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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Detroit, MI

December 11, 202117 counties in Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this wind advisory at Dec 11, 2021, 3:25 PM EST for 17 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2021, 3:25 PM EST (20:25 UTC)
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
In force
4 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 20:27 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 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 12:00Z on 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 59 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 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 216 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
59 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
654 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
95 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
289 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

921 
WWUS73 KDTX 112025
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
325 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

MIZ047-048-053-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-120000-
/O.CAN.KDTX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-211212T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.WI.Y.0009.211211T2025Z-211212T0000Z/
Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-Lapeer-St. Clair-
Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-Washtenaw-Wayne-Lenawee-Monroe-
Including the cities of Midland, Bay City, Saginaw, Owosso, 
Flint, Lapeer, Port Huron, Howell, Pontiac, Warren, Ann Arbor, 
Detroit, Adrian, and Monroe
325 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 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 more outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will slowly subside this evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MIZ049-054-055-120000-
/O.CAN.KDTX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-211212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.WI.Y.0009.211211T2025Z-211212T0000Z/
Huron-Tuscola-Sanilac-
Including the cities of Bad Axe, Caro, and Sandusky
325 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Huron, Tuscola and Sanilac Counties.

* 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 more outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will slowly subside this evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Mann
2 follow-up statements
777 
WWUS73 KDTX 112120
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
420 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-120000-
/O.CON.KDTX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211212T0000Z/
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
420 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

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

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 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...Winds will slowly subside this evening.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IRL
743 
WWUS73 KDTX 112355
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
655 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-120100-
/O.EXP.KDTX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211212T0000Z/
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
655 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

West winds will continue to gust between 30 and 35 mph for a
couple of hours this evening before diminishing to less than 20
mph. Therefore, the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 1:33 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementDTXGenesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe and 5 more87 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.