...MOVING EAST AT 30 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 REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHERN LAPEER AND SOUTHERN TUSCOLA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: MILLINGTON...VASSAR...REESE...NORTH BRANCH...
MAYVILLE...CLIFFORD...KINGSTON...EAST DAYTON...FOSTORIA AND
WATROUSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4322 8369 4348 8370 4348 8311 4329 8312
      4328 8301 4323 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 276DEG 27KT 4333 8320 

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

MANN
800 
WWUS53 KDTX 082216
SVSDTX

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

MIC087-157-082225-
/O.CAN.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160708T2230Z/
LAPEER MI-TUSCOLA MI-
616 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN LAPEER AND SOUTHERN
TUSCOLA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER...HEAVY RAIN IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

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

LAT...LON 4322 8369 4348 8370 4348 8311 4329 8312
      4328 8301 4323 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 271DEG 28KT 4333 8305 

$$

MANN

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, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron, Tuscola53 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, 5:58 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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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.