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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 61, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

August 24, 2021Clare County, Isabella County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2021, 5:56 PM EDT for Clare County, Isabella County, Michigan. It was in force for 64 min. 2 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 24, 2021, 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Clare County, MI, Isabella County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 24, 6:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGShepherd, MILARGE TREE DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Aug 24, 6:00 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 401 Sse Mount Pleasant, MIMESONET STATION DW5588 MOUNT PLEASANT.

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 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 175 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 2021-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 298 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 2021-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -57 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
298 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-182 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1140 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

976 
WUUS53 KGRR 242156
SVRGRR
MIC035-073-242300-
/O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0061.210824T2156Z-210824T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
556 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Isabella County in central Michigan...
  Clare County in central Michigan...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 556 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Harrison to 8 miles southwest of Shepherd,
  moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mount Pleasant...      Clare...               Shepherd...
  Farwell...             Rosebush...            Lake Isabella...
  Harrison...            Lake...                Brinton...
  Lake George...         Delwin...              Winn...
  Loomis...              Blanchard...           Temple...
  Long Lake...           Beal City...           Leota...
  Weidman...             

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4416 8461 4347 8461 4347 8508 4407 8509
      4416 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 272DEG 19KT 4398 8482 4345 8482 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

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2 follow-up statements
383 
WWUS53 KGRR 242234
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
634 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

MIC073-242244-
/O.CAN.KGRR.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210824T2300Z/
Isabella MI-
634 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ISABELLA 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 4416 8461 4383 8463 4383 8494 4405 8496
      4415 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 235DEG 20KT 4410 8468 

$$

MIC035-242300-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210824T2300Z/
Clare MI-
634 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR CLARE COUNTY...

At 634 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Skeels, or 12
miles northwest of Gladwin, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Clare...               Farwell...             Harrison...
Lake George...         Long Lake...           Leota...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4416 8461 4383 8463 4383 8494 4405 8496
      4415 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 235DEG 20KT 4410 8468 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

04
906 
WWUS53 KGRR 242251
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
651 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

MIC035-242301-
/O.EXP.KGRR.SV.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210824T2300Z/
Clare MI-
651 PM EDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CLARE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
700 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4416 8461 4383 8463 4383 8494 4405 8496
      4415 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 272DEG 19KT 4410 8456 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR114 min
Aug 24, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMason, Oceana42 min
Aug 24, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR98 min
Aug 24, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR66 min
Aug 24, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRNewaygo49 min
Aug 24, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRLake45 min
Aug 24, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRNewaygo40 min
Aug 24, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRKent, Mecosta, Montcalm, Osceola50 min
Aug 24, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Montcalm84 min
Aug 24, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR92 min
Aug 24, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRBarry, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia42 min
Aug 24, 7:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRCalhoun, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Van Buren10 hr
Aug 24, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR54 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.