Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 1994, 7:17 PM EDT for Alcona County, Michigan. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 1994, 7:17 PM EDT (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 1994, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 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, 11.3 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
- 1487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 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 272318 RRA SVRAPN MIC001-MIZ509-280015- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 717 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALPENA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN ...SOUTHERN ALCONA COUNTY AND FOR MARINE INTERESTS ON COASTAL WATERS FROM... ...HARRISVILLE TO OSCODA AT 715 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING TO THE EAST 35 MPH ACROSS SOUTHERN ALCONA COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF GLENNIE. THE STORM WILL MOVE TO 5 MILES WEST OF GREENBUSH BY 745 PM AND MOVE OVER THE WATERS OF LAKE HURON BETWEEN GREENBUSH AND OSCODA BY 800 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES, DESTRUCTIVE HAIL, AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME. NORCROSS
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, Aug 27, 4:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-040-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 450 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE THROOUGH NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 445 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR OUT OF HOUGHTON LAKE INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR GAYLORD IN OTSEGO COUNTY SOUTH TO NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF CLARE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN CLARE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF OTSEGO...CRAWFORD...ROSCOMMON...AND CLARE COUNTIES BETWEEN 500 AND 530 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER FELL WITH ONE STORM OVER HIGGINS LAKE IN NORTHERN ROSCOMMON COUNTY. HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN...ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED POSSIBILITY OF WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING...GET INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY AND KEEP FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. HURLEY...CORRECTED SP
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 4:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-040-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 450 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE THROOUGH NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 445 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR OUT OF HOUGHTON LAKE INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEEDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR GAYLORD IN OTSEGO COUNTY SOUTH TO NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF CLARE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN CLARE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF OTSEGO...CRAWFORD...ROSCOMMON...AND CLARE COUNTIES BETWEEN 500 AND 530 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER FELL WITH ONE STORM OVER HIGGINS LAKE IN NORTHERN ROSCOMMON COUNTY. HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN...ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED POSSIBILITY OF WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INbCH IN DIAMETER. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING...GET INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY AND KEEP FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. HURLEY
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 4:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-040-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 450 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE THROOUGH NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN... AT 445 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR OUT OF HOUGHTON LAKE INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR GAYLORD IN OTSEGO COUNTY SOUTH TO NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF CLARE IN EXTREME SOUTHERN CLARE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF OTSEGO...CRAWFORD...ROSCOMMON...AND CLARE COUNTIES BETWEEN 500 AND 530 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER FELL WITH ONE STORM OVER HIGGINS LAKE IN NORTHERN ROSCOMMON COUNTY. HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN...ALONG WITH THE CONTINUED POSSIBILITY OF WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AND HAIL UPt TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING...GET INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY AND KEEP FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. HURLEY...CORRECTED SP
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 5:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
MIZ016>019-023-024-029-030-036-042-509-514-272245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 545 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN EARLY THIS EVENING... AT 540 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS...WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDING FROM ROGERS CITY...THROUGH HILLMAN AND MIO...TO NEAR GLADWIN. THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND BY 600 PM WILL EXTEND FROM ALPENA...TO GLENNIE...TO STANDISH. BY 630 PM...THE LINE WILL EXTEND FROM THE MOUTH OF THUNDER BAY...SOUTH ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE...TO AU GRES. BETWEEN 600 AND 630 PM THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN MONTMORENCY AND ALPENA COUNTIES AND NORTHERN OSCODA AND ALCONA COUNTIES. OTHER STRONG STORMS WILL BE CROSSING ARENAC AND SOUTHERN IOSCO COUNTIES. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MARINERS ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE FROM ROGERS CITY TO ALABASTER SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE APPROACHING STORMS AND SEEK SAFE HARBOR NOW. FREQUENT DEADY LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS. DO NOT USE THE TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DURING THUNDERSTORMS. NORCROSS
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 6:20 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
MIZ034-035-272330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 620 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF OGEMAW AND GLADWIN COUNTIES... AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR OUT OF HOUGHTON LAKE INDICATED A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF OGEMAW COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN GLADWIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER THE ROSE CITY AND WEST BRANCH AREAS...WITH ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED JUST TO THE EAST OF SECORD LAKE IN NORTHEASTERN GLADWIN COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH A SOUTHBRANCH TO PRESCOTT LINE IN EASTERN OGEMAW COUNTY BY 630 PM. AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT HALF HOUR...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING YOUR AREA...GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER QUICKLY AND KEEP FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. HURLEY
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 6:22 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
MIZ034-035-272330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 620 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF OGEMAW AND GLADWIN COUNTIES... AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR OUT OF HOUGHTON LAKE INDICATED A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF OGEMAW COUNTY AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN GLADWIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED OVER THE ROSE CITY AND WEST BRANCH AREAS...WITH ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED JUST TO THE EAST OF SECORD LAKE IN NORTHEASTERN GLADWIN COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL REACH A SOUTHBRANCH TO PRESCOTT LINE IN EASTERN OGEMAW COUNTY BY 630 PM. AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT HALF HOUR...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU SEE A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING^ YOUR AREA...GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER QUICKLY AND KEEP FROM USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. HURLEY
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.