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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 21, 2021Calhoun County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 1:33 AM EDT for Calhoun County, Michigan. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2021, 1:33 AM EDT (05:33 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 2:30 AM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Calhoun County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 1:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 133 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 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-112 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

816 
WUUS53 KGRR 210533
SVRGRR
MIC025-210630-
/O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0015.210621T0533Z-210621T0630Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
133 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Calhoun County in south central Michigan...

* Until 230 AM EDT.

* At 133 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Union City,
  or 15 miles south of Battle Creek, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Albion...              Marshall...            Battle Creek...
  Homer...               Union City...          Burlington...
  Marengo...             Athens...              Tekonsha...
  Pine Creek...          Ceresco...             

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4225 8529 4235 8472 4207 8471 4207 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 253DEG 24KT 4210 8522 

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

HOVING
2 follow-up statements
838 
WWUS53 KGRR 210544
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
144 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

MIC025-210630-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210621T0630Z/
Calhoun MI-
144 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT
FOR CALHOUN COUNTY...

At 144 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burlington, or
12 miles southwest of Marshall, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Albion...              Marshall...            Battle Creek...
Homer...               Union City...          Burlington...
Marengo...             Athens...              Tekonsha...
Pine Creek...          Ceresco...             

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4225 8529 4235 8472 4207 8471 4207 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 0544Z 253DEG 24KT 4212 8512 

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

04
057 
WWUS53 KGRR 210627
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
227 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

MIC025-210637-
/O.EXP.KGRR.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210621T0630Z/
Calhoun MI-
227 AM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CALHOUN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
230 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for
south central Michigan.

LAT...LON 4225 8529 4235 8472 4207 8471 4207 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 0627Z 253DEG 24KT 4220 8475 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRCalhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson63 min
Jun 20, 10:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRAllegan, Calhoun, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Van Buren6 hr
Jun 21, 12:38 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRVan Buren67 min
Jun 21, 12:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR31 min
Jun 21, 1:12 AM EDTTornado WarningGRRVan Buren36 min
Jun 21, 1:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRKalamazoo60 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.