On the afternoon of June 27, 2006,
an average thunderstorm located in southeastern Jackson County moving east
at 30 MPH quickly became severe over the Village of Manchester and developed
into a “low-topped Supercell” over Pittsfield Township. Here’s the
timeline:
|
Time |
Event/Action |
|---|---|
|
1400 |
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PARTIALLY ACTIVATES THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER WHEN NOAAPORT RADAR IMAGERY BEGINS TO DETECT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. |
|
1424 |
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MONITORS MANCHESTER FIRE AS THEY RESPOND TO REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES DIRECTLY UNDER A DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM. NWS OFFICIALS NOTIFIED. |
|
1432 |
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WASHTENAW COUNTY UNTIL 1545. |
|
1445 |
¾” HAIL REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC AT HICKORY STICKS GOLF CLUB IN FREEDOM TOWNSHIP. |
|
1450 |
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS ¾” HAIL AND 65 MPH WINDS CREATING 6” DIAMETER TREE LIMB DAMAGE IN SALINE. |
|
1458 |
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS 1” HAIL AND 55 MPH WINDS AT TEXTILE AND ANN ARBOR-SALINE ROADS IN LODI TOWNSHIP. |
|
1500 |
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS ¾” HAIL 3 MILES NORTH OF SALINE. |
|
1503 |
THE WEATHER STATION AT ANN ARBOR AIRPORT REGISTERS A 65 MPH WIND GUST. |
|
1507 |
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS 1.75 INCH HAIL AT STATE STREET AND MORGAN ROAD IN PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP. |
|
1510 |
CITIZEN REPORTS TWO 12-INCH TREES DOWNED ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS NEAR MORGAN AND STATE ROADS IN PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP. |
|
1510 |
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS SIX UTILITY POLES DOWNED ON PLATT ROAD SOUTH OF ELLSWORTH. |
|
1510 |
NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS ABOUT HAIL BETWEEN PEA-SIZED AND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER ACCUMULATING ON GROUND BETWEEN SALINE AND YPSILANTI. |
|
1510 |
NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS ¾” HAIL AT THE INTERSECTION OF PACKARD AND EISENHOWER IN ANN ARBOR. |
|
1512 |
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS 1” HAIL AT PLATT AND ELLSWORTH IN ANN ARBOR. |
|
1512 |
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS ¾” HAIL AND 56 MPH WINDS NEAR ELLSWORTH AND CARPENTER ROADS IN PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP. |
|
1514 |
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A LARGE TREE DOWNED ONTO A CAR IN ANN ARBOR. |
|
1515 to 1545 |
NUMEROUS TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORT PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AROUND SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, YPSILANTI CITY AND YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP. |
|
1545 |
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WASHTENAW COUNTY EXPIRES AS THE STORM MOVES INTO WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY AND WEAKENS. |
