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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Northern Indiana

June 20, 2021Hillsdale County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2021, 8:57 PM EDT for Hillsdale County, Michigan. It was in force for 33 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
Jun 20, 2021, 8:57 PM EDT (00:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2021, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Hillsdale County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 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
Jun 20, 9:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHillsdale, MILARGE LIMBS DOWNED.

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
Jun 20, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 133 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
133 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-112 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

972 
WUUS53 KIWX 210057
SVRIWX
MIC059-210130-
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0030.210621T0057Z-210621T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
857 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Hillsdale County in southeastern Michigan...

* Until 930 PM EDT.

* At 857 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Reading, or 8
  miles south of Hillsdale, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Hillsdale, Jonesville, Reading, Long Lake, Jerome, Somerset,
  Cambria, Pittsford, Moscow, Ransom, Camden, North Adams, Bear Lake,
  Lake Wilson, Frontier, Shadyside, Osseo and Somerset Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4188 8436 4170 8466 4170 8468 4183 8483
      4187 8482 4207 8454 4207 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 227DEG 43KT 4181 8468 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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3 follow-up statements
575 
WWUS53 KIWX 210110
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
910 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

MIC059-210130-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210621T0130Z/
Hillsdale MI-
910 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL HILLSDALE COUNTY...

At 910 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hillsdale,
moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hillsdale, Jonesville, Jerome, Somerset, Cambria, Pittsford, Moscow,
North Adams, Bear Lake, Lake Wilson, Frontier, Shadyside, Osseo and
Somerset Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4188 8436 4176 8457 4177 8462 4185 8474
      4190 8475 4207 8454 4207 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 227DEG 43KT 4192 8452 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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588 
WWUS53 KIWX 210119
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
919 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

MIC059-210130-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210621T0130Z/
Hillsdale MI-
919 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN HILLSDALE COUNTY...

At 919 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Addison, or 10
miles north of Hudson, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Jerome, Somerset, Pittsford, Moscow, North Adams and Somerset Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4181 8447 4184 8450 4191 8455 4200 8462
      4207 8454 4207 8437 4188 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 227DEG 43KT 4199 8441 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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046 
WWUS53 KIWX 210125
SVSIWX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
925 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

MIC059-210135-
/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210621T0130Z/
Hillsdale MI-
925 PM EDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HILLSDALE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
southeastern Michigan.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Northern Indiana.

LAT...LON 4181 8447 4184 8450 4191 8455 4200 8462
      4207 8454 4207 8437 4188 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 227DEG 43KT 4202 8437 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 8:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBranch, Saint Joseph37 min
Jun 20, 9:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBranch, Hillsdale52 min
Jun 20, 9:57 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedIWXBranch, Hillsdale33 min
Jun 20, 10:15 PM EDTTornado WarningIWXBranch, Hillsdale45 min
Jun 20, 10:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBerrien33 min
Jun 20, 11:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass23 min
Jun 20, 11:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXCass28 min
Jun 21, 12:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien38 min
Jun 21, 12:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien, Cass43 min
Jun 21, 1:26 AM EDTTornado WarningIWXBerrien, Cass, Saint Joseph34 min
Jun 21, 1:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBerrien, Cass45 min
Jun 21, 1:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXBranch, Cass, Saint Joseph34 min
Jun 21, 2:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch, Hillsdale55 min
Jun 21, 2:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXBranch, Hillsdale26 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.