Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 1994, 10:58 PM EDT for Muskegon County, Oceana County, Michigan. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 1994, 10:58 PM EDT (02:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 1994, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Muskegon County, MI, Oceana County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 1468 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 7.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KMKG 050300 RRA SVRMKG MIC121-127-MIZ901-902-050345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MUSKEGON MI 1058 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MUSKEGON MI HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN ...MUSKEGON COUNTY...OCEANA COUNTY AND FOR MARINE INTERESTS ON COASTAL WATERS FROM.. ...MUSKEGON TO LITTLE SABLE POINT AT 1055 PM EDT... WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF MUSKEGON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR MONTAGUE...15 MILES NORTH OF MUSKEGON. THE STORM SHOULD MOVE NEAR HESPERIA BY 1130 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL BE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 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. FELVER
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 4, 8:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-035-040-041-050115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 817 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL MIDNIGHT. INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE THE COMMUNITIES OF CLARE...GLADWIN...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... GRAYLING AND GAYLORD. AT 813 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR FROM HOUGHTON LAKE INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES WEST OF TRAVERSE CITY IN LEELANAU COUNTY TO 40 MILES WEST OF THE CITY OF CLARE IN CLARE COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 45 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE HOUGHTON LAKE AREA BY 900 PM AND THE GRAYLING AND GAYLORD AREAS BY 915 PM EDT THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA ARE STRONGLY URGED TO MONITOR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH...ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE INDOORS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. KEIT
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 8:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-035-040-041-050115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 817 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL MIDNIGHT. INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE THE COMMUNITIES OF CLARE...GLADWIN...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... GRAYLING AND GAYLORD. AT 813 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR FROM HOUGHTON LAKE INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES WEST OF TRAVERSE CITY IN LEELANAU COUNTY TO 40 MILES WEST OF THE CITY OF CLARE IN CLARE COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 45 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE HOUGHTON LAKE AREA BY 900 PM AND THE GRAYLING AND GAYLORD AREAS BY 915 PM EDT THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA ARE STRONGLY URGED TO MONITOR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH...ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE INDOORS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. KEIT
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 8:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
MIZ017-016-019-050145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 842 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 840 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CHARLEVOIX COUNTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS LINE WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. IF YOU LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CHARLEVOIX...BOYNE CITY...BOYNE FALLS...OR EAST JORDAN SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MARINERS ON LAKE MICHIGAN AROUND LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. ALSO...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. NORCROSS
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 8:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
MIZ017-016-019-050145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 842 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 840 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CHARLEVOIX COUNTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS LINE WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. IF YOU LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF CHARLEVOIX...BOYNE CITY...BOYNE FALLS...OR EAST JORDAN SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MARINERS ON LAKE MICHIGAN AROUND LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS. ALSO...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS. NORCROSS
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 9:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-035-040-041-050215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 908 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF CLARE...GLADWIN...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...GRAYLING AND GAYLORD. AT 900 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PETOSKEY IN CHARLEVOIX COUNTY TO THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF NEWAGO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN THE CADILLAC IN WEXFORD COUNTY AND IN LAKE CITY IN MISSAUKEE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PERSONS IN OTSEGO COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITIES OF OTSEGO LAKE AND WATERS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AS THESE STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA BY 925 PM. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH GRAYLING BY 930 PM...AND HOUGHTON LAKE BY 945 PM. IF YOU SEE THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH YOU SHOULD MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS. KEITH NNNN
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 9:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-035-040-041-050215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 908 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF CLARE...GLADWIN...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...GRAYLING AND GAYLORD. AT 900 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PETOSKEY IN CHARLEVOIX COUNTY TO THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF NEWAGO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN THE CADILLAC IN WEXFORD COUNTY AND IN LAKE CITY IN MISSAUKEE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PERSONS IN OTSEGO COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITIES OF OTSEGO LAKE AND WATERS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AS THESE STORMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA BY 925 PM. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH GRAYLING BY 930 PM...AND HOUGHTON LAKE BY 945 PM. IF YOU SEE THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH YOU SHOULD MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IMMEDIATELY. FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES PLEASE STAY TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS. KEITH NNNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Grand Traverse | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Missaukee, Wexford | 68 min |
| Jul 4, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 10:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 10:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Osceola | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 11:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Newaygo | 58 min |
| Jul 4, 11:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mecosta | 69 min |
| Jul 5, 12:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Missaukee | 65 min |
| Jul 5, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Leelanau | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Kalkaska | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Lake, Mason | 58 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.