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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Detroit, MI

August 29, 2021Livingston County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2021, 5:25 PM EDT for Livingston County, Michigan. It was in force for 65 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
Aug 29, 2021, 5:25 PM EDT (21:25 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Livingston County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 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 29, 5:32 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nnw Fowlerville, MIA COUPLE LARGE TREES DOWN OVER THE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GREGORY ROAD AND ALLEN ROAD.
Aug 29, 5:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nnw Fowlerville, MIA COUPLE LARGE TREES DOWN OVER THE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GREGORY ROAD AND ALLEN ROAD.

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
Aug 29, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 37 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 2021-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1500 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 2021-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -80 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1500 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
915 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

673 
WUUS53 KDTX 292125
SVRDTX
MIC093-292230-
/O.NEW.KDTX.SV.W.0098.210829T2125Z-210829T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
525 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a

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

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 525 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Perry to near Williamston to near Stockbridge,
  moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Fowlerville around 540 PM EDT.
  Howell around 550 PM EDT.
  Cohoctah and Oak Grove around 555 PM EDT.
  Brighton around 605 PM EDT.
  Hartland around 610 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Parkers Corners, Chilson, Plainfield, Conway Township, Tyrone
Township and Deerfield Township.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4278 8369 4251 8367 4246 8414 4278 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 254DEG 33KT 4279 8431 4265 8426 4247 8426 

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

$$

Mann
3 follow-up statements
725 
WWUS53 KDTX 292141
SVSDTX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
541 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

MIC093-292230-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210829T2230Z/
Livingston MI-
541 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

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

At 540 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bancroft to near Fowlerville to near Stockbridge,
moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

These severe storms will be near...
  Fowlerville around 545 PM EDT.
  Howell around 555 PM EDT.
  Cohoctah and Oak Grove around 600 PM EDT.
  Brighton around 615 PM EDT.
  Hartland around 620 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Parkers Corners, Chilson, Plainfield, Conway Township, Tyrone
Township and Deerfield Township.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4278 8369 4251 8367 4246 8414 4278 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 254DEG 30KT 4280 8405 4267 8412 4250 8418 

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

$$

Behnke
130 
WWUS53 KDTX 292153
SVSDTX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
553 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

MIC093-292230-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210829T2230Z/
Livingston MI-
553 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

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

At 553 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Linden to Howell to near Gregory, moving east at
30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

These severe storms will be near...
  Hartland around 610 PM EDT.
  Brighton around 620 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Parkers Corners, Chilson, Plainfield, Conway Township, Tyrone
Township and Deerfield Township.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4278 8369 4251 8367 4246 8414 4278 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 268DEG 27KT 4277 8381 4261 8391 4249 8406 

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

$$

Behnke
332 
WWUS53 KDTX 292228
SVSDTX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
628 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

MIC093-292238-
/O.EXP.KDTX.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210829T2230Z/
Livingston MI-
628 PM EDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LIVINGSTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 630 PM EDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
southeastern Michigan.

LAT...LON 4278 8369 4251 8367 4246 8414 4278 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 254DEG 33KT 4285 8342 4269 8352 4257 8367 

$$

Behnke

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXSaginaw72 min
Aug 28, 8:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXSaint Clair, Sanilac68 min
Aug 28, 10:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXShiawassee20 min
Aug 28, 10:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXGenesee28 min
Aug 29, 1:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXBay, Midland67 min
Aug 29, 2:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Midland44 min
Aug 29, 2:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX42 min
Aug 29, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXBay, Midland65 min
Aug 29, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX108 min
Aug 29, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXSaginaw, Shiawassee83 min
Aug 29, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSaginaw, Shiawassee75 min
Aug 29, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXHuron67 min
Aug 29, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron62 min
Aug 29, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Genesee, Tuscola79 min
Aug 29, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX118 min
Aug 29, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXOakland64 min
Aug 29, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLapeer62 min
Aug 29, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron59 min
Aug 29, 6:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac77 min
Aug 29, 6:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMacomb, Saint Clair83 min
Aug 29, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLenawee75 min
Aug 29, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX114 min
Aug 29, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXWashtenaw57 min
Aug 29, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXMonroe67 min
Aug 29, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXWayne61 min
Aug 29, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX68 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.