Overview
Scattered severe thunderstorms began to develop across northern portions of Southeast Michigan in the early afternoon of July 11, 2023, as a strong cold front sagged southward across the area. Severe thunderstorms continued to impact parts of the area as storms moved eastward before diminishing in the early evening as the cold front moved out of the area. Damage from straight lined winds included numerous large tree limbs and power lines down. Mid level rotation was indicated on radar which led to a tornado warning and a wall cloud was reported near Mayville, Michigan. This isolated storm also produced one inch hail in Vassar, Michigan.
Photos
Mayville, MI Credit: Fred Moses |
Brown City, MI Credit: Mary Stikeleather Piorunek |
Gregory, MI Credit: Kris Kashubosky DeAngelo |
Macomb Township, MI Credit: Brendan Morang |
Macomb Township, MI Credit: Brendan Morang |
Radar
Click to Enlarge Radar loop courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) |
Storm Reports
|
Map of Local Storm Reports July 11, 2023 |
Severe Weather Local Storm Reports:
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 908 AM EDT Wed Jul 12 2023 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0250 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 NNE Keewahdin 43.10N 82.40W 07/11/2023 M40 mph LHZ443 MI Buoy Measured at Buoy 45209 0252 PM Hail 8 E Vassar 43.37N 83.42W 07/11/2023 M1.00 inch Tuscola MI Broadcast Media Picture of quarter sized hail 0313 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 WSW Silverwood 43.31N 83.30W 07/11/2023 Lapeer MI 911 Call Center Dispatch reports wires down across the northern portion of Lapeer county with a tree down near Mayville 0402 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Hell 42.43N 83.98W 07/11/2023 Livingston MI Broadcast Media Tree and large limbs down with small hail 0402 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SSE Chalkerville 42.42N 84.01W 07/11/2023 Washtenaw MI Emergency Mngr EM reports numerous trees down on houses, numerous wires down, and a 20ft pontoon boat was flipped on Halfmoon Lake 0436 PM Rain 3 W Lakeport 43.11N 82.56W 07/11/2023 M2.20 inch St. Clair MI Public 0442 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SW Goodison 42.72N 83.17W 07/11/2023 Oakland MI Public Social media picture of tree across road near the intersection of Silverbell and Gallagher Rds 0443 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ESE Rochester Hills 42.65N 83.13W 07/11/2023 Oakland MI Trained Spotter Large limbs down area the area of Rochester Rd, Hamlin Rd, and Avon Rds 0444 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Yates 42.67N 83.10W 07/11/2023 Oakland MI Trained Spotter Large limbs down causing damage to house siding near Avon and Dequindre 0449 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 ENE Yates 42.68N 83.07W 07/11/2023 Macomb MI Trained Spotter Numerous large limbs down around 24 mile and Shelby Rd 0500 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NW Allen`s Trailer Co 42.09N 83.97W 07/11/2023 Washtenaw MI Emergency Mngr EM reports numerous trees down and damage to a barn near Clinton and Allen Rds 0503 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Meade 42.73N 82.88W 07/11/2023 Macomb MI Public Large tree limbs down partially blocking North Ave between 26 and 27 mile rds 0505 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Chesterfield 42.66N 82.84W 07/11/2023 Macomb MI Public Social media pictures of numerous trees down in yards, across streets, and on power lines 0512 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ENE New Baltimore 42.69N 82.72W 07/11/2023 Macomb MI Public Social media pictures of large limbs down near M-29 and Walpole. 0520 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 N Britton 42.02N 83.83W 07/11/2023 Lenawee MI Trained Spotter Pictures of tree uprooted, numerous tree limbs of various sizes down 0525 PM Hail 2 ENE Britton 42.00N 83.80W 07/11/2023 M1.00 inch Lenawee MI Trained Spotter Quarter size hail along the edge of the hail core 0528 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Marine City 42.72N 82.49W 07/11/2023 St. Clair MI Trained Spotter Snapped power pole and large tree limb down on house. 0530 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Marine City 42.71N 82.50W 07/11/2023 St. Clair MI Trained Spotter Tree limbs down throughout town 0548 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SW Smiths Creek 42.90N 82.62W 07/11/2023 St. Clair MI Trained Spotter Large limbs down in yard near Mayer and Yager Rds 0600 PM Rain Jeddo 43.15N 82.58W 07/11/2023 M2.00 inch St. Clair MI Trained Spotter 4 hour rainfall total. 0621 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Grosse Pointe Shores 42.43N 82.87W 07/11/2023 M41 mph LCZ460 MI Mesonet Measured at Grosse Pointe Yacht Club 1200 AM Rain Adrian 41.90N 84.04W 07/12/2023 M1.09 inch Lenawee MI Co-Op Observer 24 hour rainfall total.
National Storm Reports for July 11, 2023 |
Environment
Click on the images below to see them expanded.
Figure 1: WPC Surface Analysis, valid 18 UTC July 11, 2023 | Figure 2: SPC Day 1 Outlook, valid 1630 UTC July 11, 2023 | Figure 3: KDTX Observed Sounding, valid 20 UTC July 11, 2023 |
Figure 4: Mid Level Lapse Rates, valid 19 UTC July 11, 2023 | Figure 5: Mixed-Layer CAPE, valid 19 UTC July 11, 2023 | Figure 6: Surface Dew Points, valid 18 UTC July 11, 2023 |
Figure 7: Downdraft CAPE, valid 18 UTC July 11, 2023 | Figure 8: 0-3 km Lapse Rates, valid 19 UTC July 11, 2023 | Figure 9: Effective Bulk Wind Shear, valid 19 UTC July 11, 2023 |
Media use of NWS Web News Stories is encouraged! Please acknowledge the NWS as the source of any news information accessed from this site. |