A 43 mph wind gust was recorded at Big Sable Point.
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A 43 mph wind gust was recorded at Big Sable Point.
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NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 6:21 PM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 721 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008 LATEST UPDATE...AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS...(322 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008) A LARGE UPPER LOW OVER ONTARIO WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN SUNDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. COOLER WEATHER WILL ARRIVE MONDAY. && .SHORT TERM...(322 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008) (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT) FORECAST CONCERNS DEAL WITH THE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. LATEST VIS AND IR LOOPS SHOW TOWERING CU FIRING ALONG A TROUGH FROM THE EASTERN UP SOUTHWEST THROUGH EASTERN WISCONSIN. MORE CU WAS NOTED OVER NW LWR. LATEST MSAS DATA SHOWS LI/S AROUND -5C OVER THE NW CWA. THE LIMITING FACTOR IS MOISTURE. 12Z RAOBS WERE FAIRLY DRY. GIVEN THE WEAK TROUGH MOVING THROUGH AND A LACK OF MOISTURE...TSRA COVERAGE WON/T BE GREAT. THE ATM WILL STABILIZE AFTER SUNSET AND WE/LL REMOVE POPS OVERNIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE CWA SUNDAY. THE ATM WILL BE QUITE A BIT MORE DYNAMIC SUNDAY THAN TONIGHT. INSTABILITY WILL AGAIN BE HIGH WITH LI/S AROUND -6C. A 70KT MID LEVEL JET WILL CREATE 60KTS OF SHEAR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GIVEN THAT THE JET IS NORMAL TO THE FRONT...THE FRONT SHOULD/T HAVE ANY PROBLEM MOVING THROUGH. THAT WILL ALSO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING ECHOS. IT ALSO MEANS CONVERGENCE WILL LIKELY BE GREATER AND THE THREAT FOR STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THERE. WIND DAMAGE WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. SOME OF THE RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AGAIN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SRN CWA. PWAT VALUES WILL CLIMB UP TO 1.8 IN AS A 40-50KT LLJ MOVES OVER THE CWA. DRIER AND MUCH COOLER WX WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION MONDAY. H8 TEMPS ARE PROGD TO FALL TO AROUND 4C. MUCH OF THE CWA WILL SEE TEMPS IN THE 60S. && .LONG TERM...(322 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008) (TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) BY TUESDAY AN UPPER LOW WILL BE OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC. THIS FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK...GRADUALLY FILLING IN AND FADING AWAY BY FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FLOW AROUND THE LOW WILL KEEP THE AREA CHILLY FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. DAYTIME HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE 65 TO 70 DEGREE RANGE. WITH THE LOW WEAKENING THROUGH THE WEEK IT WILL HAVE LESS INFLUENCE ON THE REGION AND TEMPS WILL SLOWLY MODERATE EACH DAY. AS FOR PCPN CHANCES...IT LOOKS RATHER DRY THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE WEAKENING UPPER LOW AND WILL STICK AROUND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A WARM FRONT DEVELOPS TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AND COULD BE THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED DAYTIME THUNDERSTORMS. HAVE INCLUDED THE CHANCE FOR THIS BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE CHANCES STILL DO NOT LOOK ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE. && .MARINE...(322 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008) WEST WINDS 10-20KTS AND COLD WATER TEMPS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WAVES JUST BELOW SCA CRITERIA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. && .AVIATION...(721 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008) ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MKG THIS EVENING AND MAY ALSO AFFECT GRR...BUT THESE SHOULD DIE OUT AFTER SUNSET. THEN EXPECT VFR OVERNIGHT BEFORE MORE THUNDERSTORMS FORM SUNDAY MORNING AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS...SOME HEAVY...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. && .HYDROLOGY...(322 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008) LATEST INFO FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO SHOW ROADS WASHED OUT AND WATER OVER ROADS. A COUPLE OF ROADS THAT NOW HAVE WATER OVER THEM DID NOT HAVE WATER OVER THEM FRIDAY. SO THE RUNOFF FROM THE TORRENTIAL RAINS A DAY OR SO AGO CONTINUE TO RUN OFF. THE PERE MARQUETTE AT SCOTTVILLE IS ALSO SLOWLY RISING AND WILL BE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE UNTIL WEDNESDAY. SINCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...FLOODING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...NONE. LM...NONE. && SYNOPSIS: 93 SHORT TERM: 93 LONG TERM: JK MARINE 93 AVIATION: OSTUNO HYDROLOGY: 93
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 511 AM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-150830- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 511 AM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF MASON... LAKE AND OSCEOLA COUNTIES. RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE AT ELEVATED LEVELS AND MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO WASHOUTS OR STANDING WATER. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS THIS EVENING COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT HEAVY RAIN IS NOT ANTICIPATED AND ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP TONIGHT WILL HAVE VERY LITTLE IMPACT ON THE CURRENT FLOODING SITUATION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE MOSTLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AGAIN...HEAVY RAIN DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY. LMZ844>849-150830- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 511 AM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS THIS EVENING COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL. STORM MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS AND WAVES HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY... BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH PASSES THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY. MEADE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
746 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM HAIL SILVER LAKE STATE PARK 43.65N 86.53W
06/14/2008 E0.50 INCH OCEANA MI BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORT COURTESY OF A WXMI JOURNALIST
&&
NJJSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
751 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008
MIZ037-038-043-044-150045-
LAKE-MASON-NEWAYGO-OCEANA-
751 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 746 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF PENTWATER...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE...
PENTWATER... LUDINGTON... SCOTTVILLE...
CUSTER... WALHALLA... BRANCH...
BALDWIN...
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL...OCCASIONAL
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH
OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
LAT...LON 4403 8587 4381 8583 4377 8646 4383 8645
4384 8646 4389 8646 4390 8647 4396 8647
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 260DEG 39KT 4386 8650
OSTUNOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
755 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0748 PM HAIL HART 43.70N 86.36W
06/14/2008 M0.50 INCH OCEANA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL RANGED FROM PEA TO DIME SIZE.
&&
HOVINGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 803 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008 MIZ038-043-044-150045- LAKE-NEWAYGO-OCEANA- 803 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 800 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WALKERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... WALKERVILLE... WOODLAND PARK... BITELY... HAWKINS... THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. LAT...LON 4389 8557 4374 8556 4368 8615 4376 8618 TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 258DEG 39KT 4372 8608 OSTUNO
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
821 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 PM HAIL 3 N LUDINGTON 44.00N 86.44W
06/14/2008 M1.00 INCH MASON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED NEAR THE TWIN BRIDGES AT HAMLIN LAKE.
&&
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</html>The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:31 UTC.
1 marine thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 43 mph wind gust was measured at Big Sable Point.
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