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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 2, 2019Muskegon County, Ottawa County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2019, 7:47 AM EDT for Muskegon County, Ottawa County, Michigan. It was in force for 43 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 2, 2019, 7:47 AM EDT (11:47 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2019, 8:30 AM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Muskegon County, MI, Ottawa County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:51 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 Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 2, 2:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:54 AM EDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:05 AM EDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
305 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

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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-Mason-Lake-
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305 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms are possible today, a few of which may be strong.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Strong to severe storms are possible Tuesday and again Thursday
into Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 5:50 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 7:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR30 min
Jul 2, 9:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRREaton, Ingham55 min
Jul 2, 4:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRIonia, Montcalm27 min
Jul 2, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR78 min
Jul 2, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMuskegon, Ottawa49 min
Jul 2, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRKent63 min
Jul 2, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMuskegon, Ottawa35 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.