Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 1995, 10:56 PM EDT for Presque Isle County, Michigan. It was in force for 64 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 1995, 10:56 PM EDT (02:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 1995, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Presque Isle County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 998 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -252 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1149 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAPN 150258 RRA SVRAPN MIC141-MIZ509-150400- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 1056 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALPENA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST LOWER PENINSULA ...PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY AND FOR MARINE INTERESTS ON COASTAL WATERS FROM... ...HAMMOND BAY TO PRESQUE ISLE HARBOR AT 1055 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR ALVERNO TO INDIAN RIVER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH...AND WILL EXTEND FROM ROGERS CITY TO HAWKS BY 1120 PM...AND FROM NORTHERN LAKE HURON TO NEAR GRAND LAKE BY 1145 PM. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KNOTS...TORRENTIAL RAINS...LARGE HAIL....AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. IF YOU ARE IN THFE PATH OF THESE STORMS SEEK A STURDY SHELTER NOW. SHOBE1/NORCROSS
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 14, 9:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
MIZ022-028-034-035-040-041-150500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 925 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL MIDNIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR CRAWFORD...ROSCOMMON...OGEMAW... CLARE AND GLADWIN COUNTIES... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR CRAWFORD...ROSCOMMON...OGEMAW...CLARE AND GLADWIN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OTSEGO COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AT 925 PM EDT NO THUNDERSTORM ACITIVITY WAS OCCURRING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 9:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
MIZ016>019-023-024-029-030-036-042-509-514-150330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 930 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR ALCONA...ARENAC...IOSCO...AND OSCODA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ALCONA...ARENAC...IOSCO...AND OSCODA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ALPENA...CHEBOYGAN ... CHEBOYGAN...MONTMORENCY...EMMET... CHARLEVOIX AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WATCH ALSO INCLUDES THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES MENTIONED ABOVE. AT 915 PM...NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS OCCURING ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THESE STORMS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AS THEY APPROACH NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SHOBE1
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 9:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
MIZ016>019-023-024-029-030-036-042-509-514-150330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 924 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR ALCONA...ARENAC...IOSCO...AND OSCODA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ALCONA...ARENAC...IOSCO...AND OSCODA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ALPENA...CHEBOYGAN...MONTMORENCY...EMMET... CHARLEVOIX AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WATCH ALSO INCLUDES THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES MENTIONED ABOVE. AT 915 PM...NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS OCCURING ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS THE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THESE STORMS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AS THEY APPROACH NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SHOBE1
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 10:49 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI
1049 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 1995
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND
EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 5 AM EDT...
THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ALPENA...CHEBOYGAN...MONTMORENCY...EMMET...
CHARLEVOIX...AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST AND EXTREME
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH UNTIL 5 AM EDT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALCONA AND OSCODA
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 5 AM EDT...
AT 940 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM
EXTREME NORTHERN PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY...WEST ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN...AND FURTHER INTO WISCONSIN. THE STORMS JUST NORTH OF
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY OVER LAKE HURON PRODUCED 67 MPH WINDS AT MACKINAW
CITY. THE STORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE EAST...AND WILL AFFECT THE
WATCH AREA THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY MORNING.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER
WEATHER UPDATES...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
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MIZ016>019-023-024-029-030-036-042-509-514-150900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 1049 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 5 AM EDT... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ALPENA...CHEBOYGAN...MONTMORENCY...EMMET... CHARLEVOIX...AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST AND EXTREME NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 5 AM EDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALCONA AND OSCODA COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 5 AM EDT... AT 940 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM EXTREME NORTHERN PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY...WEST ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN...AND FURTHER INTO WISCONSIN. THE STORMS JUST NORTH OF CHEBOYGAN COUNTY OVER LAKE HURON PRODUCED 67 MPH WINDS AT MACKINAW CITY. THE STORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE EAST...AND WILL AFFECT THE WATCH AREA THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SHOBE2
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 10:53 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
MIZ008-015-150500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAULT STE MARIE MI 1053 PM EDT FRI JUL 13 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CHIPPEWA AND MACKINAC COUNTIES OF EAST UPPER MICHIGAN UNTIL 5 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN EAST UPPER MICHIGAN HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY. THE TORNADO WATCH FOR MACKINAC COUNTY IS BEING REPLACED BY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THE COMMUNTIES OF SAULT STE MARIE... STRONGS...KINROSS...ST IGNACE...ENGADINE...AND CEDARVILLE. AT 1045 PM...A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS EASTERN AREAS OF CHIPPEWA AND MACKINAC COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 40 TO 50 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EXIT EAST UPPER MICHIGAN BY 1130 PM...BUT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE STORMS DEVELOPING AND MOVING ACROSS EAST UPPER MICHIGAN. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...LARGE HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS OF EAST UPPER MICHIGAN SHOULD STAY ALERT OVERNIGHT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON T,HIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. OX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa | 68 min |
| Jul 14, 9:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mackinac | 57 min |
| Jul 14, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 66 min |
| Jul 14, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa, Mackinac | 60 min |
| Jul 15, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Leelanau | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Newaygo, Oceana | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mecosta | 64 min |
| Jul 15, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Newaygo | 49 min |
| Jul 15, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Mecosta | 30 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.