More Summer Like Weather

I’m not too fond of temperatures much above 75° (I am heat intolerant), but hey, with the low humidity it hasn’t been too much to complain about and it’s not about me anyway as most like the warmer temperatures.  Yesterday we reached 83° with a morning low of 50.5°.  Today we can expect much of the same with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low 80s inland.

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...Air Quality Alert for Friday April 14th...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
has declared Friday April 14th to be an Action Day for elevated
levels of ozone. Pollutants are expected to be in the unhealthy for
sensitive groups range.

The Action Day is in effect for the following Michigan counties...

Mason, Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Kent, Allegan, and Van Buren

People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead
to ozone formation. These activities include refueling vehicles
or topping off when refueling, using gasoline powered lawn
equipment, and using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive activities
include car pooling, biking to work, delaying or combining
errands, and using water based paints.

It is recommended that active children and adults, and persons
with respiratory diseases such as asthma, limit prolonged
outdoor exertion.

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U.S.A and Global Events for April 14th:

1886: The deadliest tornado in Minnesota history razed parts of St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids, leaving 72 dead and 213 injured. 11 members of a wedding party were killed including the bride and groom. The bottom of the Mississippi River was seen during the tornado’s crossing. Click HERE for more information from the StarTribune.

 

1912: On her maiden voyage, the RMS Titanic rammed into an iceberg just before midnight. The “unsinkable ship” sank two hours and forty minutes later into the icy water of the Atlantic Ocean near Newfoundland, Canada. Tragically, 1,517 passengers including the crew were lost. A nearby ship, the Carpathia, rushed to the Titanic and was able to save 706 people.

 

1922: The Mississippi River reached a record height of 21.3 feet at New Orleans, Louisiana, and the river was still rising, with the crest still a week away. Understandably, the City of New Orleans was nervous as reports of levees failing upriver reached the city. A crevasse below New Orleans would relieve the pressure on the town’s strained levees on the 27th, sparing the city from disaster.

 

1935: Black Sunday refers to a particularly severe dust storm that occurred on April 14, 1935, as part of the Dust Bowl. During the afternoon, the residents of the Plains States were forced to take cover as a dust storm, or “black blizzard,” blew through the region. The storm hit the Oklahoma Panhandle and Northwestern Oklahoma first and moved south for the remainder of the day. It hit Beaver around 4:00 p.m., Boise City around 5:15 p.m., and Amarillo, Texas, at 7:20 p.m. The conditions were the most severe in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, but the storm’s effects were felt in other surrounding areas.

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1999: In Sydney, Australia, a hailstorm caused $1.6 billion in damage, making it the costliest hailstorm to strike a populated city in the country. The hail damaged some 22,000 homes and more than 60,000 vehicles. Also, aircraft damage at Sydney Airport was extensive.

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Grand Rapids Forecast

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Lansing Forecast

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Holland Forecast

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Kalamazoo Forecast

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Forecast Discussion

...Warm and dry today...

Not much change to the going forecast. High pressure overhead will
result in light winds today and continued near-record high
temperatures...see the Climate section. The light winds will likely
contribute to a stagnant airmass. An Air Quality Alert is in effect
today for the lake shore counties plus Kent County.

Based on current satellite imagery, we`re likely to see a bit more
cirrus today compared the the past couple of days, but that won`t do
much keep temperatures at bay. We`ll see highs in the 80s across the
cwa today.

Saturday will be similar today as the trend in the models to delay
the cold front continues. the 3km Nam shows a brief window around
00z Sunday when a couple of showers may develop, but the bulk of the
precipitation looks like it will hold off until Sunday when the
front moves through.

...Wet and turning colder Sunday/Monday...

The models show quite a bit of wrap-around moisture with this
system. Initially, we`ll see showers and scattered thunderstorms
develop Sunday. A few of the storms could be strong to severe. This
is a strong cold front that will pushing through the cwa during peak
heating. Bulk shear values in the 40-50kt range suggest that
potential for a few storms to organized. SBCAPE values are greater
than 500 j/kg...not tremendous, but perhaps we`ll see a cell or two
overperform given the strong lift from the front. SPC has placed
much of the cwa in a Slight Risk Sunday.

As much colder air flows in behind the front...h8 temps plummet from
+12c Sunday morning to -8c Monday morning...showers will mix with
snow.

We`ll see early highs in the 70s Sunday and then struggle to see 40
Monday. The cold air won`t last long though and we`ll see highs in
the 65-70 degree range from mid week on.

Record High Temperatures for April 14
Grand Rapids     80 (2006)
Lansing          83 (1883)
Muskegon         76 (2003)
Kalamazoo        84 (1941)
Battle Creek     80 (1941)
Holland          85 (1941)