Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 6, 2003

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 6, 2003
Start: 2003-07-06T16:37
End: 2003-07-06T19:04
Location: Michigan

July 6, 2003 · NWS IWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

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 Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 6, 2:04 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:04 PM EST, 2 hours 33 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
204 PM EST SUN JUL 6 2003

NO MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE EXPECTED UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN FRONTAL
BOUNDARY FINALLY BEGINS TO WORK SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA.

BEFORE THEN...A COUPLE ROUNDS OF STRONG/SVR CONVECTION EXPECTED
ACROSS THE CWA. SCT CONVECTION ONGOING OVER THE CWA RIGHT NOW...BUT
MAIN THREAT WILL BE APPROACHING COMPLEX CURRENTLY IN EASTERN IOWA.
NEW SWOMCD MENTIONS WATCH LIKELY AROUND OR SHORTLY BEFORE ZONE
ISSUANCE TIME. DAMAGING WINDS SEEMS THE GREATEST THREAT...BUT
ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR WHERE LEFTOVER BOUNDARIES INTERACT
WITH STORMS. HEAVY RAIN THREAT STILL EXISTS AND WITH FLASH FLOOD
VALUES STILL QUITE LOW IN THE SOUTH THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL/CONTINUED
FLOODING EXISTS. AFTER COLLABORATION WITH IND...WILL EXTEND FFA
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON(20Z). RATHER THAN TIME THINGS OUT...WILL GO
LIKELY POPS ALL AREAS TONIGHT. ANOTHER BUSY DAY EXPECTED FOR MONDAY.
NEW DAY 2 OUTLOOK HAS ENTIRE CWA IN MODERATE RISK. SEEMS REASONABLE
WITH BOUNDARY GETTING CLOSER TO THE CWA AND ABUNDANT
MSTR/INSTABILITY. CHCS FOR ADDITIONAL PRECIP TOMORROW WILL RIDE ON
DEVELOPMENT/MOVEMENT OF EXPECTED MCS OVERNIGHT. MODELS DISAGREEING
ON ITS MOVEMENT WITH SOME TAKING IT DUE EAST...SOME SOUTHEAST. WILL
GO WITH HIGH CHC POPS FOR NOW AND CONTINUE MENTION OF HEAVY
RAINFALL.

WILL CONTINUE CHC POPS THROUGH WEDS AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES
THROUGH TUES/TUES NGT...BUT THEN STALLS OUT TUES NGT INTO WEDS
ACROSS THE CWA. REST OF GRIDS LOOK FINE.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
BASED ON GFS TRENDING SLOWER WITH OVERALL PATTERN...HAVE ADDED POPS
THURSDAY IN THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA. OTHERWISE NO CHANGES TO
THE GRIDS.

.IWX...
IN...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR ZONES INZ013...INZ015...
INZ020...INZ022>027...INZ032>034.

MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.

FISHER/BARJENBRUCH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 5:00 AM EST, 11 hours 37 minutes before

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-071000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
500 AM EST SUN JUL 6 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST
OHIO AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MOST LIKELY THREAT.

FLOODING IS STILL A THREAT OVER PARTS OF INDIANA SOUTH OF US ROUTE
30 WHERE RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN HIGH OR OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY WHICH MAY CAUSE MORE
FLOOD PROBLEMS

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION ON
MONDAY WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TUESDAY. DAMAGING WINDS
WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY BUT THE SEVERE POTENTIAL IS UNCERTAIN AT
THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IWX

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:57 PM EST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0357 PM EST SUN JUL 06 2003

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0350 PM    NORTH LIBERTY             IN   0.75 IN HAIL
07/06/03   ST. JOSEPH                     DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
                                          AMATEUR RADIO.

WAMSLEY

Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:05 PM EST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0405 PM EST SUN JUL 06 2003

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0356 PM    7 NW LOGANSPORT           IN   2.75 IN HAIL
07/06/03   CASS                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

0357 PM    2 S LAKEVILLE             IN   0.75 IN HAIL
07/06/03   ST. JOSEPH                     DIME SIZE HAIL AND 50 MPH
                                          WINDS REPORTED BY AMATEUR
                                          RADIO.

WAMSLEY

Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:22 PM EST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0422 PM EST SUN JUL 06 2003

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0412 PM    2 N NORTH LIBERTY         IN   1.25 IN HAIL
07/06/03   ST. JOSEPH                     REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO

WAMSLEY

Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:30 PM EST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0430 PM EST SUN JUL 06 2003

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0426 PM    MEDARYVILLE               IN   1.00 IN HAIL
07/06/03   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO

0425 PM    1 N SOUTH BEND            IN   2.50 IN HAIL
07/06/03   ST. JOSEPH                     REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTER. NORTH OF TOWN

0423 PM    2 E SOUTH BEND            IN   1.00 IN HAIL
07/06/03   ST. JOSEPH                     REPORTED FROM SOUTH BEND
                                          AIRPORT

WAMSLEY

Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:30 PM EST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT....CORRECTION ON LAST REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0430 PM EST SUN JUL 06 2003

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0426 PM    MEDARYVILLE               IN   1.00 IN HAIL
07/06/03   PULASKI                        REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO

0425 PM    1 N SOUTH BEND            IN   2.50 IN HAIL
07/06/03   ST. JOSEPH                     REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTER. NORTH OF TOWN

0423 PM    2 E SOUTH BEND            IN   1.00 IN HAIL
07/06/03   ST. JOSEPH                     REPORTED FROM SOUTH BEND
                                          AIRPORT BY STORM SPOTTER

WAMSLEY

Local storm report, Jul 6, 4:35 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
0435 PM EST SUN JUL 06 2003

TIME(EST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0427 PM    ROSELAND                  IN   1.00 IN HAIL
07/06/03   ST. JOSEPH                     REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO

0427 PM    1 N SOUTH BEND            IN   3.00 IN HAIL
07/06/03   ST. JOSEPH                     THREE TO THREE AND A HALF
                                          INCH SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
                                          AMATEUR RADIO

WAMSLEY

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:54 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cass

When: July 6, 4:37 PM EST
Where: Cass County, Barron Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 41.833, -86.167

Thunderstorm Wind, Berrien

When: July 6, 7:04 PM EST
Where: Berrien County, Baroda
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.950, -86.483

Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down in Baroda.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Michigan in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Michigan, July 2003

Sources

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: 5373349, 5373350.