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Special Weather Statement, NWS Detroit, MI

May 28, 2016Macomb County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2016, 4:11 PM EDT for Macomb County, Michigan. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 28, 2016, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI

County Macomb County, MI

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What forecasters said that day

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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 28, 3:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 3:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 3:48 AM EDT, 12 hours 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 1:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
121 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2016

MIZ055-281815-
SANILAC-
121 PM EDT SAT MAY 28 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SANILAC COUNTY...

AT 120 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BROWN CITY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BROWN CITY AROUND 130 PM EDT.
  MELVIN AROUND 135 PM EDT.
  PECK AROUND 155 PM EDT.
  SANDUSKY...CARSONVILLE AND APPLEGATE AROUND 215 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE ROSEBURG...ELMER...
VALLEY CENTER...RICHMONDVILLE...TYRE...JUHL...PALMS...AMADOR...BIRCH BEACH
AND MCGREGOR.

LAT...LON 4316 8300 4328 8300 4329 8312 4333 8312
      4333 8310 4367 8312 4369 8261 4359 8260
      4343 8254 4339 8254 4337 8250 4334 8254
      4317 8250
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 217DEG 18KT 4316 8297

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Special weather statement, May 28, 3:25 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 28, 3:58 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 28, 4:11 PM EDT, 0 minutes 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 28, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Sanilac	54 min
May 28, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Sanilac	80 min
May 28, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Macomb	92 min
May 28, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Saint Clair	47 min
May 28, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Saint Clair	25 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.