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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

October 11, 2021Van Buren County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 11, 2021, 7:27 PM EDT for Van Buren County, Michigan. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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
Oct 11, 2021, 7:27 PM EDT (23:27 UTC)
Expired
Oct 11, 2021, 7:59 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 11, 7:36 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGBangor, MIMULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 229 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 2021-10-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 165 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 2021-10-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 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
165 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-185 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
957 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

526 
WUUS53 KGRR 112327
SVRGRR
MIC159-120015-
/O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0099.211011T2327Z-211012T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
727 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Van Buren County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 725 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
  extending from Benton Harbor to Cassopolis, moving north at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  South Haven...         Paw Paw...             Hartford...
  Mattawan...            Lawton...              Bangor...
  Decatur...             Van Buren SP...        Lake Michigan
  Beach...
  Pine Grove...          Covert...              Keeler...
  Lawrence...            Gobles...              Bloomingdale...
  Breedsville...         Glendale...            Grand Junction...
  Kendall...             Lacota...              

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms have a history of knocking down trees in Indiana and in 
Berrien County.  For your protection move to an interior room on the 
lowest floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8622 4224 8622 4224 8637 4235 8630
      4241 8628 4242 8577 4207 8576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 202DEG 43KT 4215 8639 4196 8598 

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

$$

CAS
3 follow-up statements
555 
WWUS53 KGRR 112342
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
742 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

MIC159-120015-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-211012T0015Z/
Van Buren MI-
742 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR VAN BUREN COUNTY...

At 741 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near South Haven to near Lawton, moving northeast at
55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
South Haven...         Paw Paw...             Mattawan...
Lawton...              Bangor...              Van Buren SP...
Pine Grove...          Covert...              Lawrence...
Gobles...              Bloomingdale...        Breedsville...
Glendale...            Grand Junction...      Kendall...
Lacota...              

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4214 8576 4208 8581 4232 8632 4235 8630
      4241 8628 4242 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 202DEG 47KT 4237 8628 4218 8587 

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

$$

CAS
422 
WWUS53 KGRR 112350
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
750 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

MIC159-120015-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-211012T0015Z/
Van Buren MI-
750 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY...

At 750 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles north of Bangor to near Mattawan, moving
northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Pine Grove...          Gobles...              Bloomingdale...
Kendall...             Grand Junction...      

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4225 8576 4241 8617 4242 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 226DEG 48KT 4242 8612 4228 8582 

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

$$

CAS
755 
WWUS53 KGRR 112359
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
759 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

MIC159-120008-
/O.CAN.KGRR.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-211012T0015Z/
Van Buren MI-
759 PM EDT Mon Oct 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

To report trees down blocking roads or creating other hazards, 
contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your 
report to the National Weather Service Grand Rapids.

LAT...LON 4225 8576 4241 8617 4242 8577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 202DEG 43KT 4250 8608 4236 8578 

$$

CAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 11, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRROsceola26 min
Oct 11, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRVan Buren58 min
Oct 11, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR64 min
Oct 11, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR48 min
Oct 11, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan39 min
Oct 11, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR64 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.