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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Detroit, MI

July 5, 1994Gladwin County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 1994, 10:08 PM EDT for Gladwin County, Michigan. It was in force for 67 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 1994, 10:08 PM EDT (02:08 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 1994, 11:15 PM EDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Whole counties

County Gladwin County, MI

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 161 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KHTL 060210 COR
TORHTL
MIC051-060315-

BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI
1008 PM EDT TUE JUL 5 1994

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUGHTON LAKE HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...

IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

   ...SOUTHERN GLADWIN COUNTY

WEATHER SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED A SERIES
OF FUNNEL CLOUDS IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST CLARE COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS
WHICH WERE PRODUCING THE FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE ENTERING GLADWIN COUNTY 
AT 1005 PM EDT. PERSONS IN SOUTHERN GLADWIN COUNTY AND THE
COMMUNITIES OF GLADWIN AND BEAVERTON SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM OF THE HOME OR A BASEMENT IMMEDIATELY.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND 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 DICKS


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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, 2 hours 7 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 7 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 25 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 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, 9:44 PM EDT, 24 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, 23 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 8:30 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Crawford, Roscommon	45 min
Jul 5, 9:07 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Ogemaw	68 min
Jul 5, 9:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Crawford, Roscommon	64 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

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.