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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 3, 2018, 5:47 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Menominee County, Michigan. It was in force for 28 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
- Oct 3, 2018, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2018, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Dickinson County, MI, Menominee County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 527 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 557 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 541 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Oct 3, 2:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 2:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 3, 3:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Marquette MI 456 PM EDT Wed Oct 3 2018 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-042100- Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce- Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft- Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft- 456 PM EDT Wed Oct 3 2018 /356 PM CDT Wed Oct 3 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western Upper Michigan and central Upper Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening. Some storms may contain damaging winds and hail. A brief tornado cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to submit reports to the National Weather Service in Marquette. The public may also submit reports at our webpage, Facebook page, or on Twitter. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-042100- 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- 456 PM EDT Wed Oct 3 2018 /356 PM CDT Wed Oct 3 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Eastern Lake Superior...Central Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Tonight Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening. Some storms may contain damaging winds and hail. A brief waterspout cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to submit reports to the National Weather Service in Marquette. The public may also submit reports at our webpage, Facebook page, or on Twitter. LMZ221-248-250-042100- 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- 456 PM EDT Wed Oct 3 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening. Some storms may contain damaging winds and hail. A brief waterspout cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to submit reports to the National Weather Service in Marquette. The public may also submit reports at our webpage, Facebook page, or on Twitter. lg
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 3, 2:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 9:13 PM CDT | Gale Warning | MQT | 34 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:10 AM CDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | MQT | Alger, Luce | 34 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:10 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MQT | Alger, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce, Ontonagon and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 3, 3:47 AM CDT | Storm Warning | MQT | 29 hr | |
| Oct 3, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Delta, Menominee | 26 min |
| Oct 3, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Delta | 45 min |
| Oct 3, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Dickinson | 22 min |
| Oct 3, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MQT | Baraga, Gogebic | 48 min |
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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.