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Special Weather Statement, NWS Detroit, MI

October 6, 2018Macomb County, Oakland County, Wayne County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this special weather statement at Oct 6, 2018, 3:08 AM EDT for Macomb County, Oakland County, Wayne County, Michigan. It was in force for 67 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Oct 6, 2018, 3:08 AM EDT (07:08 UTC)
Expired
Oct 6, 2018, 4:15 AM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

Counties Macomb County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 49 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 2018-10-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-10-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 339 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
512 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
339 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
421 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

445 
WWUS83 KDTX 060708
SPSDTX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
308 AM EDT SAT OCT 6 2018
 
MIZ068>070-075-076-083-060815-
Livingston MI-Macomb MI-Monroe MI-Oakland MI-Washtenaw MI-Wayne MI-
308 AM EDT SAT OCT 6 2018

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 307 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong 
thunderstorms over Ypsilanti, moving northeast at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with these storms.

These strong thunderstorms will be near...  
  Belleville around 315 AM EDT.
  Romulus and Canton around 330 AM EDT.
  Taylor around 335 AM EDT.
  Livonia and Greenfield Village around 340 AM EDT.
  Dearborn around 345 AM EDT.
  Southfield, Downtown Detroit and Detroit around 350 AM EDT.
  Royal Oak and Detroit Zoo around 355 AM EDT.
  Warren around 400 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Franklin, Keego 
Harbor, Melvindale, Gibraltar, Waterford, Shelby Township, Commerce, 
Utica, Auburn Hills and Lake Angelus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may 
lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through 
flooded roadways.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4252 8272 4254 8276 4253 8282 4244 8283
      4236 8289 4232 8306 4230 8309 4224 8313
      4213 8312 4194 8332 4241 8395 4281 8325
      4258 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 237DEG 34KT 4221 8360 

$$

IRL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 6, 2:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw56 min
Oct 6, 9:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLapeer, Livingston, Oakland66 min
Oct 6, 10:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw58 min
Oct 6, 11:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXMonroe, Wayne61 min
Oct 6, 3:39 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDTX24 hr
Oct 6, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLenawee60 min
Oct 6, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLenawee, Monroe56 min
Oct 6, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMonroe, Wayne27 min
Oct 6, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX30 min
Oct 6, 7:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXLenawee3 hr

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