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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 7, 2021Ingham County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2021, 5:18 PM EDT for Ingham County, Michigan. It was in force for 27 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
Jul 7, 2021, 5:18 PM EDT (21:18 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Ingham County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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
Jul 7, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 84 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 2021-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1092 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 2021-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1092 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
779 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

913 
WUUS53 KGRR 072118
SVRGRR
MIC065-072145-
/O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0032.210707T2118Z-210707T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
518 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Ingham County in south central Michigan...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 518 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lansing,
  moving northeast at 20 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lansing...             East Lansing...        Edgemont Park...
  Waverly...             Okemos...              Holt...
  Haslett...             

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4264 8432 4262 8460 4273 8461 4276 8460
      4277 8429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 245DEG 17KT 4268 8457 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MWS
1 follow-up statement
695 
WWUS53 KGRR 072140
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
540 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

MIC065-072150-
/O.EXP.KGRR.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210707T2145Z/
Ingham MI-
540 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN INGHAM COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM 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 900 PM EDT for
south central Michigan.

LAT...LON 4264 8432 4262 8460 4273 8461 4276 8460
      4277 8429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 245DEG 17KT 4272 8444 

$$

MWS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 8:28 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGRRMecosta, Newaygo6 hr
Jul 6, 9:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRClare, Isabella, Mecosta, Montcalm, Osceola54 min
Jul 7, 12:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 11 more4 hr
Jul 7, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton, Gratiot66 min
Jul 7, 1:18 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRClinton, Gratiot27 min
Jul 7, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton13 min
Jul 7, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRCalhoun, Jackson38 min
Jul 7, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRCalhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson77 min
Jul 7, 4:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRClare, Lake, Osceola119 min
Jul 7, 4:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRCalhoun2 hr
Jul 7, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRCalhoun24 min
Jul 7, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRCalhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson2 hr
Jul 7, 5:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRLake, Osceola4 hr
Jul 7, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRClare, Lake, Osceola117 min
Jul 7, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRClinton58 min
Jul 7, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRBarry31 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.