purduewx80 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Nice orange sky and rainbow on the back side now as the sunset undercuts things. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Yikes! BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 927 PM EDT Fri Jun 26 2020 The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Kalamazoo County in southwestern Michigan... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 927 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Paw Paw, moving east at 55 mph. This is a very dangerous storm. HAZARD...85 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged or destroyed. Homes and businesses will have substantial roof and window damage. Expect extensive tree damage and power outages. * Locations impacted include... Kalamazoo... Portage... Vicksburg... Galesburg... Mattawan... Schoolcraft... Climax... Richland... Comstock Northwest... Westwood... Gull Lake... Alamo... Fulton... Augusta... Oshtemo... Comstock... Scotts... Cooper... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm has the potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Nice full blown MCS, with multiple line segments headed into S MI and N IN. There will likely be several corridors with significant damaging winds. Needed development a few more counties west of where it occurred for it to have been a mature MCS by the time it reached here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Significant wind damage potential across N IN for the short term. Winds of 60-80mph likely in three distinct line segments. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Absolutely dumping. Gusty winds too but sub severe at my location. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Valpo area looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Incredible sunset tonight 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Seems like there will be a lot of reports out of Valpo. Personally, some sub severe winds with the gust front. Tried to get a picture of the shelf cloud but it kind of snuck up on me behind the trees. Lots of rain. Not a ton of lightning. Waiting to hear about potential damage in nearby areas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Wasn't expecting a possible watch this far south. Quote MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1016 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0940 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2020 AREAS AFFECTED...FAR EASTERN ILLINOIS ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...AND MUCH OF OHIO. CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH LIKELY 307... VALID 270240Z - 270415Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...80 PERCENT SUMMARY...A LINE OF STORMS WHICH IS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS FROM EASTERN ILLINOIS INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL MICHIGAN, AND CONTINUES TO SAG SOUTH. LOCAL WATCH EXTENSIONS AND/OR A DOWNSTREAM WATCH MAY BE NEEDED. DISCUSSION...NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND MEASURED SEVERE WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG A LINE OF STORMS FROM EASTERN ILLINOIS INTO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. MOST DAMAGING WINDS HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH INDIVIDUAL BOWING SEGMENTS EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS LINE. HOWEVER, DESPITE VERY STRONG WIND SIGNATURES ALOFT, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE STRONGER (70+ KT) WINDS SAMPLED BY KIWX AT 3-4KFT ARE REACHING THE SURFACE BASED ON THE RECENT 52 MPH WIND GUST AT KVPZ WHICH WAS AT THE APEX OF THE BOWING SEGMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONGEST WIND SIGNATURE BASED ON RADAR. HOWEVER, THE ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES TO REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR DAMAGING WINDS AHEAD OF THIS LINE, AND THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THESE STRONGER WINDS FROM ALOFT TO REACH THE SURFACE. THE UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT AHEAD OF THIS LINE AND A STRENGTHENING LOW-LEVEL JET (NOW >50 KTS PER KIWX VWP BETWEEN 1-2 KM) SHOULD SUSTAIN THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THEREFORE, A DOWNSTREAM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. THE TIMING OF A NEW WATCH REMAINS UNCERTAIN AS IWX CAN LOCALLY EXTEND WATCH 307 IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT EVENTUALLY THE LINE OF STORMS WILL REACH SOUTH AND EAST OF THE IWX CWA WHICH WILL LIKELY NECESSITATE A NEW WATCH IF SEVERE CONVECTION PERSISTS AS EXPECTED. ..BENTLEY/EDWARDS.. 06/27/2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 1 hour ago, A-L-E-K said: Incredible sunset tonight Saharan dust contributions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 There will probably be quite a few more storm reports out of these sections of the line that are bowing outward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 A+ in the lightning department with this one. One hell of a light show and the line was pretty strong when it came through too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Nice corridor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 16 hours ago, RogueWaves said: Saharan dust contributions?? I believe it's all anvil cirrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 That area of storms around Kankakee IL has been persistent. Looks like radar is estimating close to if not over 8" southeast of Kankakee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 3 hours ago, snowlover2 said: That area of storms around Kankakee IL has been persistent. Looks like radar is estimating close to if not over 8" southeast of Kankakee. Someone is not going to be happy about basement flooding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 9 hours ago, bowtie` said: Someone is not going to be happy about basement flooding. lol, I'll own that. All good here though. Was put under a FF Warning at 4:30 yesterday...and ended up with 0.25" total. To my south and southeast, not so good though. Saw a report of 7.76" from Kentland IN. That's a lot of water, in a short amount of time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 15 hours ago, A-L-E-K said: I believe it's all anvil cirrus Was referring to the unique coloration. There was a likelihood for impressive optics per this article: https://www.mlive.com/weather/2020/06/saharan-dust-blowing-into-michigan-could-mean-fantastic-sunrises-sunsets.html Edit - awesome shots btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 29 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: lol, I'll own that. All good here though. Was put under a FF Warning at 4:30 yesterday...and ended up with 0.25" total. To my south and southeast, not so good though. Saw a report of 7.76" from Kentland IN. That's a lot of water, in a short amount of time. That is good to hear. Still going to have to keep the fingers crossed for a few days with that boundary meandering in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Not quite in our sub, but it looks like there's a good shot at some very picturesque supercells out in northwestern IA later this afternoon/early evening. CAMs have been adamant in developing one or two large slow moving sups in the wake if this morning's MCV. Large cape and nice swooping hodos (albeit a bit short). Not so sure about tor potential, but would still be great to be on those sups after they mature. Kind of kicking myself for not being out there at the ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 I drove all the to South Haven waterfront to capture some footage. Glad I went. It was awesome. Marine-layer shelf was so low it was almost touching the water. Nice lightning bolts too. The portion that hit was near the kink in the line with the stronger bowing segment / rear-inflow-jet slamming the shore just a few miles south. Winds were still impressive, though not quite as severe as down towards Benton Harbor. The worst wind seemed to hit directly between Benton Harbor and South Haven, but it would have been hard to find a public location to park the car with a beach view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Editing my footage now. Laptop is kinda old so it's taking a long time to make. I'm guessing winds were in the 55 mph range... so just barely sub-severe. 70 mph gusts were a little south of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 6 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Not quite in our sub, but it looks like there's a good shot at some very picturesque supercells out in northwestern IA later this afternoon/early evening. CAMs have been adamant in developing one or two large slow moving sups in the wake if this morning's MCV. Large cape and nice swooping hodos (albeit a bit short). Not so sure about tor potential, but would still be great to be on those sups after they mature. Kind of kicking myself for not being out there at the ready. My apologies to the chasers in that area. I jinxed you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Storm at South Haven... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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