Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 1994, 11:38 PM EDT for Newaygo County, Michigan. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 1994, 11:38 PM EDT (03:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1994, 12:36 AM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Newaygo County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
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 4, 9:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 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, 2 hours 30 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, 11:14 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-035-040-041-050430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 1114 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF OTSEGO...CRAWFORD...ROSCOMMON...OGEMAW...CLARE...GLADWIN AND THE COMMUNITIES OF GAYLORD...GRAYLING...HOUGHTON LAKE...HARRISON...AND GLADWIN. AT 1110 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR OUT OF HOUGHTON LAKE INDICATED ANOTHER BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING TO THE WEST OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN...EXTENDING FROM PETOSKEY SOUTHWEST TOWARD MUSKEGON. THE STRONGEST STORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOUGHTON LAKE TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUGHTON LAKE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH AN AREA FROM HIGGINS LAKE IN NORTHERN ROSCOMMON COUNTY TO GRAYLING IN CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY BY MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA... ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA... GET INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HURLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 11:15 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
MIZ017-018-023-024-029-030-036-042-509-050400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 1115 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN.... AT 1110 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THEY WILL REACH GRAND LAKE...ALPENA...HARRISVILLE... OSCODA AND STANDISH BY MIDNIGHT. VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY PASS OVERHEAD. IF YOU ARE IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...GET INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT OPERATE ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE WHEN LIGHTNING IS PRESENT. DS
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 11:16 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-035-040-041-050430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 1114 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF OTSEGO...CRAWFORD...ROSCOMMON...OGEMAW...CLARE...GLADWIN AND THE COMMUNITIES OF GAYLORD...GRAYLING...HOUGHTON LAKE...HARRISON...AND GLADWIN. AT 1110 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR OUT OF HOUGHTON LAKE INDICATED ANOTHER BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING TO THE WEST OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN...EXTENDING FROM PETOSKEY SOUTHWEST TOWARD MUSKEGON. THE STRONGEST STORMS EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOUGHTON LAKE TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUGHTON LAKE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH AN AREA FROM HIGGINS LAKE IN NORTHERN ROSCOMMON COUNTY TO GRAYLING IN CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTY BY MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA... ALONG WITH THE POSSIBI$LITY OF DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA... GET INDOORS IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HURLEY
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 11:20 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
MIZ017-018-023-024-029-030-036-042-509-050400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 1115 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN.... AT 1110 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THEY WILL REACH GRAND LAKE...ALPENA...HARRISVILLE... OSCODA AND STANDISH BY MIDNIGHT. VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY PASS OVERHEAD. IF YOU ARE IN THE VICINITY OF THESE STORMS...GET INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT OPERATE ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE WHEN ZLIGHTNING IS PRESENT. DS
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, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Muskegon, Oceana | 47 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.