There were several reports of large hail and damaging winds with severe thunderstorms on June 25th. The hardest hit area was Gun Lake in Barry county, where several large trees were blown down and there was also damage to carports and storage sheds.
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There were several reports of large hail and damaging winds with severe thunderstorms on June 25th. The hardest hit area was Gun Lake in Barry county, where several large trees were blown down and there was also damage to carports and storage sheds. One large tree fell onto a home on Gun Lake.
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 25, 2:29 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 329 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 LATEST UPDATE... SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/HYDRO/MARINE .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 329 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. LOW CLOUDS AND SOME FOG WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP AGAIN TONIGHT. DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE SITUATED ACROSS THE REGION. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS INCREASE ONCE AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS GULF MOISTURE IS DRAWN BACK NORTH ON SOUTHERLY WINDS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRAVERSE THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WHEN STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE A POSSIBILITY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS WELL INTO THE 80S...EVEN PUSHING TO AROUND 90 SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 329 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 MAIN CONCERNS IN THE SHORT TERM PERTAIN TO STORM THREAT THIS EVENING AND FOG OVERNIGHT. REGARDING THE STORM THREAT...NOT THINKING ANYTHING SEVERE AT THIS POINT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS....SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 30-40 SHOULD BE THE WORST OF IT. BETTER SHEAR IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA AND INSTABILITY HAS BEEN MODULATED BY A STRATUS DECK THAT HAS ONLY SLOWLY ERODED. THAT SAID...LI/S ARE NEAR -4 C ALREADY AND ML CAPE VALUES ARE AROUND 1000 J/KG. SO MODERATE CAPE...LOW SHEAR SHOULD END UP WITH SUB SEVERE STORMS. ONLY THE HIGHEST CORES WOULD HAVE A CHANCE AT SEVERE AS THE CORES DROP. WE WILL MONITORING RADAR THIS EVENING FOR CORES ALOFT. FOG IS A PRETTY GOOD BET AGAIN TONIGHT...BUT THINKING IT WILL LIKELY NOT GO QUITE AS DENSE. DRIER AIR IS TRYING TO ADVECT IN ON NORTHEAST WINDS WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR SLIGHTLY BETTER VSBY/S AND A LITTLE LESS STRATUS. FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH RIDGING IN PLACE. MOISTURE RETURN DOES START AS EARLY AS FRIDAY NIGHT AND MATCHED NEIGHBORING WFO/S IN THE WEST WITH SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS LATE. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 329 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 A COUPLE OF CHALLENGES COME INTO THE PICTURE DURING THE LONG TERM WHICH INCLUDES HEAT AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. THIS WEEK ENDS WITH SOME RATHER COMFORTABLE AND TRANQUIL WEATHER ON FRIDAY AND TRANSITIONS INTO A MUCH WARMER AND HUMID PATTERN OVER THE WEEKEND. A PRONOUNCED RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CONUS. AS A RESULT...SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP WITH PLENTY OF WARMTH AND MOISTURE MAKING A RETURN TO THE REGION. LLJ PLACEMENT MAY BE KEY TO THE EXTENT OF THE STORM POTENTIAL. AT THIS POINT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE LLJ LAGS BACK INTO WISCONSIN ON THE LATEST RUNS. THIS MAY BE SOMETHING TO PAY ATTENTION TO AS THE TIME DRAWS NEAR. NONETHELESS...SOME SCATTERED STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH THE INCREASINGLY SOUPY AIRMASS OVER THE WEEKEND. AN AGGRESSIVE SYSTEM THEN PLOWS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST LATE INTO THE WEEKEND. EVEN WARMER AIR DRAWS NORTH ON MONDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO TEMPERATURES THAT DRAW CLOSER TO THE 90S. A FRONT WILL LIKELY MOVE IN LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY BRINGING THE SHOT FOR ORGANIZED STORMS GOING INTO EARLY TUESDAY. TIMING MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THIS SYSTEM. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 154 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 RAPID IMPROVEMENT SHOULD CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE EROSION OF MORNING FOG. CEILINGS ARE ALSO SHOWING IMPROVEMENT AND SHOULD CLIMB INTO VFR LEVELS. THE LAKE BREEZE WILL MAKE SOME PROGRESS INLAND POSSIBLY SPARKING A FEW STORMS...HENCE THE VCTS CARRIED IN THE TAFS. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL QUICKLY FADE THIS EVENING. FOG ONCE AGAIN BECOMES A CONCERN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE WHILE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO BE STUBBORN. CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT IFR CATEGORIES TONIGHT BEFORE IMPROVEMENT BEGINS DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS. && .MARINE... ISSUED AT 329 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 MAIN MARINE CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOG. EXTENDED THE MARINE DENSE FOG ADVISORY THROUGH 1000 AM THURSDAY AS IT APPEARS THE LIGHT GRADIENT WILL ALLOW THE MOISTURE TO HANG AROUND AT LEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. WE CAN REASSESS THE THREAT OF DENSE FOG OVER THE LAKE TONIGHT AND AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SATURDAY INTO MONDAY. WAVES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THIS TIME FRAME...