Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this tornado warning at Jul 4, 1994, 10:31 PM EDT for Osceola County, Michigan. It was in force for 34 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 1994, 10:31 PM EDT (02:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 1994, 11:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Osceola County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 208 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 TTAA00 KMKG 050231 TORMKG MIC133-050315- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MUSKEGON MI 1031 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MUSKEGON MI HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN ...OSCEOLA COUNTY AT 1030 PM EDT... FIRE OFFICIALS IN ROSE LAKE TOWNSHIP REPORTED A TORNADO JUST NORTHEAST OF THE TOWN OF LEROY...15 MILES SOUTH OF CADILLAC. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL MOVE NEAR THE TOWN OF DIGHTON...12 MILES SOUTH OF CADILLAC BY 1040 PM. PEOPLE IN DIGHTON SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW!!!!! IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDtOWS. FELVER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 14 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 14 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, 1 hour 49 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, 1 hour 47 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 23 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 23 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, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Muskegon, Oceana | 47 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
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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.