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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Detroit, MI

February 19, 201617 counties in Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2016, 3:37 AM EST for 17 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 19, 2016, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2016, 3:37 AM EST (08:37 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2016, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 20, 2016, 3:29 AM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

Counties Bay County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Huron County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Midland County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Saginaw County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Sanilac County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Tuscola County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 25 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 00:00Z on 2016-02-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2016-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 255 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1349 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
400 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

892 
WWUS73 KDTX 190837
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
337 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-192115-
/O.NEW.KDTX.WI.Y.0002.160219T1700Z-160220T0300Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
337 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS REACHING 20 TO 25 MPH THIS
   AFTERNOON.

 * STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
   EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

 * WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

IMPACTS...

 * GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

 * SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

 * DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
   OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
   CAUTION.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED.
   VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8

&&

$$

MR
5 follow-up statements
930 
WWUS73 KDTX 190837 CCA
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
337 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-192115-
/O.COR.KDTX.WI.Y.0002.160219T1700Z-160220T0300Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
337 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH THIS
   AFTERNOON.

 * STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
   EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

 * WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

IMPACTS...

 * GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

 * SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

 * DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
   OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
   CAUTION.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED.
   VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8

&&

$$

MR
909 
WWUS73 KDTX 192101
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
401 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-200300-
/O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T0300Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
401 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE LATE
   AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

 * STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55
   MPH.

 * WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

IMPACTS...

 * GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.

 * SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

 * DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS 
   OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING 
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 
   CAUTION. 

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

HLO
727 
WWUS73 KDTX 200222
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
922 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-200500-
/O.EXT.KDTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T0500Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
922 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE
   DURING THE LATE EVENING.

 * STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
   55 MPH.

 * WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT.

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WINDS HAVE LED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

 * DOWNED TREE LIMBS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE.

 * DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS 
   OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING 
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 
   CAUTION. 

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

CB
840 
WWUS73 KDTX 200459 
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1159 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-200900-
/O.EXT.KDTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T0900Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
1159 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE
   DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

 * STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 
   55 MPH. 

 * WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WINDS HAVE LED TO POWER OUTAGES.

 * DOWNED TREE LIMBS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE.

 * DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS 
   OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING 
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 
   CAUTION. 

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

CB
528 
WWUS73 KDTX 200829
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
329 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2016

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-200930-
/O.CAN.KDTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T0900Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
329 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL INTERMITTENTLY GUST UP TO
   30 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. 

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WINDS LAST EVENING HAS LED TO SOME POWER OUTAGES ACROSS
   THE AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8. 

&&

$$

MR

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.