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September 20, 2014  Severe Weather Event

 

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  Overview

On the early evening of September 20, 2014, strong to severe thunderstorms formed ahead of a cold front crossing central lower Michigan. These storms raced eastward at 45 mph causing areas of damage across parts of the area.

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Radar

 

 
Radar loop courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM).  Larger yellow boxes are severe thunderstorm watches, smaller (storm-based) yellow boxes are severe thunderstorm warnings, and blue boxes are special marine warnings.  NOTE: Time is in CDT!

  

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Local Storm Reports

 

 

 

Image courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM).  Yellow boxes are severe thunderstorm warnings, green box is an urban and small stream flood advisory and purple boxes are special marine warnings.  Local Storm Reports (LSR) are also shown plotted on the map.

Text Summary of Local Storm Reports (LSRs)
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Additional Resources

Area event summaries:

NWS Chicago, IL

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