Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 1995, 1:29 PM EDT for Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County, Emmet County, Michigan. It was in force for 61 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 13, 1995, 1:29 PM EDT (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 1995, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Charlevoix County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Emmet County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Sault Ste Marie, MI (KY62), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1042 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -245 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAPN 131732 RRA SVRAPN MIC031-047-029-MIZ515-514-509-131830- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 129 PM EDT THU JUL 13 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALPENA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTH LOWER PENINSULA ...CHEBOYGAN COUNTY...EMMET COUNTY AND FOR MARINE INTERESTS ON COASTAL WATERS FROM... ... NORWOOD TO HAMMOND BAY IN NORTHWEST LOWER PENINSULA ...CHARLEVOIX COUNTY AT 1228 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS RACING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH TOWARD EXTREME NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. THESE STORMS WILL HIT BEAVER ISLAND BY 130 PM... CROSS VILLAGE AND HARBOR SPRINGS BY 150 PM... AND MACKINAC ISLAND AND CHEYBOYGAN AROUND 21PM. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND POSSIBLY GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WILL OCCUR WIT0H THESE STORMS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND DESTRUCTIVE HAIL. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AND PERSONS ON LAND SHOULD SEEK SHELTER. WOOD/HOLLINGSWORTH
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 13, 10:59 AM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
MIZ016>019-023-024-029-030-036-042-509-514-132030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 1054 AM EDT THU JUL 13 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST AND EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 4 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 4 PM FOR ALCONA... ALPENA...ARENAC...CHARLEVOIX...CHEBOYGAN...EMMET...PRESQUE ISLE... MONTMORENCY...OSCODA...AND IOSCO COUNTIES IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN ...INCLUDING THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS. SOME COMMUNITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE PETOSKEY...INDIAN RIVER AND ROGERS CITY. AT 1054 AM...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO PARTS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL UPPER PENINSULA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AND WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH THIS MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA W EATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. WOOD
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 11:22 AM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-035-131630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 1122 AM EDT THU JUL 13 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ROSCOMMON...OGEMAW... CRAWFORD AND OTSEGO COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... GRAYLING AND GAYLORD. NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURING IN NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. HOWEVER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER NOON THEN MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 55 TO 60 MPH AND MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAINS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OFTEN DO PRODUCE TORNADOS WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. IF YOU LIVE IN NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA YOU ARE URGED TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE VERY FAST AND MAY BE UPON YOU WITH LITTLE WARNING. IF YOU ARE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON YOU SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF LOCAL CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IMMEDIATELY SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH. NNNN
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 12:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
MIZ016>018-023-024-029-030-036-042-509-514-132030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 1205 PM EDT THU JUL 13 1995 ...A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST AND EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN FOR THIS AFTERNOON... AT 12 PM TEMPERATURES WERE ALREADY IN THE 90S IN SOME LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. SHOWERS WHICH DO MOVE INTO THE AREA WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF BREAK TO THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER. HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY EXCEED TO 100 DEGREE MARK FOR DURATION OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGHOUT MOST OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 90 TO 105 DEGREES CAN MAKE SUNSTROKE...HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT EXHAUSTION POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND/OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS TAKE PLENTY OF LIQUIDS...AND IF POSSIBLE TAKE BREAKS FROM THE HEAT IN A SHADE. WOOD
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 12:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
MIZ016>018-023-024-029-030-036-042-509-514-132030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 1205 PM EDT THU JUL 13 1995 ...A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST AND EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN FOR THIS AFTERNOON... AT 12 PM TEMPERATURES WERE ALREADY IN THE 90S IN SOME LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. SHOWERS WHICH DO MOVE INTO THE AREA WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF BREAK TO THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER. HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY EXCEED TO 100 DEGREE MARK FOR DURATION OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGHOUT MOST OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 90 TO 105 DEGREES CAN MAKE SUNSTROKE...HEAT CRAMPS...AND HEAT EXHAUSTION POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND/OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS TAKE PLENTY OF LIQUIDS...AND IF POSSIBLE TAKE BREAKS FROM THE HEAT IN A SHADE. WOOD
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 12:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
MIZ008-015-131730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAULT STE MARIE MI 1225 PM EDT FRI JUL 13 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST UPPER MICHIGAN UNTIL 400 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST UPPER MICHIGAN UNTIL 400 PM. COUNTIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE MACKINAC AND CHIPPEWA. SOME COMMUNITIES INCLUDED ARE SAULT STE. MARIE... BRIMLEY... ST. IGNACE... KINROSS AND CEDARVILLE. THE WATCH ALSO INCLUDES AREAS TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF EAST UPPER MICHIGAN. AT 1220 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM MUNISING TO MENOMINEE AND WEST OF THAT LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM GRAND MARAIS TO MANISTIQUE BY 115 PM AND BY 145 PM EXTEND FROM WHITEFISH BAY TO BEAVER ISLAND. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HIT THE SAULT STE. MARIE AND ST. IGNACE AREAS AROUND 215 PM. THE TUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED SEVERE WEATHER IN THE WESTERN UPPER PENISULA BETWEEN 1000 AM AND NOON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE. PERSONS IN EAST UPPER MICHIGAN SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. BOATERS ON THE GREAT LAKES SHOULD ALSO SEEK SAFE HARBOR IN ADVANCE OF THESE STORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER UPDATES... STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOE
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 1:20 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
MIZ008-015-131830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAULT STE MARIE MI 120 PM EDT FRI JUL 13 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST UPPER MICHIGAN UNTIL 400 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST UPPER MICHIGAN UNTIL 400 PM. COUNTIES IN THE WATCH AREA INCLUDE MACKINAC AND CHIPPEWA. SOME COMMUNITIES INCLUDED ARE SAULT STE. MARIE... BRIMLEY... ST. IGNACE... KINROSS AND CEDARVILLE. THE WATCH ALSO INCLUDES AREAS TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF EAST UPPER MICHIGAN. AT 115 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING THROUGH THE UPPER MICHIGAN AREA FROM GRAND MARAIS TO PORT INLAND. THE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED INTO LAKE SUPERIOR AND LAKE MICHIGAN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH AND WILL EXIT THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN FROM SUGAR ISLAND TO DRUMMOND ISLAND BY 400 PM EDT. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE. PERSONS IN EAST UPPER MICHIGAN SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. BOATERS ON THE GREAT LAKES SHOULD ALSO SEEK SAFE HARBOR IN ADVANCE OF THESE STORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER UPDATES... STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mackinac | 63 min |
| Jul 13, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mackinac | 51 min |
| Jul 13, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Leelanau | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Kalkaska | 54 min |
| Jul 13, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Presque Isle | 65 min |
| Jul 13, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Montmorency | 52 min |
| Jul 13, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Missaukee, Wexford | 43 min |
| Jul 13, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Lake, Osceola | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Iosco | 56 min |
| Jul 13, 4:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Alcona | 43 min |
| Jul 13, 4:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Arenac | 60 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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.