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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 19, 2021Van Buren County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2021, 1:21 PM EDT for Van Buren County, Michigan. It was in force for 39 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
Jun 19, 2021, 1:21 PM EDT (17:21 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

County Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 225 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 2021-06-19Temperature 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 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
2433 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

382 
WWUS83 KGRR 191721
SPSGRR

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
121 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

MIZ071-191800-
Van Buren-
121 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN VAN BUREN COUNTY...

At 120 PM EDT, a developing thunderstorm was located over Hartford, 
or 13 miles west of Paw Paw, moving east at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Paw Paw...             Hartford...            Mattawan...
Lawton...              Decatur...             Keeler...
Lawrence...            

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4207 8622 4223 8622 4228 8621 4227 8577
      4207 8576
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 279DEG 27KT 4220 8614 

$$

CAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 8:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR115 min
Jun 19, 8:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRCalhoun, Kalamazoo62 min
Jun 19, 8:18 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR117 min
Jun 19, 8:24 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRKalamazoo6 hr
Jun 19, 8:59 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRCalhoun2 hr
Jun 19, 9:18 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR87 min
Jun 19, 10:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRROceana39 min
Jun 19, 10:46 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR29 min
Jun 19, 10:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRMuskegon61 min
Jun 19, 12:20 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR40 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.