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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

August 24, 2023Clare County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 24, 2023, 5:54 PM EDT for Clare County, Michigan. It was in force for 66 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
Aug 24, 2023, 5:54 PM EDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 24, 2023, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Clare County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 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 2023-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1559 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 12:00Z on 2023-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1559 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-150 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
491 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.9

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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 Aug 24, 2:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 2:44 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 24, 10:48 AM EDT, 7 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1048 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-251500-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
1048 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a risk of severe storms this afternoon and evening. The
greatest threats will be damaging wind gusts, large hail and
flooding rains.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.

LMZ844>849-251500-
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-
1048 AM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Dense fog is expected much of the day. This will be followed
thunderstorms this evening and tonight with the potential to
produce damaging winds and large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 24, 9:40 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryGRR8 hr
Aug 24, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRKent, Montcalm, Newaygo65 min
Aug 24, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR75 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.