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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Detroit, MI

July 26, 2018Washtenaw County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2018, 12:37 PM EDT for Washtenaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 68 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
Jul 26, 2018, 12:37 PM EDT (16:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2018, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
68 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Washtenaw County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:39 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 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 62 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 2018-07-26Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2018-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1767 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 26, 10:40 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 10:40 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 3:50 AM EDT, 8 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
350 AM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018

MIZ063-069-070-075-076-082-083-270900-
St. Clair-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
350 AM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible today ahead of a
cold front, especially during the early and mid afternoon hours. A
few storms may become strong to severe with damaging winds and small
hail. Storm motion will be east around 40 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight.

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>062-068-270900-
Midland-Bay-Huron-Saginaw-Tuscola-Sanilac-Shiawassee-Genesee-Lapeer-
Livingston-
350 AM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight.

LCZ460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-270900-
Lake St Clair-
Michigan Waters of Lake Erie from Detroit River to North Cape MI-
Lake Huron from 5NM east of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Lt
beyond 5 NM off shore-
Lake Huron from Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Point MI beyond 5NM
off shore-
Lake Huron from Sturgeon Point to Alabaster MI beyond 5NM off shore-
Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw
Bay-Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI-
Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI-Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI-
Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI-
Lake Huron from Port Austin to Harbor Beach beyond 5NM Off Shore-
Lake Huron from Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac beyond 5NM Off Shore-
Lake Huron from Port Sanilac to Port Huron beyond 5NM Off Shore-
350 AM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Lake Erie, Lake
Huron and Lake St Clair.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible today ahead of a
cold front, especially during the early and mid afternoon hours
across southern Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, and western Lake Erie. A
few storms may become severe with damaging winds and small hail.
Storm motion will be east around 40 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight.

You can obtain your latest National Weather Service forecasts online
at www.weather.gov/detroit.

IRL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 1:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX116 min
Jul 26, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXWayne50 min
Jul 26, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLenawee, Monroe64 min
Jul 26, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX79 min
Jul 26, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMonroe43 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.