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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2019, 4:07 PM EDT for Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It was in force for 38 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
- Aug 14, 2019, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Kalamazoo County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 1743 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 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 Aug 14, 3:29 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 3:29 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 3:11 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 311 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-150730- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon- Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton- Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- 311 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are possible south of a Holland to Lansing line. Small hail could accompany the stronger storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Isolated thunderstorms are possible Friday through Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. LMZ844>849-150730- 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- 311 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Isolated thunderstorms are possible Friday through Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 3:30 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
330 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019
MIZ056>059-064>067-071>074-142130-
Kalamazoo-Clinton-Ingham-Ionia-Calhoun-Eaton-Allegan-Ottawa-Barry-Van
Buren-Jackson-Kent-
330 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019
...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...
Scattered thunderstorms will continue developing across southern Lower
Michigan this afternoon and evening. While severe weather is currently
not expected, the strongest storms may produce small hail to dime size,
gusty winds to 35 mph, brief downpours, and dangerous cloud to ground
lightning. Move indoors if you hear thunder!
These scattered thunderstorms may impact...
Lansing... Kalamazoo... Portage...
Jackson... Holland... Charlotte...
Albion... Mason... Hastings...
Marshall... Eaton Rapids... Allegan...
South Haven... Plainwell... Paw Paw...
Waverly... Van Buren SP... Westwood...
Vandercook Lake... Haslett...
LAT...LON 4207 8622 4224 8622 4224 8637 4246 8625
4277 8621 4278 8416 4207 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 238DEG 49KT 4231 8564
BORCHARDTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kalamazoo | 11 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.