3 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 14, 11:20 AM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1220 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005 .UPDATE... FOCUS OF THE AFTERNOON FORECAST IS VERY MUCH HONED IN ON A SEVERE THREAT. THE ENTIRE CWA IS IN A SLIGHT RISK AREA FOR SEVERE STORMS. THE SOUTHEAST IT APPEARS MAY BE UPGRADED TO A MODERATE. LOCATIONS LIKE LANSING AND JACKSON WILL BE NEAR OR IN A MODERATE RISK WHEN THE 1630Z DAY ONE COMES OUT. MOISTURE HAS POOLED ALONG THE PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH / LAKE BREEZE WHICH EXTENDS ALONG HWY 131 SOUTH INTO INDIANA. STORMS MAY FIRE ON THIS BOUNDARY AS IT MOVES EAST...OR ON THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT WHICH IS MOVING THROUGH EASTERN WISCONSIN AND EASTERN ILLINOIS. EITHER OF THESE BOUNDARIES HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF TOUCHING OFF CONVECTION. IF THE PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH / LAKE BREEZE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH CONVERGENCE ALONG IT...THINGS MAY WAIT FOR THE COLD FRONT TO MOVE IN A BIT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IN ANY EVENT...AGREE WITH THE SLIGHT RISK AND THAT THE SOUTHEAST CWA TOWARD LANSING AND JACKSON HAVE THE GREATEST THREAT. BEST MOISTURE WILL BE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST CWA...WHICH IS ALSO WHERE THE STRONGER 5000FT WINDS WILL BE (35KTS). PROFILE IS UNIDIRECTIONAL WITH HEIGHT AND FAVORS LINES AND BOWS AS OPPOSED TO SUPERCELLS. WIND DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE THE GREATEST THREAT...BUT HAIL IS A POSSIBILITY AS WELL. MID LEVEL DRY AIR COMBINED WITH SOME STRONGER WINDS ALOFT...MAKE WIND THE MAIN THREAT. KGRR VWP IS SHOWING 50 KT WINDS AT 10-11K FT. IN THE UPDATE...MAINTAINED THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM LIKELY WORDING...WITH THE HIGHER POPS TO THE EAST. ADDED THE MENTION OF SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE TO THE SOUTHEAST ZONES FROM IONIA AND ST. JOHNS SOUTHWARD. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && DUKE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1236 PM EDT TUE JUN 14 2005 LMZ844>849-MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-151000- ALLEGAN-BARRY-CALHOUN-CLARE-CLINTON-EATON-GRATIOT-INGHAM-IONIA- ISABELLA-JACKSON-KALAMAZOO-KENT-LAKE-MASON-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-MUSKEGON- NEWAYGO-OCEANA-OSCEOLA-OTTAWA-VAN BUREN- GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL-HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN- PENTWATER TO MANISTEE-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN-WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER- 1236 PM TUE JUN 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND SOME OF THEM MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS. THE ENTIRE AREA IS IN A SLIGHT RISK FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER...WITH SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN IN A MODERATE RISK INCLUDING HOMER...WILLIAMSTON AND JACKSON. THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM MARSHALL TO LANSING. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 131 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND SWEEP EAST AND NORTHEAST AS A LINE AROUND 40 MPH. ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST ALONG THE MAIN COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH OUT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE ANYWHERE IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN TODAY... THE BEST CHANCE IS EAST OF HIGHWAY 131. THE STORMS SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA BY 7 PM. WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY AND TONIGHT... POSING A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT. SWIMMERS AT LOCAL BEACHES SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT RIP CURRENTS ARE A POSSIBILITY TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WAVES OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE LIKELY ON LAKE MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY... AND POTENTIALLY ON THURSDAY TOO. THIS WILL POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT VENTURING OUT ON THE LAKE AS WELL AS TO SWIMMERS WHO MAY ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MEADE DUKE
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:54 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Road commission officials reported a couple of trees were blown down three miles north of Wayland.
Numerous trees were reported to be blown down in the northwest corner of Ionia county and power lines were blown down in Belding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, June 2005
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: 5459487, 5459488, 5459489, 5459712, 5459713, 5459714.