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NWS Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 13, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 350 PM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT AND THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THERE REMAIN TWO PRIMARY AXES OF CONVERGENCE AND MOISTURE POOLING- ONE ALONG A MOUNT PLEASANT TO PORT SANILAC LINE AND THE SECOND MAINLY ALONG INTERSTATE 96. STILL EXPECTING COVERAGE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS DEEP MOISTURE CONVERGENCE OVER OHIO WORKS NORTHWARD INTO THE FORECAST AREA. FURTHERMORE EXPECT THE ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THEN WANE WITH THE LOSS OF DAYLIGHT. FARTHER NORTH...SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A VERY PERSISTENT REGION OF MID-LEVEL DEFORMATION CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DRIFT TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST INTO MIDLAND AND BAY COUNTIES. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AS WELL DURING THE REMAINING PORTIONS AFTERNOON...AND COULD LINGER WELL INTO THE EVENING AND POSSIBLY OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS THE SAGINAW VALLEY REGION. ADDITIONALLY...IF RAINFALL BECOMES WIDESPREAD ENOUGH DURING THE EVENING...FOG FORMATION IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. DRY AIR AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS IS SLOWLY SETTLING IN ACROSS THE NORTHERN LAKES REGION...BUT IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME MAKING PROGRESS TOWARD THE SOUTH INTO THE REMNANT TROPICAL CIRCULATION. IN FACT...MID-LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED BE MORE PLENTIFUL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE FORECAST ON THURSDAY...SO EXPECT SHOWERS AND STORMS TO REDEVELOP ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CANNOT RULE OUT PRECIP CHANCES ACROSS THE NORTH EITHER...AS SOME FORM OF THE DEFORMATION AXIS MAY LINGER IN SPITE OF PROJECTIONS THAT IT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE. MAX TEMPS ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO TODAY AS NOT MUCH WILL HAVE CHANGED IN OUR POSITIONING WITH RESPECT TO THE UPPER LOW TO OUR SOUTH AND THE BLOCKING RIDGE TO OUR NORTH. && .LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...REMNANTS OF DENNIS CONTINUE TO BE A HEADACHE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH A RIDGE TO THE WEST AND A RIDGE TO THE EAST...AND NOWHERE FOR DENNIS TO GO. MODELS INDICATE THAT DENNIS WILL BEGIN TO MIGRATE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS TROF APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND TRIES TO KICK IT OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY. GFS IS MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE IN MOVING DENNIS NORTH ON SATURDAY...PREFER THE SLOWER NAM SOLUTION AT THIS TIME...WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE GFS WITH TROF POSITION OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND WESTERN UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY 00Z SUNDAY. MODELS BRING DEEPER THETA-E ADVECTION INTO THE SOUTH TWO THIRDS OF THE CWA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT BEST ADVECTION REMAINS SOUTH AND EAST OF MICHIGAN. HOWEVER WITH TROPICAL AIRMASS REMAINING OVER THE REGION PWATS REMAIN VERY CLOSE TO 2 INCHES THROUGH THE PERIOD...SO POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE CWA. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT FLUXUATE MUCH THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70...VARIABLE CLOUD COVER WILL MAKE DAYTIME TEMPS A LITTLE TRICKY THOUGH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH ON FRIDAY. ANTICIPATE ENOUGH CLOUD COVER TO KEEP TEMPS BELOW 90 FOR FRIDAY AND MID 80S FOR SATURDAY AS CLOUD SHIELD FINALLY MIGRATES NORTHEAST. SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ECMWF...WRFXX..GEM ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MORE RAPID PROGRESSION OF UPPER TROF ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. GFSLR 00Z RUN WAS SUBSTANTIALLY SLOWER AND MORE AMPLIFIED. THE SOLUTION IS BASED ON HOW MUCH ENERGY COMES OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA...AND THERE ARE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS THAT INDICATE AN EVEN SLOWER EASTWARD PROGRESSION. AS A RESULT WILL CONTINUE WITH A MENTION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY IN RICH THETA-E AIR AHEAD OF APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM. WILL KEEP WEDNESDAY DRY AT THIS TIME...WITH SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER DEW POINTS BEHIND THE FRONT...GFS INDICATES MID 50S. && .AVIATION...ISSUED AT 148 PM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY AXES OF CONVERGENCE AND MOISTURE POOLING- ONE ALONG AN ALMA TO PORT HURON LINE AND THE SECOND ALONG INTERSTATE 96. EXPECT COVERAGE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND FOR ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ACROSS THE NORTH...THE SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A REGION OF MID- LEVEL DEFORMATION CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DRIFT TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE AS WELL DURING THE AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL AFFECT MBS...POSSIBLY WELL INTO THE EVENING AND POSSIBLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. ONLY EXPECTING LOCALIZED REDUCTION IN CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. OVERNIGHT...FOG FORMATION IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE RAINFALL...WHICH COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE. THIS WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR THE NEXT FORECAST CYCLE. && .DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...NONE. LAKE HURON...NONE. LAKE ST CLAIR...NONE. MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...MANN LONG TERM....GSS AVIATION/UPDATE...MANN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 524 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>062-140930- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE- LAPEER- 524 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SAGINAW VALLEY AND THUMB. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL HOWEVER BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH. STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ421-422-441>443-462>464-140930- ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR- MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE-OUTER SAGINAW BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY- PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI- LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI- LAKE HURON OFFSHORE BEYOND 5 NM FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI- 524 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE HURON...LAKE ST CLAIR AND THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS OVER THE REGION. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-140930- ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE- MONROE- 524 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. DUE TO THIS SLOW STORM MOTION... SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS THE HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS OVER THE REGION. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. CONSIDINE
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A lightning strike hit the steeple at Fenton First Presbyterian Church,sending shingles and plywood to the ground.
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