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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Detroit, MI

May 27, 2018Midland County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2018, 4:13 PM EDT for Midland County, Michigan. It was in force for 25 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: May 27, 2018, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2018, 4:38 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Midland County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 27, 3:34 PM EDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 3:34 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 4:25 AM EDT, 11 hours 48 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 27, 3:39 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
339 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

MIZ047-048-272030-
Bay-Midland-
339 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMs WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN BAY...NORTHWESTERN
SAGINAW AND MIDLAND COUNTIES...

At 335 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Beaverton, or 7
miles south of Gladwin, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and dime size hail are possible with this
storm.

This storm will be near...
  Edenville around 350 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Mount Forest, Averill,
Gordonville, Bombay, Porter Township, Crump, Poseyville, Willard,
Hope and North Bradley.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4381 8460 4381 8437 4383 8436 4383 8417
      4400 8416 4400 8405 4391 8404 4391 8391
      4387 8392 4348 8424 4348 8437 4347 8437
      4347 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 301DEG 21KT 4387 8446

AA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Bay	61 min
May 26, 8:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Bay, Midland, Saginaw	55 min
May 26, 8:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Bay, Midland, Saginaw	53 min
May 26, 8:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Bay, Midland, Saginaw	52 min
May 26, 9:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Saginaw	50 min
May 26, 9:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Genesee, Shiawassee	81 min
May 26, 10:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Livingston, Oakland	61 min
May 27, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Midland	51 min
May 27, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		69 min
May 27, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Bay	46 min
May 27, 4:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Huron	53 min
May 27, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		31 min
May 27, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Tuscola	53 min
May 27, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Saginaw	60 min
May 27, 6:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Genesee, Saginaw, Shiawassee	57 min
May 27, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Genesee	60 min

Nearby

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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.