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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Marquette, MI

June 26, 2020Dickinson County, Menominee County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2020, 4:44 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Menominee County, Michigan. It was in force for 46 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 26, 2020, 4:44 PM CDT (21:44 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2020, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Marquette, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 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 21:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 473 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -242 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1056 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 206 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 26, 3:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 3:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 3:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Marquette MI
302 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

MIZ002-009-010-084-261930-
Ontonagon MI-Gogebic MI-Southern Houghton MI-Iron MI-
302 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 302 PM EDT/202 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm over Paulding, or 30 miles south of Ontonagon, moving
east at 30 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Kenton, Bruce Crossing, Paulding, Trout Creek and Bond Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4626 8956 4639 8964 4662 8895 4639 8879
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 255DEG 26KT 4643 8919

JP

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Marquette MI
305 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

MIZ004-084-261930-
Baraga MI-Southern Houghton MI-
305 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 305 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles north of Kenton, or 20 miles southwest of Baraga, moving east
at 30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bob Lake, Echo Lake and Prickett Dam.

LAT...LON 4665 8899 4674 8863 4656 8850 4649 8897
      4653 8899
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 255DEG 25KT 4660 8884

JP

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 2:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Marquette MI
316 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

MIZ002-004-005-009>011-084-262000-
Ontonagon MI-Marquette MI-Baraga MI-Gogebic MI-Southern Houghton MI-
Iron MI-Dickinson MI-
316 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 315 PM EDT/215 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking multiple
strong thunderstorms across the western interior of Upper Michigan.

Through the afternoon, these storms will be capable of producing
half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph.

Locations impacted include...
Iron River, Baraga, L'anse, Crystal Falls, Marenisco, Watersmeet,
Stambaugh, Covington, Michigamme, Bruce Crossing, Paulding, Alberta,
Channing, Kenton, The Huron Islands, Sidnaw, Skanee, Lake Michigamme,
U.S. 141 between Covington and Amasa and Squaw Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4631 8998 4700 8795 4588 8809 4592 8810
      4596 8819 4599 8849 4602 8851 4599 8866
      4602 8869 4603 8884 4614 8909
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 255DEG 25KT 4612 8879

JP

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 26, 4:10 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 4:27 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 26, 1:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MQT	Gogebic	25 min
Jun 26, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MQT	Ontonagon	28 min
Jun 26, 2:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MQT	Baraga	25 min
Jun 26, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MQT	Baraga, Iron	44 min
Jun 26, 3:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MQT	Gogebic, Iron	29 min
Jun 26, 3:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MQT	Baraga, Iron, Marquette	95 min
Jun 26, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MQT		97 min
Jun 26, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MQT	Dickinson, Menominee	93 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 2020 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.