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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Detroit, MI

September 7, 20216 counties in Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this high wind warning at Sep 7, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 94 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Sep 7, 2021, 9:00 PM EDT (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2021, 10:34 PM EDT
In force
94 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

Counties Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 7, 9:20 PM EDTMARINE TSTM WIND 415 Sw Downtown Detroit, MIMEASURED VIA SHIAWASSEE ST MESONET.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 288 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2021-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 270 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2021-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
270 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1052 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

649 
WWUS73 KDTX 080100
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
900 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-080400-
/O.NEW.KDTX.HW.W.0001.210908T0100Z-210908T0400Z/
St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-
Including the cities of Port Huron, Howell, Pontiac, Warren, 
Ann Arbor, and Detroit
900 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Southwest winds of 40 to 50 mph with some gusts to 60 mph.

* WHERE...St. Clair, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and 
  Wayne Counties.

* WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...National Weather Service doppler radar has
  been observing a narrow corridor of strong wind development
  behind the trailing back edge of the shower and thunderstorm
  activity. Power outages have been reported.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
831 
WWUS73 KDTX 080234
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1034 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-080345-
/O.CAN.KDTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210908T0400Z/
St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-
Including the cities of Port Huron, Howell, Pontiac, Warren, 
Ann Arbor, and Detroit
1034 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Southwest surface wind speeds have weakened and been observed in 
the 5 to 20 mph range across Metro Detroit. Therefore, the High
Wind Warning has been cancelled.

$$

CB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLenawee, Monroe, Wayne60 min
Sep 7, 8:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX89 min
Sep 7, 8:56 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXMonroe26 min
Sep 7, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX75 min
Sep 7, 10:10 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDTX18 hr

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.