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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Marquette, MI

August 7, 2019Schoolcraft County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2019, 4:19 PM EDT for Schoolcraft County, Michigan. It was in force for 26 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 7, 2019, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Schoolcraft County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 7, 3:39 PM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 3:39 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 3:52 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 7, 1:09 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Marquette MI
109 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

MIZ085-071745-
Northern Schoolcraft MI-
109 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 109 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of M-28 between Shingleton and Seney, or 9 miles
southeast of Chapel Lake, moving northeast at 15 mph.

Pea size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Cusino Lake.

LAT...LON 4636 8633 4647 8637 4651 8627 4651 8611
      4650 8610 4641 8604
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 245DEG 11KT 4644 8628

KCW
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 2:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Marquette MI
209 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

MIZ006-014-085-071845-
Northern Schoolcraft MI-Southern Schoolcraft MI-Alger MI-
209 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 209 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Munising, moving east at 40 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
M-94 between Steuben and Manistique, Shingleton, Steuben and M-28
between Shingleton and Seney.

LAT...LON 4626 8677 4638 8671 4635 8619 4608 8623
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 288DEG 34KT 4630 8662

KCW
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 2:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Marquette MI
221 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

MIZ007-071845-
Luce MI-
221 PM EDT Wed Aug 7 2019

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 221 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
McMillan, or near Newberry, moving east at 30 mph.

Pea size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Newberry, McMillan, Four Mile Corner and Dollarville.

LAT...LON 4627 8531 4628 8575 4644 8576 4646 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 267DEG 28KT 4634 8564

KCW
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 2:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 3:50 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:11 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 4:57 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMQT11 hr
Aug 7, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTAlger24 min
Aug 7, 1:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTAlger36 min
Aug 7, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTSchoolcraft36 min
Aug 7, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTLuce24 min
Aug 7, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTSchoolcraft27 min
Aug 7, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTSchoolcraft25 min
Aug 7, 3:53 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMQT32 hr
Aug 7, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTSchoolcraft34 min
Aug 7, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTSchoolcraft29 min
Aug 7, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMQTSchoolcraft29 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.