Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 1986, 7:22 PM EDT for Sanilac County, Tuscola County, Michigan. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 1986, 7:22 PM EDT (23:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 1986, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Sanilac County, MI, Tuscola County, MI
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 7:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Sanilac, MI |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 6:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLINT MI 605 PM EDT FRI JUL 18 1986 ....SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT TILL 11PM EDT.... ...FOR MIDLAND BAY ARENAC SANILAC TUSCOLA AND HURON COUNTIES... AT 600 PM RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST SOUTH OF TAWAS TO ALPENA EXTENDING OUT OVER LAKE HURON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF :SAGINAW BAY AND NORTHERN HURON COUNTY WITHIN THE HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTENING. BURNS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Roscommon | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Roscommon | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron | 66 min |
| Jul 18, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron, Sanilac, Tuscola | 63 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.