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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

August 12, 2021Calhoun County, Jackson County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2021, 6:15 AM EDT for Calhoun County, Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 45 min. 8 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 12, 2021, 6:15 AM EDT (10:15 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2021, 7:00 AM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, MI, Jackson County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12, 6:20 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nne Moscow, MICORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 NNE MOSCOW. DELAYED REPORT. 3 FT DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED, LARGE 1-2 FT DIAMETER LIMB DOWNED. A POWER POLE WAS ALSO SNAPPED AND LEANING ON A HOUSE. DAMAGE WAS ALONG MOSHERVILLE RD AT TWO SEPARATE RESIDENCES NEAR BIBBIN
Aug 12, 6:25 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 E Hanover, MIABOUT 10 TREES UPROOTED AND 10 TREES OF VARIOUS SIZES SNAPPED ALONG A 5 MILE STRETCH OF MOSCOW ROAD NORTH OF HILLSDALE COUNTY LINE.
Aug 12, 6:42 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse Norvell, MIMULTIPLE LARGE HEALTHY TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.
Aug 12, 6:49 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 W Napoleon, MIMULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALL ALONG AND ACROSS STONY LAKE ROAD.
Aug 12, 6:50 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sse Brooklyn, MITREES DOWN ACROSS M-50 IN BROOKLYN.
Aug 12, 6:52 AM EDTTSTM WND DMGHanover, MITREES AND WIRES BLOCKING HANOVER ROAD IN HANOVER MI.
Aug 12, 6:55 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Brooklyn, MITREES AND WIRES DOWN ALONG CEMENT CITY ROAD BLOCKING ROADWAY.
Aug 12, 6:56 AM EDTTSTM WND GST 513 Ene Sandstone, MIASOS STATION KJXN JACKSON COUNTY-REYNOLDS FIELD AIRPORT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 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 2021-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 243 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-458 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1474 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
243 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

389 
WUUS53 KGRR 121015
SVRGRR
MIC025-075-121100-
/O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0055.210812T1015Z-210812T1100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
615 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

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

* Until 700 AM EDT.

* At 610 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Quincy, or 7 
  miles northeast of Coldwater, moving northeast at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Jackson...             Homer...               Brooklyn...
  Grass Lake...          Vandercook Lake...     Leoni...
  Spring Arbor...        Napoleon...            Sandstone...
  Norvell...             Pulaski...             Concord...
  Horton...              Hanover...             Oak Point...
  Sunset Beach...        Michigan Center...     

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm has a history of wind gusts over 60 mph. For your 
protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a 
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8499 4243 8415 4242 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1013Z 246DEG 57KT 4201 8488 

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

$$

OSTUNO
2 follow-up statements
377 
WWUS53 KGRR 121045
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
645 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

MIC025-121053-
/O.CAN.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210812T1100Z/
Calhoun MI-
645 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8470 4212 8468 4242 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1043Z 246DEG 57KT 4221 8428 

$$

MIC075-121100-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210812T1100Z/
Jackson MI-
645 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY...

At 643 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grass Lake, or
6 miles east of Jackson, moving northeast at 65 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Jackson...             Brooklyn...            Grass Lake...
Vandercook Lake...     Leoni...               Napoleon...
Norvell...             Pulaski...             Horton...
Hanover...             Oak Point...           Sunset Beach...
Michigan Center...     

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm has a history of producing wind gusts over 60 mph. For 
your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a 
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8470 4212 8468 4242 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1043Z 246DEG 57KT 4221 8428 

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

$$

OSTUNO
877 
WWUS53 KGRR 121101
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
701 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

MIC075-121111-
/O.EXP.KGRR.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210812T1100Z/
Jackson MI-
701 AM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4207 8414 4207 8470 4212 8468 4242 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1101Z 246DEG 57KT 4232 8395 

$$

OSTUNO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 8:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRAllegan, Ottawa72 min
Aug 11, 8:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR90 min
Aug 11, 8:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRAllegan, Barry, Kent49 min
Aug 11, 9:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRBarry, Clinton, Eaton, Ionia45 min
Aug 11, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRCalhoun, Jackson50 min
Aug 12, 12:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan59 min
Aug 12, 12:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRKent28 min
Aug 12, 12:56 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRCalhoun, Ingham, Jackson5 hr
Aug 12, 1:21 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRClinton, Eaton, Ingham2 hr
Aug 12, 3:38 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningGRRClinton, Eaton, Ingham5 hr
Aug 12, 4:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRREaton, Ingham66 min
Aug 12, 6:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRCalhoun66 min
Aug 12, 6:23 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningGRRCalhoun, Ingham, Jackson4 hr
Aug 12, 8:39 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRClinton, Eaton, Ingham111 min
Aug 12, 10:30 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRCalhoun, Ingham, Jackson2 hr
Aug 12, 11:06 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningGRRIngham36 hr

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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.