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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Marquette, MI

June 15, 2017Schoolcraft County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2017, 7:43 PM EDT for Schoolcraft County, Michigan. It was in force for 48 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
Jun 15, 2017, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2017, 8:31 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Schoolcraft County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 313 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, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 66 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, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
66 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
644 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 15, 7:37 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 7:37 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 3:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Marquette MI
356 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-162000-
Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce-
Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft-
Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft-
356 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017 /256 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2017/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western Upper
Michigan and central Upper Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There is a chance of thunderstorms through early evening. Some
storms may produce small hail and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Periodic thunderstorms will be possible through Saturday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

LSZ162-240>251-263>267-162000-
Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand
Portage MN beyond 5NM-Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
Marquette to Munising MI-Munising to Grand Marais MI-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage
Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle
Royale National Park-
Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou
Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border-
Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
Beyond 5NM from shore-
Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border
Beyond 5NM from shore-
Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off
shore to the US/Canadian border-
356 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017 /256 PM CDT Thu Jun 15 2017/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Eastern Lake
Superior...Central Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There is a chance of thunderstorms through early evening. Some
storms may produce small hail and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Periodic thunderstorms will be possible through Saturday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

LMZ221-248-250-162000-
Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island
Passage-Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI-
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage-
356 PM EDT Thu Jun 15 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Areas of fog, locally dense, will linger through this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Periodic thunderstorms will be possible through Saturday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

KEC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:54 PM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
254 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

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

0240 PM     HAIL             6 ESE LAKE LINDEN       47.17N 88.29W
06/15/2017  M0.50 INCH       HOUGHTON           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

PETRO
Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
626 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

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

0619 PM     HAIL             AU TRAIN                46.43N 86.84W
06/15/2017  E0.50 INCH       ALGER              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL UP TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER REPORTED.

&&
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 9:28 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryMQT14 hr
Jun 15, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT57 min
Jun 15, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTHoughton40 min
Jun 15, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTKeweenaw46 min
Jun 15, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTHoughton, Keweenaw39 min
Jun 15, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT58 min
Jun 15, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT63 min
Jun 15, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT58 min
Jun 15, 4:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT96 min
Jun 15, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT88 min
Jun 15, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTAlger50 min
Jun 15, 6:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTAlger, Luce55 min
Jun 15, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMQTAlger, Luce, Schoolcraft66 min
Jun 15, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMQT67 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.