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE A WARM AIR ADVECTION WIND OVER A COLD LAKE. SO...THE WINDS WILL LIKELY NOT MIX DOWN ENTIRELY. && .HYDROLOGY... ISSUED AT 329 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 RIVERS ARE ELEVATED ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN WITH MOST SITES IN THE 90TH PERCENTILE OR HIGHER. THE EXCEPTION IS ACROSS CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN WHERE CONDITIONS ARE A LITTLE BIT BETTER...70-80 PERCENTILE. BOTTOM LINE...RIVERS ARE UP FROM RECENT RAINS. THE ONLY ADVISORY IN THE AREA IS AT IONIA CURRENTLY. RAINFALL THIS EVENING SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT SCATTERED AND ONLY LOCALLY HEAVY WHICH SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE RIVERS TOO MUCH. A COUPLE OF DRY DAYS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SHOULD HELP. RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED GIVEN THE ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS. GULF MOISTURE WILL BE DRAWN NORTH DURING THIS TIME FRAME SO HEAVY RAINS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...NONE. LM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR LMZ844>849. && SYNOPSIS...DUKE SHORT TERM...DUKE LONG TERM...JAM AVIATION...JAM HYDROLOGY...DUKE MARINE...DUKE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 152 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-260900- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 152 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BETWEEN 200 PM AND 1000 PM. STORMS TODAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN TIME FRAMES ARE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN COULD ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY COULD TURN SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ844>849-260900- 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- 152 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH THE DAY LEADING TO HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN RISKS TO MARINERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN TIME FRAMES ARE SATURDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN COULD ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY COULD TURN SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MJS/DUKE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
515 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014
MIZ056-057-252215-
KENT-OTTAWA-
515 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...
AT 513 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM NEAR MARNE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GRAND RAPIDS... WALKER... ALPINE...
GRANDVILLE... COMSTOCK PARK... WYOMING...
BELMONT... EAST GRAND RAPIDS... KENTWOOD...
CANNONSBURG... ADA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK
SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 4312 8593 4312 8591 4314 8591 4307 8543
4283 8553 4297 8599
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 287DEG 17KT 4303 8582
HOVINGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
529 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0528 PM HAIL MARNE 43.04N 85.83W
06/25/2014 E0.50 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
530 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0529 PM HAIL WALKER 42.98N 85.75W
06/25/2014 E0.88 INCH KENT MI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
558 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0546 PM HAIL 2 NNW WYOMING 42.92N 85.71W
06/25/2014 M0.25 INCH KENT MI PUBLIC
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 619 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 MIZ057-064-065-252315- ALLEGAN-BARRY-KENT- 619 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... AT 614 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CALEDONIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HASTINGS... WAYLAND... MIDDLEVILLE... BRADLEY... IRVING... SHELBYVILLE... MARTIN... ORANGEVILLE... DOWLING... DELTON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. && LAT...LON 4253 8513 4246 8566 4281 8576 4290 8554 TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 332DEG 19KT 4276 8558 HOVING
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
627 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0611 PM HAIL CUTLERVILLE 42.84N 85.66W
06/25/2014 E0.75 INCH KENT MI BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORT RELAYED FROM THE PUBLIC COURTESY OF
WOOD-TV
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMThe Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:45 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Trained spotters reported that several large trees came down around Gun Lake including one that fell on a house. Some storage sheds and carports were also damaged.
One inch diameter hail was reported near Orangeville.
The public reported that several large trees were blown down in Fremont and that hail of over an inch in diameter fell there.
Trained spotters reported hail ranging anywhere from around an inch to up to one and three quarters inches in diameter.
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