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Special Weather Statement, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 29, 2021Calhoun County, Jackson County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2021, 2:53 AM EDT for Calhoun County, Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 97 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 29, 2021, 2:53 AM EDT (06:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2021, 4:30 AM EDT
In force
97 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Counties Calhoun County, MI, Jackson County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 2021-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1363 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2021-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 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
1363 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
883 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 29, 1:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 1:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 1:17 PM EDT, 13 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
117 PM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-290845-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
117 PM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening
between roughly 200pm and 1000pm. All storms today will contain
locally heavy rain and lightning, with the strongest storms capable
of producing damaging wind gusts and small hail. The possibility of
flooding exists where any rainfall occurs today given the saturated
soils.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

A chance of severe thunderstorms exists Tuesday afternoon and
evening as well. Damaging winds are the primary severe hazard. Where
the storms persist...excessive rain will be possible...which could
lead to an increase/return of the small stream and urban flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-290845-
St Joseph to South Haven MI-South Haven to Holland MI-
Holland to Grand Haven MI-Grand Haven to Whitehall MI-
Whitehall to Pentwater MI-Pentwater to Manistee MI-
117 PM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated thunderstorms with gusty winds will be possible. Patchy
dense fog could occur as well early.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Thunderstorms will be possible into Tuesday night. Cloud to water
lightning strikes and gusty winds are the main forecasted hazard.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 28, 9:46 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:53 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 9:43 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningGRRBarry48 hr
Jun 29, 11:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRCalhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson83 min
Jun 29, 1:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRJackson41 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Michigan, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021

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.