NWS Detroit/Pontiac -- Severe Weather Reporting Form

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Severe Weather Reporting Form
Contact Information
Your Name:
Your Email:
Telephone:
Subject:
Event Details
Event Date: (mm-dd-yyyy)
Event Time: (hh:mm am/pm)
Event Location: town, county and street (if possible)
Event Description: Please enter your description of the event in the box below. When finished, click on Submit Report.

Reporting Instructions

We welcome reports of severe weather if they occur in
our County Warning Area (CWA). Our CWA includes the
following counties in Southeast Lower Michigan...

Midland, Bay, Huron, Saginaw, Tuscola, Sanilac,
Shiawassee, Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair, Livingston,
Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe

ddition, please do not submit a report unless it meets at least one of the following criteria:

Total snowfall of 2 inches or more per 12 hours
Ice accumulation due to freezing rain or freezing drizzle
Total rainfall of 1/2 inch or more for an event
Hail 3/4 of an inch or greater (Dime size or greater)
Wind gusts of 40 mph or greater (please indicate whether winds were measured or estimated)
Tornado
Waterspout
Ice jams and flooding of rivers or streams
Weather related damage to buildings, trees, or vehicles

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Reporting Instructions