1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 17, 10:37 AM EST, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1137 AM EDT MON JUN 17 2002 TAIL END OF VORT LOBE IS PRESENTLY CROSSING THE NORTHEASTERN CWA...AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONGOING ISOLATED CONVECTION...WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SE OUT OF THE CWA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE SEEN ON THE WATER VAPOR OVER THE CENTRAL U.P. SHOULD CONTINUE TO DROP SE INTO NORTHERN LOWER DURING THE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME MUCH DRIER AIR...AS SEEN ON THE GRB 12Z SOUNDING... WILL ALSO DRIFT SE INTO THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS DRIER AIR SHOULD PREVENT ANY STORMS FROM DEVELOPING OVER THE NWRN PORTION OF THE CWA AND WILL EXPAND THE NORTHWEST CUT TO REMOVE THUNDERSTORMS OVER A LARGER AREA. MEANWHILE THE WEST FLOW WILL MOVE A STABLE MARINE LAYER INTO PORTIONS OF THE SWRN CWA. OVER THE INTERIOR... LIFTED INDEXES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO -2 OR -3 DURING THE AFTERNOON. CAPES HAVE ALREADY INCREASED TO AROUND 1000 J/KG. LOW LEVEL AND UPPER WINDS DO NOT FAVOR MUCH THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT... BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AND ANOTHER SHORT WAVE DROPPING DOWN WILL KEEP THE POPS GOING. TEMPS HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE 65 TO 70 RANGE ACROSS THE REGION. UNDER THE EARLY AFTERNOON SUNSHINE TEMPS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLIMB SO WILL INCREASE MAX TEMPS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE RATHER LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT PRESENT...WILL INDICATE MORE OF A WESTERLY FLOW WITH THE SURFACE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. .GRR...NONE. JK
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
An isolated severe thunderstorm developed over Lake Isabella in Isabella county during the early afternoon hours, and local area law enforcement reported one and three quarters inch hail with the storm.
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