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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Detroit, MI

July 5, 1994Ogemaw County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 1994, 10:20 PM EDT for Ogemaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 35 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 1994, 10:20 PM EDT (02:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 1994, 10:55 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Whole counties

County Ogemaw County, MI

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 5, 8:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
MIZ016>055-060100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
800 PM EDT TUE JUL5 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 563 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
NORTH HALF OF LOWER MICHIGAN AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT...

AT 757 PM EDT... RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS... RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN FROM LUDINGTON TO JUST WEST
OF ALPENA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN OVER THE REMAINDER
OF THE EVENING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH HALF OF
LOWER MICHIGAN AND WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH AREA ARE THE COMMUNITIES OF PETOSKEY...ALPENA
...GAYLORD...TRAVERSE CITY...CADILLAC...HOUGHTON LAKE...MT PLEASANT
...LUDINGTON...MUSKEGON...BIG RAPIDS...MIDLAND...AND SAGINAW.

AS STORMS CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING... THEY WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND
SEVERE WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH.  HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH
THESE STORMS.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA... MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY IMMEDIATELY.  PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS IN THIS DANGEROUS
WEATHER SITUATION.

WAGENMAKER
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 8:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
MIZ016>055-060100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
800 PM EDT TUE JUL5 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 563 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
NORTH HALF OF LOWER MICHIGAN AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT...

AT 757 PM EDT... RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS... RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN FROM LUDINGTON TO JUST WEST
OF ALPENA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN OVER THE REMAINDER
OF THE EVENING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH HALF OF
LOWER MICHIGAN AND WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH AREA ARE THE COMMUNITIES OF PETOSKEY...ALPENA
...GAYLORD...TRAVERSE CITY...CADILLAC...HOUGHTON LAKE...MT PLEASANT
...LUDINGTON...MUSKEGON...BIG RAPIDS...MIDLAND...AND SAGINAW.

AS STORMS CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING... THEY WILL BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND
SEVERE WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH.  HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH
THESE STORMS.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA... MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY IMMEDIATELY.  PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS IN THIS DANGEROUS
WEATHER SITUATION.

WAGENMAKER
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 8:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060545-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLINT  MI
843 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF EAST
CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL LOWER MICHGAN UNTIL 1 AM
EDT..INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE THE COUNTIES OF MIDLAND...BAY
...SAGINAW...HURON...TUSCOLA AND SANILAC. INCLUDED ARE THE
COMMUNITIES
OF BAY CITY...BAD AXE...MIDLAND...SANDUSKY...CARO AND SAGINAW.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSON IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENT AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

THIES
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 8:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060545-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLINT  MI
843 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF EAST
CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL LOWER MICHGAN UNTIL 1 AM
EDT..INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE THE COUNTIES OF MIDLAND...BAY
...SAGINAW...HURON...TUSCOLA AND SANILAC. INCLUDED ARE THE
COMMUNITIES
OF BAY CITY...BAD AXE...MIDLAND...SANDUSKY...CARO AND SAGINAW.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSON IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENT AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

THIES
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 9:44 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060345-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLINT  MI
944 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE A POSSIBILITY ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
EAST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 100 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF EAST
CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.  COUNTIES INCLUDED
IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE BAY...MIDLAND...SAGINAW...TUSCOLA...
SANILAC AND HURON.  SOME COMMUNITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE...
BAD AXE...BAY CITY...SAGINAW...SANFORD...CARO AND SANDUSKY.

AT 943 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN.  ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER
WITH THESE STORMS...THE SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUED TO STAY NORTH AND
WEST OF THE WATCH AREA.

THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE REST
OF THE EVENING.  THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE COUNTIES OF MIDLAND
AND BAY BY 1030 AND MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 65 MILES AN
HOUR.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 9:45 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060345-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLINT  MI
944 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE A POSSIBILITY ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
EAST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 100 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF EAST
CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 100 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.  COUNTIES INCLUDED
IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE BAY...MIDLAND...SAGINAW...TUSCOLA...
SANILAC AND HURON.  SOME COMMUNITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH AREA ARE...
BAD AXE...BAY CITY...SAGINAW...SANFORD...CARO AND SANDUSKY.

AT 943 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN.  ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER
WITH THESE STORMS...THE SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUED TO STAY NORTH AND
WEST OF THE WATCH AREA.

THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE REST
OF THE EVENING.  THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE COUNTIES OF MIDLAND
AND BAY BY 1030 AND MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 65 MILES AN
HOUR.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLE@SS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 8:30 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXCrawford, Roscommon45 min
Jul 5, 9:07 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXOgemaw68 min
Jul 5, 9:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXCrawford, Roscommon64 min
Jul 5, 10:08 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXGladwin67 min
Jul 5, 10:30 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXOgemaw46 min
Jul 6, 12:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXTuscola58 min
Jul 6, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac48 min
Jul 6, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac42 min
Jul 6, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac45 min
Jul 6, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSaint Clair54 min
Jul 6, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXWayne33 min
Jul 6, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMonroe, Wayne60 min
Jul 6, 5:53 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXOgemaw37 min
Jul 6, 6:45 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXOgemaw30 min
Jul 6, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay62 min
Jul 6, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMidland33 min

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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.