2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 26, 9:22 PM EST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1020 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2003 SURFACE FRONT HAS BEEN SLIPPING SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH THE CWFA THIS EVENING AND LOOKS BE SITUATED ALONG THE I-94 CORRIDOR. CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND TSTMS HAS DWINDLED WITH LOSS OF HEATING AND LACK OF SURFACE CONVERGENCE. ALSO UPPER SUPPORT IS LACKING WITH VORTICITY MAXIMA TRACKING SOUTH OF MI. DEW POINTS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DROP OFF BEHIND THE FRONT AND WINDS HAVE GONE LGT/VRBL...SO AREAS OF FOG LOOK TO BE A GOOD BET OVERNIGHT. MEADE .GRR...NONE.
MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-271000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 207 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. A FEW OF THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE. ALL OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN IS UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STORMS TO REDEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WILL BE BETWEEN 3:00 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO AROUND AND INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ALSO LIKELY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH LABOR DAY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON. MJS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew down four trees in Paw Paw and two trees three miles south of Lawton.
A 60 m.p.h. wind gust was reported in Vicksburg.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, August 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5368390, 5368391.