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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

September 7, 2021Ingham County, Jackson County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2021, 5:40 PM EDT for Ingham County, Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 50 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
Sep 7, 2021, 5:40 PM EDT (21:40 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ingham County, MI, Jackson County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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
Sep 7, 6:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse Springport, MITREE DOWN AT GIBBS ROAD AND TOWN ROAD.
Sep 7, 6:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG6 Ne Jackson, MISEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN LEONI TOWNSHIP ESPECIALLY AT HAWKINS ROAD AND DALTON ROAD.

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 7, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 93 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 2021-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1621 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

712 
WUUS53 KGRR 072140
SVRGRR
MIC065-075-072230-
/O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0091.210907T2140Z-210907T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
540 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

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

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 537 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles northwest of Potterville to 6 miles south of
  Charlotte to 5 miles northeast of Burlington, moving east at 60 
  mph. A wind gust to 69 mph was recorded at Kalamazoo with this 
  line of storms, with 66 mph measured at Battle Creek.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Lansing...             Jackson...             Mason...
  East Lansing...        Williamston...         Leslie...
  Stockbridge...         Brooklyn...            Grass Lake...
  Edgemont Park...       Vandercook Lake...     Leoni...
  Spring Arbor...        Napoleon...            Sandstone...
  Aurelius...            Onondaga...            Norvell...
  Bunker Hill...         Pulaski...             

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8471 4242 8472 4242 8460 4277 8460
      4278 8416 4242 8413 4208 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 252DEG 52KT 4268 8490 4247 8485 4216 8499 

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

$$

MEADE
2 follow-up statements
571 
WWUS53 KGRR 072217
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
617 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

MIC065-075-072230-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210907T2230Z/
Jackson MI-Ingham MI-
617 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN JACKSON AND INGHAM COUNTIES...

At 616 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Morrice to near Fowlerville to 6 miles northwest of
Grass Lake, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lansing...             Jackson...             Mason...
Williamston...         Leslie...              Stockbridge...
Grass Lake...          Vandercook Lake...     Leoni...
Spring Arbor...        Napoleon...            Sandstone...
Norvell...             Bunker Hill...         Webberville...
Horton...              Dansville...           Eden...
Bell Oak...            Rives Junction...      

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4215 8454 4230 8456 4242 8448 4277 8443
      4278 8416 4242 8413 4215 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 252DEG 52KT 4285 8419 4264 8415 4233 8429 

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

$$

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078 
WWUS53 KGRR 072228
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
628 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

MIC065-075-072238-
/O.EXP.KGRR.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210907T2230Z/
Jackson MI-Ingham MI-
628 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN JACKSON AND INGHAM
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
south central Michigan.

LAT...LON 4215 8454 4230 8456 4242 8448 4277 8443
      4278 8416 4242 8413 4215 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 252DEG 52KT 4290 8400 4269 8396 4238 8410 

$$

HOVING

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 11:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR91 min
Sep 7, 12:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMason65 min
Sep 7, 12:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRLake, Osceola58 min
Sep 7, 12:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR87 min
Sep 7, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRROceana66 min
Sep 7, 1:08 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRClare, Osceola40 min
Sep 7, 1:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRLake, Newaygo37 min
Sep 7, 1:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR60 min
Sep 7, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatGRROsceola38 min
Sep 7, 1:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMuskegon, Oceana54 min
Sep 7, 2:01 PM EDTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryGRRMuskegon4 hr
Sep 7, 2:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClare46 min
Sep 7, 2:13 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRClare30 min
Sep 7, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRIsabella, Mecosta, Newaygo55 min
Sep 7, 2:23 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRIsabella21 min
Sep 7, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRKent, Ottawa39 min
Sep 7, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMontcalm56 min
Sep 7, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton, Gratiot, Ionia64 min
Sep 7, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR83 min
Sep 7, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRVan Buren55 min
Sep 7, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRAllegan, Barry, Kalamazoo42 min
Sep 7, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRBarry, Calhoun, Eaton47 min
Sep 7, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton29 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.