1 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 Jun 13, 2:38 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 338 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004 .SHORT TERM... LATEST VIS LOOP SHOWS PT CLDY SKIES ACROSS THE CWA. KGRR-88D SHOWS A LINE OF SVR STORMS EXTENDING FROM SLEEPING BEAR DUNES SOUTHEAST TO NEAR SAGINAW BAY. SFC ANALAYIS SHOWED A LOW OVER CENTRAL LAKE MICHIGAN WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH THROUGH THE LAKE. FORECAST CONCERNS DEAL WITH TSRA THREAT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. FOR TONIGHT SVR THREAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING UNDER HIGH INSTABILITY REGIME WHERE CAPES ARE IN EXCESS OF 2K J/KG AND LIS ARE WELL BELOW ZERO. 300 MB JET IS ALSO OVER EASTERN LOWER MI ATTM PLACING THE CWA IN THE RRQ. AS THE TROUGH OVER THE LAKE MOVES NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND THE UPPER JET MOVES EAST, THE ATM DRIES OUT A BIT AND SVR THREAT WILL DIMINISH...ESPECIALLY WITH LOSS OF HEATING. WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS AGAIN ON MONDAY. MOISTURE INCREASES AGAIN ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH WHERE THETA E MAXIMIZES IN NORTHERN INDIANA. SVR MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY AGAIN AS 60 KT MID LVL JET MOVES DIRECTLY ACROSS CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN AT MID DAY. HELICITY VALUES APPROACHING 1.5 SOUTH OF I-96 ARE IMPRESSIVE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE MOVING EAST TUESDAY NIGHT. WILL GO WITH DRY WX MON NITE AND TUE AND CHC POPS ON TUE NITE AND WEDNESDAY AS MOISTURE INCREASES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HIGH. LIS FALL TO -4C AGAIN ON WED AND RRQ OF THE UPPER JET ALSO SINKS SOUTH INTO THE CWA. CAPES INCREASE TO AROUND 2K J/KG DURING THE AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM... NOT PLANNING ON TOO MANY CHANGES TO THE GOING EXTENDED FORECAST. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE STILL SHOWING A DEVELOPING UPPER TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN US/CENTRAL CANADA. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE SINKING SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PCPN SHOULD COME TO AN END BY THURSDAY MORNING. GFS THEN SHOWS A WAVE DEVELOPING ON THE BOUNDARY OVER THE MISSOURI AND MOVING EAST. THIS WILL LIKELY PUSH THE BOUNDARY A BIT FARTHER NORTH AND ALSO SENT MOISTURE OVER THE BOUNDARY. SO POPS ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY LOOK WARRENTED. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AFTER THE WAVE MOVES EAST AND THE BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTH AGAIN. WILL GO WITH DRY WX ON SATURDAY BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES NORTH ON SATURDAY. WILL GO WITH CHC POPS ON SATURDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH DIGS A LITTLE DEEPER AND GETS A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE CWA. THETA-E RIDGE ALSO MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. && .GRR...NONE. && 93
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED TYPOS IN OUTLOOK PERIOD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 925 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-140947- ALLEGAN-BARRY-CALHOUN-CLARE-CLINTON-EATON-GRATIOT-INGHAM-IONIA- ISABELLA-JACKSON-KALAMAZOO-KENT-LAKE-MASON-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-MUSKEGON- NEWAYGO-OCEANA-OSCEOLA-OTTAWA-VAN BUREN- 925 AM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS UPGRADED SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN TO A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS TORNADOES. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM 2 PM THROUGH 10 PM...AND THE PRIMARY STORM MOTION WILL BE EAST AT 30 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY ANY STORMS THAT DO FORM. THE ATMOSPHERE IS FORECASTED TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS PREDICTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...TRIGGERING THE STORMS. IF STORMS REPEAT OVER THE SAME AREA...FLOODING COULD BECOME A PROBLEM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 96 AND ALSO FOR TUESDAY ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS ALOFT...COUPLED WITH A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ALONG A FRONT SITUATED OVER THE REGION... WILL TRIGGER THE STORMS. WE WILL ALSO NEED TO MONITOR THE HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL AS THE AREA IS RELATIVELY WET FROM RECENT RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR MONDAY AND ALSO TUESDAY. MJS MEADE
MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-140000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
107 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF LOWER MICHIGAN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN
MASON...LAKE...OCEANA...NEWAYGO AND MUSKEGON
IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN
OSCEOLA...CLARE...ISABELLA...MECOSTA...MONTCALM AND GRATIOT
IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
KENT...ALLEGAN...BARRY...KALAMAZOO...VAN BUREN AND OTTAWA
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN
IONIA...CLINTON...INGHAM...EATON...JACKSON AND CALHOUN
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS OF AFFECTED
LAKESHORE COUNTIES.
A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. IF YOU
LIVE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE
LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
93PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
154 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0141 PM HAIL 2 W GOWEN 43.25N 85.34W
06/13/2004 1.00 INCH KENT MI AMATEUR RADIO
0143 PM HAIL 3 W GOWEN 43.25N 85.36W
06/13/2004 1.75 INCH KENT MI AMATEUR RADIO
0130 PM HAIL GOWEN 43.25N 85.30W
06/13/2004 1.75 INCH MONTCALM MI BROADCAST MEDIA
&&
GEOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
228 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0227 PM HAIL 4 SW VESTABURG 43.36N 84.96W
06/13/2004 0.75 INCH MONTCALM MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
GEOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
411 PM EDT SUN JUN 13 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0201 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE STANTON 43.27N 85.05W
06/13/2004 MONTCALM MI TRAINED SPOTTER
10 LARGE LIMBS AND TREES DOWN
0136 PM HAIL 3 W GOWEN 43.25N 85.36W
06/13/2004 3.00 INCH KENT MI PUBLIC
&&
IODThe Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
One 18 inch diameter tree was blown down in Westphalia and a 14 inch limb was blown down just east of Fowler.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, June 2004
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