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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2024, 4:46 PM EDT for Kent 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 26, 2024, 4:46 PM EDT (20:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2024, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Kent County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 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 26, 3:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 3:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 10:33 AM EDT, 6 hours 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 1033 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-270930- Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon- Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton- Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson- 1033 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms are likely late this afternoon and evening, with some hail possible. A few additional thunderstorms could occur later tonight, with a locally damaging wind gust possible. Overall, the threat for severe weather is fairly low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday A few thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday, with small hail the main threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not likely be needed today or tonight. LMZ844>849-270930- 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- 1033 AM EDT Sun May 26 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms are likely later this afternoon and into the evening, with some hail possible. A few additional storms are possible later tonight with potential for gusty winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Conditions will be hazardous to small craft and swimmers on Memorial Day Monday. A few thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday, with small hail the main threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely not be needed today or tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 4:17 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
417 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
MIZ056-057-064-065-262115-
Barry MI-Ottawa MI-Allegan MI-Kent MI-
417 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern
Allegan, Kent, eastern Ottawa, and western Barry Counties through
515 PM EDT...
At 415 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles west of Wayland to 6 miles northeast of
Plainwell. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Grand Rapids... Wyoming... Kentwood...
Walker... Grandville... East Grand Rapids...
Hudsonville... Rockford... Coopersville...
Sparta... Wayland... Lowell...
Middleville... Caledonia... Freeport...
Martin... Jenison... Allendale...
Ada...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Cloud to ground lightning is also occurring with these thunderstorms. If
outdoors, seek shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4248 8566 4261 8577 4271 8599 4321 8589
4317 8531 4282 8531 4246 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 207DEG 31KT 4270 8582 4248 8553
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CASSpecial weather statement, May 26, 4:21 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
421 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
MIZ072-073-262115-
Kalamazoo MI-Calhoun MI-
421 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Calhoun and
eastern Kalamazoo Counties through 515 PM EDT...
At 420 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Colon, or 12 miles northeast of Three Rivers,
moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Battle Creek and Climax around 440 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4242 8549 4242 8499 4207 8520 4207 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 201DEG 31KT 4204 8542
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CASLocal storm report, May 26, 4:24 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
424 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0347 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NE Portage 42.23N 85.55W
05/26/2024 M43 MPH Kalamazoo MI ASOS
ASOS station KAZO Kalamazoo/BC Intl Airport.
&&
ThomasThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 10:12 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 34 hr | |
| May 26, 10:21 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren | 34 hr |
| May 26, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 58 min |
| May 26, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Calhoun | 54 min |
| May 26, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 45 min |
| May 26, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Eaton, Ionia, Montcalm | 47 min |
| May 26, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Jackson | 39 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.