Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1992, 4:43 PM EDT for Muskegon County, Michigan. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1992, 4:43 PM EDT (20:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1992, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Muskegon County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 475 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -301 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KMKG 172043
SVRMKG
MIC121-172115-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MUSKEGON MI
443 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF LOWER MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN MUSKEGON
AT 440 PM EDT...SPOTTERS INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN THE
MUSKEGON AREA. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT AROUND 60 MPH
AND WILL AFFECT THE MUSKEGON AREA UNTIL 500 PM EDT AND WILL
REACH RAVENNA BY AROUND 500 PM EDT.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...GO TO A BASEMENT SHELTER IF
AVAILABLE...OTHERWISE GO TO A CENTRAL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DOr PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH
LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
NICOSIAWhat 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, 1:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
MIZ039-048-060>062-064>068-171900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 149 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 9 PM... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN MICHIGAN UNTIL 9 PM... AND INCLUDES EMMET... CHARLEVOIX... AND CHEBOYGAN COUNTIES OF EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE THE COMMUNITIES OF CHEBOYGAN... WOLVERINE... CHARLEVOIX... AND PETOSKEY. AT 147 PM... THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN... AND WERE AROUND 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 35 MILES AN HOUR... AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE CHARLEVOIX AREA BETWEEN 230 AND 3 PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE CHARLEVOIX... AND PETOSKEY AREAS... 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, 2:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 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, 2 hours 3 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, 1 hour 57 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, 1 hour 24 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, 1 hour 17 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
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, 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 | Alcona | 57 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.