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Severe weather potential July 18-20


RyanDe680

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DTX update....meh...

 

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FXUS63 KDTX 181339
AFDDTX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
939 AM EDT SAT JUL 18 2015

.UPDATE...

THE NEAR TERM FORECAST CONCERNS DEAL WITH THE FORWARD PROPAGATING
MCS NOW TRACKING INTO WRN LOWER MI. SATELLITE TRENDS OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF HOURS HAVE SHOWN WARMING CLOUD TOPS SUGGESTIVE OF A
DIMINISHING TREND. HOWEVER...RECENT RADAR IMAGERY HAS BEEN SHOWING
SOME LOCALIZED REINTENSIFICATION ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE
MCS. THE 12Z DTX SOUNDING SHOWED RELATIVELY DRY MID LEVELS UNDER A
WEAK CAPPING INVERSION. RAPID LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON
DESTABILIZATION WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. WITH SFC
DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW 70S AND TEMPS LIKELY ACHIEVING LOW-MID 80S
BY EARLY AFTERNOON...IT APPEARS PLAUSIBLE THAT SFC BASED CAPE
COULD REACH/EXCEED 2K J/KG. SO IT SEEMS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT SOME
CONVECTIVE REDEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE
ONGOING DECAYING MCS. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IN FACT IF THIS
SYSTEM REINTENSIFIES AS IT ENCOUNTERS DAYTIME DESTABILIZATION
FARTHER EAST. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR...FORWARD PROPAGATING CORFIDI
VECTORS SUGGEST THIS SYSTEM TAKING ON A MORE SOUTHEAST
TRACK...THUS AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA.

ALL MODEL SOLUTIONS INCLUDING THE HI RES SUITE ALL HAVE AN
EXTREMELY POOR HANDLING OF THIS MCS...WHICH LEADS TO A RELATIVELY
LOW CONFIDENCE SHORT TERM FORECAST. THE ASSOCIATED MCV NOW
ROTATING ACROSS THE NRN WI/WRN UP BORDER WILL TRACK EAST DURING
THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY. THIS WILL LIKELY SUPPRESS THE DEGREE OF
MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE RIDGING OVER LOWER MI THAT MOST MODEL
SOLUTIONS DEPICT /AT LEAST DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY/.
GIVEN THIS AND UPSTREAM RADAR IMAGERY...AN UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED
TO INCREASE AFTERNOON POPS. STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...A POCKET
OF MID LEVEL DRY AIR AND THE POTENTIAL INSTABILITY WILL BOOST
DOWNDRAFT STRENGTH AND SUGGESTS A FORMIDABLE RISK FOR STRONG WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

THE APPROACHING CONVECTIVE CLOUD COVER WILL CERTAINLY HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO CUT INTO AFTERNOON TEMPS. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAT
ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE CONSIDERING THERE IS STILL
UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH CONVECTION WILL SURVIVE INTO SE MI.
AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE TRENDS WILL DICTATE WHETHER OR NOT SOME OF
THE HEAT HEADLINES NEED TO BE DROPPED.

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That line wasn't very spectacular when it went through here in Allegan county. A lot of rain, a few claps of thunder and got pretty windy for a couple minutes. It's clearing out here pretty fast and we've had brightening sun for at least a half an hour now. That said, I'm somewhat surprised that the storm stayed intact long enough to reach here.

 

GRR has actually upped the high temp from 91° before the storm hit to 95° with 105° heat index when I just refreshed. The hiss I hear must be the steam beginning rise.

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That line wasn't very spectacular when it went through here in Allegan county. A lot of rain, a few claps of thunder and got pretty windy for a couple minutes. It's clearing out here pretty fast and we've had brightening sun for at least a half an hour now. That said, I'm somewhat surprised that the storm stayed intact long enough to reach here.

 

GRR has actually upped the high temp from 91° before the storm hit to 95° with 105° heat index when I just refreshed. The hiss I hear must be the steam beginning rise.

 

The part of the line poised to hit here has completely diminished (thus no lightning wih it).

 

But of course it probably won't weaken fast enough to prevent us from seeing rain / cloud debris...

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The part of the line poised to hit here has completely diminished (thus no lightning wih it).

 

But of course it probably won't weaken fast enough to prevent us from seeing rain / cloud debris...

Back home near Flint, it looks like it was pretty much just rain when it got there. 

 

Looking at the radar now, that top section is disintegrating pretty well so it might be a crapshoot at this time as to whether it will survive to the Detroit area. I'd definitely go with debris.

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The part of the line poised to hit here has completely diminished (thus no lightning wih it).

 

But of course it probably won't weaken fast enough to prevent us from seeing rain / cloud debris...

56mph wind gust at Flint. It seems unlikely that a lot of this squall line will be severe and/or interesting. IWX radar is detecting some higher rainfall rates in north central Indiana. That's something.

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outflow laying NW to SE across the heart of the w and s metro area, northern extent appears to be slowing/stalling near thundersnow

 

should lift north some but i won't be surprised if it remains to my south

 

definitely see an enhanced wind threat along and south of the boundary across N. IL

 

EDIT: any sw flow south of the boundary over NE IL remains diffuse and light

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outflow laying NW to SE across the heart of the w and s metro area, northern extent appears to be slowing/stalling near thundersnow

 

should lift north some but i won't be surprised if it remains to my south

 

definitely see an enhanced wind threat along and south of the boundary across N. IL

 

EDIT: any sw flow south of the boundary over NE IL remains diffuse and light

 

Daytime heating, lack of ongoing convection, etc argue that it will come north.  The light gradient that you mentioned though could mean that it has trouble in areas closer to the lake.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  

TORNADO WARNING  

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  

1203 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2015  

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A  

 

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  

SOUTHEASTERN CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN IOWA...  

CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN...  

 

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT  

 

* AT 1202 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  

TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CASSVILLE...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  

GUTTENBERG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  

 

HAZARD...TORNADO.  

 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  

 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  

SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  

DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  

DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  

 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  

LANCASTER AROUND 1225 PM CDT.  

 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  

BEETOWN...POTOSI...TENNYSON...NORTH BUENA VISTA AND MILLVILLE.  

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Daytime heating, lack of ongoing convection, etc argue that it will come north.  The light gradient that you mentioned though could mean that it has trouble in areas closer to the lake.

Yeah, it could stall in the metro area which could mean big trouble later this evening.

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