Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1992, 5:53 PM EDT for Alcona County, Michigan. It was in force for 57 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1992, 5:53 PM EDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1992, 6:50 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Alcona County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Sault Ste Marie, MI (KY62), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 209 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2250 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 342 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 399 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KAPN 172153
SVRAPN
MIC007-001-172300-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI
553 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF LOWER MICHIGAN
ALPENA...NORTHWEST ALCONA
...THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FOR THE
COUNTIES JUST MENTIONED
AT 550 PM... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAIRVIEW... ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ALPENA.
THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR...
AND WILL BE PASSING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ALCONA
COUNTY... NORTH OF CURRAN... BY 605 PM... REACHING THE CITY
OF ALPENA AT AROUND 630 PM.
IF YOU ARE IN ALPENA... LACHINE... OR NEAR THE FLETCHER
FLOODWATERS... GET INSIDE A REINFORCED SHELTER NOW.
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND SOMETIMES DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING...SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
CAMPBELLWhat 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, Jun 17, 2:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
MIZ069-070-083-171915 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAULT STE MARIE MI 215 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST UPPER MICHIGAN... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CHIPPEWA...LUCE AND MACKINAC COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAULT STE MARIE...NEWBERRY AND ST IGNACE...UNTIL 9 PM EDT. AT 205 PM EDT MARQUETTE RADAR INDICATED A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OVER EAST UPPER MICHIGAN. HOWEVER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES...MAY DEVELOP OVER EAST UPPER MICHIGAN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS IN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN EAST UPPER MICHIGAN SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES DURING THIS PERIOD. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS OR TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. MR
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
MIZ039-048-060>062-064>068-171900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 240 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 9 PM... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF LOWER MICHIGAN MICHIGAN UNTIL 9 PM... AND INCLUDES ALL THE COUNTIES IN EXTREME NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE THE COMMUNITIES OF CHARLEVOIX... CHEBOYGAN... ATLANTA... ALPENA ... OSCODA... AND STANDISH. AT 239 PM... THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN... AND PARTS OF WEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THIS AREA EXTENDED SOUTH FROM JUST WEST OF BEAVER ISLAND... 45 MILES WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE... TO NEAR REED CITY... ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUGHTON LAKE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR... AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PETOSKEY AND PELLSTON AREAS BY 330 PM. IF YOU ARE IN NORTHEAST OR EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... GET READY NOW FOR POWERFUL THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. EVERYONE SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR QUICKLY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. CAMPBELL
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 2:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
MIZ039-048-060>062-064>068-171900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT.. CORRECTED FIRST PARA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 246 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 9 PM... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 9 PM... AND INCLUDES ALL THE COUNTIES IN EXTREME NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE THE COMMUNITIES OF CHARLEVOIX... CHEBOYGAN... ATLANTA... ALPENA ... OSCODA... AND STANDISH. AT 239 PM... THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN... AND PARTS OF WEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THIS AREA EXTENDED SOUTH FROM JUST WEST OF BEAVER ISLAND... 45 MILES WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE... TO NEAR REED CITY... ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUGHTON LAKE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR... AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PETOSKEY AND PELLSTON AREAS BY 330 PM. IF YOU ARE IN NORTHEAST OR EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... GET READY NOW FOR POWERFUL THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. EVERYONE SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR QUICKLY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. CAMPBELL
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
MIZ069-070-083-172120 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAULT STE MARIE MI 320 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST UPPER MICHIGAN... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CHIPPEWA...LUCE AND MACKINAC COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAULT STE MARIE...NEWBERRY AND ST IGNACE...UNTIL 9 PM EDT. AT 305 PM EDT MARQUETTE RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER SEUL CHOIX PT. MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CURTIS BY 330 PM AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS BEING REPORTED OVER EAST UPPER MICHIGAN AT THIS TIME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES...MAY YET DEVELOP OVER EAST UPPER MICHIGAN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS IN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN EAST UPPER MICHIGAN SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES DURING THIS PERIOD. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS OR TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. MR
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:26 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
MIZ069-070-083-172120 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECT SECOND PARAGRAPH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAULT STE MARIE MI 324 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST UPPER MICHIGAN... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CHIPPEWA...LUCE AND MACKINAC COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAULT STE MARIE...NEWBERRY AND ST IGNACE...UNTIL 9 PM EDT. AT 305 PM EDT MARQUETTE RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM OVER SEUL CHOIX PT...55 MILES WEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CURTIS...50 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE...BY 330 PM AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS BEING REPORTED OVER EAST UPPER MICHIGAN AT THIS TIME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES ...MAY YET DEVELOP OVER EAST UPPER MICHIGAN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS IN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN EAST UPPER MICHIGAN SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES DURING THIS PERIOD. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION ANnD RADIO STATIONS OR TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. MR
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:54 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
MIZ069-070-083-172300 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAULT STE MARIE MI 500 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST UPPER MICHIGAN... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CHIPPEWA...LUCE AND MACKINAC COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAULT STE MARIE...NEWBERRY AND ST IGNACE...UNTIL 9 PM EDT. AT 450 PM EDT MARQUETTE AND ALPENA WEATHER RADARS INDICATED A MASS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WHICH COVERED PRATICALLY ALL OF EAST UPPER MICHIGAN. THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING AT BOTH SAULT STE MARIE AND NEWBERRY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS BEING REPORTED OVER EAST UPPER MICHIGAN AT THIS TIME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES...MAY YET DEVELOP OVER EAST UPPER MICHIGAN DURING EVENING HOURS. THIS IS AN ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS IN THE WATCH AREA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN EAST UPPER MICHIGAN SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES DURING THIS PERIOD. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS OR TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. MR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mecosta, Osceola | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oceana | 27 min |
| Jun 17, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Osceola | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Lake, Mason | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Grand Traverse, Wexford | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Muskegon | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 5:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Antrim | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 69 min |
| Jun 17, 5:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Newaygo | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena | 67 min |
| Jun 17, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Arenac, Iosco | 44 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.