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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Detroit, MI

July 5, 2024Bay County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2024, 2:40 PM EDT for Bay County, Michigan. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2024, 2:40 PM EDT (18:40 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2024, 3:13 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Bay County, MI

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 5, 2:16 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:16 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:25 AM EDT, 11 hours 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 10:21 AM EDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:40 PM EDT, 1 hour before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
140 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

MIZ047-051845-
Midland MI-
140 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MIDLAND COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM
EDT...

At 140 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Mount Pleasant to near Oil City to 6 miles
southwest of Midland. Movement was northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Midland around 145 PM EDT.
  Sanford around 150 PM EDT.
  Coleman around 200 PM EDT.
  Edenville around 220 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Laporte, Averill,
Gordonville, Bombay, Porter Township, Poseyville, Hope, and North
Bradley.

This includes US-10 between mile markers 103 and 127.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4381 8460 4381 8437 4382 8436 4383 8425
      4383 8417 4348 8418 4348 8437 4347 8437
      4347 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 232DEG 17KT 4364 8468 4361 8452 4357 8434

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

MV

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:17 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 9:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Macomb	40 min
Jul 5, 10:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Bay	24 min
Jul 5, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Midland	65 min
Jul 5, 1:50 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		55 min
Jul 5, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Bay	58 min
Jul 5, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		83 min
Jul 5, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Huron	65 min
Jul 5, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Huron	56 min
Jul 5, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		95 min
Jul 5, 4:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Huron	29 min
Jul 5, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Midland	61 min
Jul 5, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Bay	54 min
Jul 5, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Saginaw	58 min
Jul 5, 6:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Bay	37 min
Jul 5, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		76 min
Jul 5, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Saginaw	67 min
Jul 5, 7:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	DTX	Tuscola	55 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.