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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2022, 2:16 PM EDT for Ingham County, Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2022, 2:16 PM EDT (18:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2022, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Ingham County, MI, Jackson County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 86 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1445 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 14, 2:07 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 2:07 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 4:50 AM EDT, 9 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 450 AM EDT Sat May 14 2022 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-150900- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon- Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton- Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- 450 AM EDT Sat May 14 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are likely this afternoon, mainly east of US-131. There is a small chance for thunderstorms to produce localized strong to severe wind gusts. Downpours will tend to be hit-or-miss. Lightning is a hazard in any thunderstorm. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Locations which do not receive a soaking rainfall on Saturday, and especially those that have not received substantial rain in over a week, will remain under increased fire weather concerns on Sunday due to dry air. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected, but spotters are encouraged to report any local severe weather via amateur radio networks, phone, or social media. LMZ844>849-150900- 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- 450 AM EDT Sat May 14 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Areas of fog may develop over Lake Michigan today into tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 14, 1:16 PM EDT, 1 hour before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 116 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022 MIZ067-074-141815- Ingham MI-Jackson MI- 116 PM EDT Sat May 14 2022 ...Thunderstorms will impact portions of Jackson and Ingham Counties through 215 PM EDT... At 115 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms near Leslie, or 11 miles north of Jackson, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Jackson... Mason... Williamston... Leslie... Stockbridge... Brooklyn... Grass Lake... Vandercook Lake... Leoni... Napoleon... Norvell... Bunker Hill... Webberville... Horton... Dansville... Eden... Bell Oak... Rives Junction... Sunset Beach... Michigan Center... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4207 8454 4276 8440 4277 8416 4207 8413 TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 255DEG 12KT 4241 8440 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH 04
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ingham, Jackson | 59 min |
| May 14, 1:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Jackson | 3 hr |
| May 14, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Isabella | 46 min |
| May 14, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton, Ionia | 19 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.