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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Detroit, MI

December 6, 202117 counties in Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this wind advisory at Dec 6, 2021, 3:37 AM EST for 17 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 6, 2021, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2021, 3:37 AM EST (08:37 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 6, 2021, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

Counties Bay County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Huron County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Midland County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Saginaw County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Sanilac County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Tuscola County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:38 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 25 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 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 907 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
455 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
907 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
922 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

410 
WWUS73 KDTX 060837
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
337 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-061645-
/O.NEW.KDTX.WI.Y.0007.211206T1500Z-211207T0000Z/
Midland-Bay-Huron-Saginaw-Tuscola-Sanilac-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Lapeer-St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-
Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Midland, Bay City, Bad Axe, Saginaw, 
Caro, Sandusky, Owosso, Flint, Lapeer, Port Huron, Howell, 
Pontiac, Warren, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe
337 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...All of southeast Michigan.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The winds will be accompanied by falling
  temperatures, leading to wind chill readings dropping into the
  teens by evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
742 
WWUS73 KDTX 061640
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1140 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-070000-
/O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211207T0000Z/
Midland-Bay-Huron-Saginaw-Tuscola-Sanilac-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Lapeer-St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-
Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Midland, Bay City, Bad Axe, Saginaw, 
Caro, Sandusky, Owosso, Flint, Lapeer, Port Huron, Howell, 
Pontiac, Warren, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe
1140 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Michigan.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The winds will be accompanied by falling
  temperatures, leading to wind chill readings dropping into the
  teens by evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
409 
WWUS73 KDTX 070003
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
703 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-070115-
/O.EXP.KDTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211207T0000Z/
Midland-Bay-Huron-Saginaw-Tuscola-Sanilac-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Lapeer-St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-
Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Midland, Bay City, Bad Axe, Saginaw, 
Caro, Sandusky, Owosso, Flint, Lapeer, Port Huron, Howell, 
Pontiac, Warren, Ann Arbor, Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe
703 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN WHILE
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND A FEW SLICKS SPOTS REMAIN POSSIBLE...

Peak wind gusts have dropped below 40 mph across the area and the
decreasing trend will continue during the evening. 

A few slick spots remain possible on area roads as temperatures
drop below freezing and into the 20s tonight. 

$$

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.