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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

July 21, 2022Van Buren County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2022, 8:33 PM EDT for Van Buren County, Michigan. It was in force for 20 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: Jul 21, 2022, 8:33 PM EDT (00:33 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2022, 8:53 PM EDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 21, 7:49 PM EDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 7:49 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 6:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
657 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022

MIZ056-057-064-071-220000-
Allegan MI-Ottawa MI-Van Buren MI-Kent MI-
657 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Van Buren, Allegan,
southern Kent and southern Ottawa Counties through 800 PM EDT...

At 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Grand Haven to 14 miles
west of Holland SP to 32 miles west of South Haven. Movement was
southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Holland...             Allegan...             South Haven...
Paw Paw...             Wyoming...             Kentwood...
Grandville...          Hudsonville...         Zeeland...
Wayland...             Otsego...              Plainwell...
Hartford...            Mattawan...            Lawton...
Bangor...              Decatur...             Caledonia...
Fennville...           Saugatuck...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4207 8622 4224 8622 4224 8637 4246 8625
      4270 8620 4298 8622 4284 8537 4277 8538
      4277 8555 4242 8554 4242 8576 4207 8576
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 289DEG 24KT 4295 8637 4271 8648 4256 8688

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

OSTUNO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 21, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Calhoun	45 min
Jul 21, 10:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Jackson	54 min
Jul 22, 11:35 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		11 hr
Jul 22, 11:35 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	GRR		28 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.