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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Detroit, MI

July 24, 2021Tuscola County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2021, 5:23 PM EDT for Tuscola County, Michigan. It was in force for 36 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 24, 2021, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2021, 5:59 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Tuscola County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 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
Jul 24, 5:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse Cass City, MIDISPATCH REPORTS TREE DOWN ON KELLY AND ENGLEHART RD
Jul 24, 5:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse Cass City, MIDISPATCH REPORTS TREE DOWN ON KELLY AND ENGLEHART RD.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 24, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 87 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 588 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
588 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

As transmitted.

455 
WUUS53 KDTX 242123
SVRDTX
MIC157-242230-
/O.NEW.KDTX.SV.W.0052.210724T2123Z-210724T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
523 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Tuscola County in southeastern Michigan...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 522 PM EDT, a line of severe thunderstorms were located from 
  Reese to Unionville, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Kingston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4339 8311 4338 8370 4353 8370 4367 8346
      4367 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 303DEG 30KT 4349 8343 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KDK
2 follow-up statements
386 
WWUS53 KDTX 242140
SVSDTX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
540 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

MIC157-242230-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210724T2230Z/
Tuscola MI-
540 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL TUSCOLA COUNTY...

At 540 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Cass City to 6 miles east of Caro to Vassar, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Caro, Cass City, Kingston, Gagetown, Ellington, Wilmot, East Dayton,
Deford, Watrousville and Richville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4339 8311 4338 8370 4341 8370 4367 8323
      4367 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 280DEG 28KT 4361 8315 4347 8328 4337 8357 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TF
856 
WWUS53 KDTX 242159
SVSDTX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
559 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

MIC157-242208-
/O.CAN.KDTX.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210724T2230Z/
Tuscola MI-
559 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL TUSCOLA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern Michigan.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Detroit/Pontiac.

LAT...LON 4339 8311 4338 8370 4341 8370 4367 8323
      4367 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 303DEG 30KT 4353 8298 4339 8311 4329 8340 

$$

TF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX95 min
Jul 24, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Midland67 min
Jul 24, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX114 min
Jul 24, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Midland, Saginaw57 min
Jul 24, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX55 min
Jul 24, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron67 min
Jul 24, 4:26 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDTXHuron37 min
Jul 24, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron, Sanilac, Tuscola53 min
Jul 24, 4:46 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXSaginaw44 min
Jul 24, 4:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Genesee, Saginaw, Shiawassee63 min
Jul 24, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXGenesee, Lapeer, Tuscola64 min
Jul 24, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac37 min
Jul 24, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXShiawassee54 min
Jul 24, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX68 min
Jul 24, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXGenesee, Lapeer64 min
Jul 24, 6:21 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXGenesee22 min
Jul 24, 6:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLapeer62 min
Jul 24, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLivingston, Macomb, Oakland, Shiawassee53 min
Jul 24, 7:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXGenesee, Lapeer, Oakland, Shiawassee3 hr
Jul 24, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLivingston, Oakland80 min
Jul 24, 7:52 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXMacomb22 min
Jul 24, 7:56 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXOakland26 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.