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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2019, 7:39 PM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 66 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 1, 2019, 7:39 PM EDT (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2019, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Kent County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -299 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1845 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 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 Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 1, 7:12 PM EDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 7:12 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 544 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2019 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-020945- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon- Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton- Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- 544 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms are expected from this morning through early evening. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with hail and high winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon. LMZ844>849-020945- St Joseph to South Haven MI-South Haven to Holland MI- Holland to Grand Haven MI-Grand Haven to Whitehall MI- Whitehall to Pentwater MI-Pentwater to Manistee MI- 544 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms today could bring hail and high winds. Areas of fog are also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday North winds on Sunday could be above 20 knots with waves near four feet.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 6:59 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 31, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 28 min | |
| May 31, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 87 min | |
| May 31, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Lake, Osceola | 57 min |
| May 31, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Lake, Mason | 46 min |
| May 31, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clare, Osceola | 43 min |
| May 31, 10:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella, Mecosta, Newaygo | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo and 2 more | 85 min |
| Jun 1, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia and 2 more | 86 min |
| Jun 1, 12:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Jackson | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 88 min | |
| Jun 1, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 93 min | |
| Jun 1, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Calhoun, Kalamazoo | 59 min |
| Jun 1, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Allegan, Ottawa | 66 min |
| Jun 1, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Calhoun, Jackson | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 7:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia | 6 hr |
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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.