Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 10, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 1994, 9:07 PM EDT for Ogemaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 1994, 9:07 PM EDT (01:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 1994, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ogemaw County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 3529 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 747 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KHTL 060107 TORHTL MIC129-060215- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 907 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUGHTON LAKE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST MICHIGAN ...NORTHERN OGEMAW COUNTY AT 905 PM WEATHER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED TORNADO ACTIVITY IN NORTHEAST ROSCOMMON COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST CRAWFORD COUNTY MOVING EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE TORNADOES WERE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST OGEMAW COUNTY AT 905 PM THIS EVENING AND WILL REACH THE ROSE CITY AREA BY 920 PM AND THE SOUTH BRANCH AREA BY 935 PM EDT. PERSONS IN NORTHERN OGEMAW COUNTY AND THE AREAS IN AND AROUND ROSE CITY AND SOUTH BRANCH SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GzROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. KEITH NNNN
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 5, 8:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 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, 1 hour 6 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, 24 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, 23 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 8:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Crawford, Roscommon | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Crawford, Roscommon | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 10:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Gladwin | 67 min |
| Jul 5, 10:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 10:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 58 min |
| Jul 6, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saint Clair | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Wayne | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe, Wayne | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 5:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 6:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Ogemaw | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Midland | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.