2 lightning, 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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 6:45 AM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 745 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 .AVIATION... SHORTWAVE ENERGY NOW EXITING SOUTHEAST MI...WITH A SURFACE LOW OVER THE AREA. THERE IS STILL THE JET STREAK AND ANOTHER SURFACE WAVE ALONG THE FRONT. WHILE THE GOOD DEFORMATION IS ALSO EXITING...THERE IS STILL SOME RESIDUAL DEFORMATION THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL ALL LEAD TO SOME DRIZZLE AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MORNING AND CLOSER TO OHIO. THESE FEATURES WILL SLOW THE DRYING THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT THE IFR/MVFR CIGS TO CONTINUE WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVEN PAST 18Z. DRY AIR WILL WORK IN FOR SCT CLOUDS DURING THE EVENING. BUT WITH THE CLEAR SKIES...DEW POINTS IN THE 60S AND MOISTURE LEFT BY THE RAIN...IT SHOULD SET UP FOR A GOOD RADIATIONAL FOG NIGHT. BROUGHT IFR VSBYS FOR ALL TAF SITES...AND SOME BKN STRATUS FOR MBS AND FNT WHERE IT WILL BE CLEAR EARLIER IN THE EVENING. && .SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT BROAD SHORTWAVE WAS MOVING ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE DEFORMATION AXIS ACROSS THE THUMB AND SAGINAW VALLEY. GIVEN THE WEATHER SET UP THIS MORNING LEADS MORE CREDENCE TO THE GFS...WRF-HEMI...AND CANADIAN SOLUTIONS THAN THE NAM WHICH KEEPS THE DEFORMATION AXIS OVER THE CWA THE ENTIRE DAY. THEREFORE WILL FOLLOW THOSE MODELS THAT ARE IN AGREEMENT FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. DEEP DEFORMATION AXIS WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF THE THUMB AND SAGINAW VALLEY THIS MORNING. THE STEADY RAIN WILL GIVE WAY TO SCATTERED SHOWERS DURING THE MORNING. FARTHER TO THE SOUTH...THE RIGHT REAR ENTRANCE REGION OF A JET MAX WILL KEEP SUPPORTING CONVECTION TO DEVELOP VERY NEAR THE BORDER. THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE BETTER MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO WORK WITH FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. EVEN IN THE SOUTH...THE JET MAX AND SHORTWAVE PUSH EAST BY AROUND 18Z WHICH WILL PUT AN END TO THE PERSISTENT SHOWERS. WILL STILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR MOST OF THE CWA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS THE LAST OF THE DEFORMATION AND LAST OF THE VORT LOBES ROTATE THROUGH SOUTHEAST MI. WILL ONLY INCLUDE THUNDER IN THE FAR SOUTH...CLOSER TO THAT INSTABILITY...AND IN THE THUMB WHERE THE DEFORMATION AXIS HAS PRODUCED SOME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN WILL END WITH BOTH THE MAIN DEFORMATION AND JET STREAK LEAVING THE REGION THIS MORNING. STILL...ONLY LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED...SO WILL LEAVE OUT THE FORECAST THIS MORNING. EVEN THE GFS IS VERY SLOW TO BRING THE DRY AIR INTO THE CWA TODAY. EXPECT CLOUDY SKIES...WITH ONLY THE TRI CITIES PARTIALLY CLEARING BY LATE AFTERNOON. WITH THAT IN MIND...WILL UNDERCUT GUIDANCE OR GO VERY CLOSE TO THE COOLER ETA MOS. THE DRIER AIR DOES EVENTUALLY MOVE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST LOWER TONIGHT...BUT IT WILL DO SO SLOWLY. WHEN THE SKIES CLEAR OUT EXPECT SOME FOG TO FORM TONIGHT. CERTAINLY HAVE HAD SOME RAIN AND WITH THE CLOUDS TODAY...THERE WON/T BE MUCH DRYING OUT. THE DRY AIR WON/T BE REALIZED MUCH AT THE SURFACE EITHER WITH DEW POINTS STAYING IN THE 60S. && .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 1014MB SURFACE HIGH SETTLES OVER LOWER MICHIGAN AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS STORM TRACK GENERALLY SETS UP ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING 500MB HEIGHTS REACHING 592DM BY SATURDAY WITH 850MB TEMPS OF 18-19C. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE LOW 90S FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WILL EXPECT TO SEE DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S ON FRIDAY... CREEPING UP TOWARDS THE UPPER 60S BY SUNDAY. FOLLOWING THAT IDEA...THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES WILL BE REALIZED ON SUNDAY...PEAKING IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND RIDGING OVER MOST OF THE CONUS...ENERGY EJECTING OUT OF THIS LOW WILL GENERALLY TRACK TOWARDS HUDSON BAY/NORTHERN QUEBEC. THE FIRST SHORTWAVE OF INTEREST IS FORECAST TO BRING A WEAK BOUNDARY THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THIS BOUNDARY WILL WEAKEN BEFORE REACHING LAKE MICHIGAN AS THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST. AFTER THAT WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE NEXT SHORTWAVE THAT WILL APPROACH THE GREAT LAKES REGION AROUND MONDAY. THE GFS IS THE FASTEST WITH THIS FEATURE BRINGING A GOOD COLD FRONT THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN SUNDAY NIGHT...WHILE THE ECMWF/GEM/LOCAL WRF HEMISPHERIC ARE ALL 12 TO 24 HOURS SLOWER. IN ADDITIONAL...THESE MODELS ALONG WITH THE UKMET ARE WEAKER WITH THE UPPER WAVE. PREFER THE SLOWER AND LESS AMPLIFIED SOLUTIONS THINKING THAT STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL NOT GIVE WAY AS EASILY AS THE GFS WOULD SUGGEST. BEST TIMING DOES INDICATE THAT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THIS FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION AND HAVE ADDED TO THE FORECAST. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING THIS WAVE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO STALL...WILL CONTINUE WITH LOW POPS INTO TUESDAY. && .DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...NONE. LAKE HURON...NONE. LAKE ST CLAIR...NONE. MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...RBP LONG TERM....KEK AVIATION...RBP YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 556 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 MIZ082-083-131000- LENAWEE-MONROE- 556 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MONROE AND LENAWEE COUNTIES. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL MOVE TO THE EAST AROUND 25 MPH AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A WIND GUST TO 30 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NEAR AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OVER 90 DEGREES WILL COMBINE WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID 60S TO 70 DEGREES TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-130900- MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER- ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE- 556 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OVER 90 DEGREES WILL COMBINE WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MID 60S TO 70 DEGREES TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE 90S. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LCZ422-LHZ421-422-441>443-462>464-131000- ST. CLAIR RIVER-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- 556 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON AND SAGINAW BAY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LCZ423-460-LEZ444-131000- DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE- 556 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ST. CLAIR AND THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL MOVE TO THE EAST AROUND 25 MPH AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A WIND GUST TO 25 KNOTS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NEAR AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. RBP YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:21 UTC.
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home under construction, destroying some siding and charring an electrical outlet. Property damage was estimated at roughly $3K.
Lightning struck a shed and started a fire that burned several pieces of furniture stored inside. Property damage was roughly estimated at $3K.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, July 2006
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: 5526512, 5526513.