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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Detroit, MI

August 12, 20214 counties in Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 6:31 AM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 59 min. 4 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
Aug 12, 2021, 6:31 AM EDT (10:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 7:30 AM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 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
Aug 12, 6:37 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGManitou Beach, MISOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO OF MULTIPLE LARGE TREES SNAPPED AROUND DEVILS LAKE.
Aug 12, 6:47 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 W Manchester, MIPOWER LINES DOWN OVER THE ROADWAY.
Aug 12, 7:00 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Sse Ann Arbor, MILARGE TREE DOWN NEAR TEXTILE RD AND MICHIGAN AVE.
Aug 12, 7:13 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGAnn Arbor, MISPOTTER REPORTS NUMEROUS 6 TO 12 INCH DIAMETER TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN ACROSS THE ANN ARBOR AREA.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 243 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-458 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1474 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
243 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

637 
WUUS53 KDTX 121031
SVRDTX
MIC091-093-115-161-121130-
/O.NEW.KDTX.SV.W.0077.210812T1031Z-210812T1130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
631 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Monroe County in southeastern Michigan...
  Northern Lenawee County in southeastern Michigan...
  Southern Livingston County in southeastern Michigan...
  Washtenaw County in southeastern Michigan...

* Until 730 AM EDT.

* At 630 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cement City,
  or 8 miles south of Vandercook Lake, moving northeast at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Manchester around 650 AM EDT.
  Chelsea around 655 AM EDT.
  Ann Arbor and Dexter around 700 AM EDT.
  Hamburg around 705 AM EDT.
  Dixboro and Whitmore Lake around 710 AM EDT.
  South Lyon and Salem around 715 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Manitou
Beach-Devils Lake, Whittaker, Hudson Mills Metropark, Ridgeway, Delhi
Mills, Pleasant Lake, Pinckney State Recreation Area, Chilson,
Cambridge Junction and Unadilla.

People attending Manchester Community Fair should seek safe shelter
immediately!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8436 4207 8413 4248 8414 4269 8369
      4243 8366 4243 8355 4209 8354 4184 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 1030Z 241DEG 57KT 4208 8442 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

AM
3 follow-up statements
374 
WWUS53 KDTX 121053
SVSDTX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
653 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

MIC093-121103-
/O.CAN.KDTX.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210812T1130Z/
Livingston MI-
653 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning will stay south 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4207 8436 4207 8413 4242 8413 4243 8355
      4209 8354 4184 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 1053Z 241DEG 50KT 4222 8395 

$$

MIC091-115-161-121130-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210812T1130Z/
Monroe MI-Lenawee MI-Washtenaw MI-
653 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE...NORTHERN LENAWEE AND WASHTENAW COUNTIES...

At 653 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Manchester,
moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe storm will be near...
  Ann Arbor and Saline around 700 AM EDT.
  Ypsilanti and Dixboro around 710 AM EDT.
  Salem around 715 AM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Manitou
Beach-Devils Lake, Pittsfield Township, Cone, Whittaker, Macon,
Hudson Mills Metropark, Bridgewater, Ridgeway, Delhi Mills and
Pleasant Lake.

People attending Manchester Community Fair should seek safe shelter
immediately!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8436 4207 8413 4242 8413 4243 8355
      4209 8354 4184 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 1053Z 241DEG 50KT 4222 8395 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

AM
191 
WWUS53 KDTX 121112
SVSDTX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
712 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

MIC091-121122-
/O.CAN.KDTX.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210812T1130Z/
Lenawee MI-
712 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN LENAWEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4208 8377 4208 8380 4242 8380 4243 8375
      4243 8355 4209 8354 4202 8377
TIME...MOT...LOC 1112Z 247DEG 45KT 4229 8353 

$$

MIC115-161-121130-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210812T1130Z/
Monroe MI-Washtenaw MI-
712 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND EASTERN WASHTENAW COUNTIES...

At 712 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Canton, moving
east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Monroe and eastern Washtenaw Counties, including the
following locations... Oakville, Pittsfield Township, Cone, Whittaker
and Barton Hills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4208 8377 4208 8380 4242 8380 4243 8375
      4243 8355 4209 8354 4202 8377
TIME...MOT...LOC 1112Z 247DEG 45KT 4229 8353 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

AM
168 
WWUS53 KDTX 121120
SVSDTX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
720 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

MIC115-161-121130-
/O.EXP.KDTX.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210812T1130Z/
Monroe MI-Washtenaw MI-
720 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND
EASTERN WASHTENAW COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 AM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4208 8377 4208 8380 4242 8380 4243 8375
      4243 8355 4209 8354 4202 8377
TIME...MOT...LOC 1120Z 241DEG 57KT 4234 8340 

$$

AM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 10:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXGenesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland, Shiawassee63 min
Aug 11, 11:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXLenawee, Washtenaw60 min
Aug 11, 11:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXMacomb, Monroe, Saint Clair, Wayne56 min
Aug 12, 12:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXTuscola43 min
Aug 12, 1:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXGenesee, Shiawassee46 min
Aug 12, 2:04 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXLivingston2 hr
Aug 12, 2:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXWayne54 min
Aug 12, 3:08 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXWayne4 hr
Aug 12, 4:33 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningDTXLivingston2 hr
Aug 12, 5:18 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXMacomb, Oakland3 hr
Aug 12, 5:41 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningDTXMacomb, Oakland, Wayne3 hr
Aug 12, 6:43 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningDTXLivingston2 hr
Aug 12, 7:09 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMacomb, Monroe, Oakland, Wayne45 min
Aug 12, 7:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXMonroe42 min
Aug 12, 7:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX34 min
Aug 12, 7:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXLivingston18 days
Aug 12, 8:42 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXMacomb, Oakland, Wayne3 hr
Aug 12, 11:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXMacomb7 hr
Aug 12, 6:08 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningDTXWayne15 hr

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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.