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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Gaylord, MI

July 15, 1995Antrim County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 1995, 12:00 AM EDT for Antrim County, Michigan. It was in force for 45 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 15, 1995, 12:00 AM EDT (04:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 1995, 12:45 AM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI
Area: Whole counties

County Antrim County, MI

The nearest sounding before it

Sault Ste Marie, MI (KY62), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 176 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: 939 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -260 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1386 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.2

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KMKG 150402 RRA
SVRMKG
MIC009-089-150445-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MUSKEGON MI
MIDNIGHT EDT SAT JUL 15 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MUSKEGON MI  HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN
 
   ...NORTHERN ANTRIM COUNTY...NORTHERN LEELANAU COUNTY
 
AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
 
AT 1155 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF TRAVERSE CITY NEAR
NORTHPORT. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO EAST-NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH AND WILL EFFECT THE COMMUNITY OF NORTHPORT AROUND MIDNIGHT
AND PARTS OF NORTH ANTRIM COUNTY BETWEEN 1210 AM AND 1240 AM EDT.
 
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DON'T USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
 
MB

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, 10:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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, 1 hour 7 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

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 11:15 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

MIZ022-028-034-035-040-041-150600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI
1115 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 5 AM EDT...

THE TORNADO WATCH THAT REMAINED IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR OTSEGO
COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE NORTH PORTIONS OF LOWER MICHIGAN... INCLUDING OTSEGO AND
CRAWFORD COUNTIES... AND WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT. THE WATCH
AREA INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF GAYLORD AND GRAYLING.

AT 1115 PM... RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE
LAKE HURON SHORELINE NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF HURON BEACH SOUTHWEST
ACROSS ONAWAY TO THE NORTHEAST OTSEGO COUNTY LINE... ABOUT 17 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GAYLORD.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WHILE NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OCCURRING IN OTSEGO OR CRAWFORD
COUNTIES... THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF LOCALLY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE UNTIL 5 AM.

SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY... AND PERSONS IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED
TO TAKE SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS IN A STURDY BUILDING.

FRUEHAUF

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 11:17 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

MIZ022-028-034-035-040-041-150600-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI
1115 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 5 AM EDT...

THE TORNADO WATCH THAT REMAINED IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR OTSEGO
COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE NORTH PORTIONS OF LOWER MICHIGAN... INCLUDING OTSEGO AND
CRAWFORD COUNTIES... AND WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT. THE WATCH
AREA INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF GAYLORD AND GRAYLING.

AT 1115 PM... RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE
LAKE HURON SHORELINE NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF HURON BEACH SOUTHWEST
ACROSS ONAWAY TO THE NORTHEAST OTSEGO COUNTY LINE... ABOUT 17 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GAYLORD.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

WHILE NO SEVERE WEATHER WAS OCCURRING IN OTSEGO OR CRAWFORD
COUNTIES... THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF LOCALLY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE UNTIL 5 AM.

SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY... AND PERSONS IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER AND BEv PREPARED
TO TAKE SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS IN A STURDY BUILDING.

FRUEHAUF

Local storm report, Jul 14, 11:39 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAULT STE MARIE MI
1139 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 1995

TIME (EDT) ...LOCATION............   STATE.... EVENT/REMARKS.........
...
DATE       ...COUNTY..............

2110 EDT    WHITEFISH BAY
07/14/95    CHIPPEWA COUNTY          MI      70 MPH WIND GUST
                                             THUNDERSTORM GUST
                                             REPORTED BY COAST GUARD

2133 EDT    SAULT STE MARIE          MI      3/4 INCH DIA HAIL
07/14/95    CHIPPEWA COUNTY                  REPORTED AT WSO SAULT
                                             STE MARIE AND BY SPOTTER

2135 EDT    SAULT STE MARIE          MI      1 INCH DIA HAIL
07/14/95    CHIPPEWA COUNTY                  REPORTED AT HOME BY
                                             NWS EMPLOYEE

2135 EDT    BRIMLEY
07/14/95    CHIPPEWA COUNTY          MI      3/4 INCH DIA HAIL
                                             REPORTED BY SPOTTER

BAK

Local storm report, Jul 14, 11:40 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAULT STE MARIE MI
1139 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 1995

TIME (EDT) ...LOCATION............   STATE.... EVENT/REMARKS.........
...
DATE       ...COUNTY..............

2110 EDT    WHITEFISH BAY
07/14/95    CHIPPEWA COUNTY          MI      70 MPH WIND GUST
                                             THUNDERSTORM GUST
                                             REPORTED BY COAST GUARD

2133 EDT    SAULT STE MARIE          MI      3/4 INCH DIA HAIL
07/14/95    CHIPPEWA COUNTY                  REPORTED AT WSO SAULT
                                             STE MARIE AND BY SPOTTER

2135 EDT    SAULT STE MARIE          MI      1 INCH DIA HAIL
07/14/95    CHIPPEWA COUNTY                  REPORTED AT HOME BY
                                             NWS EMPLOYEE

2135 EDT    BRIMLEY
07/14/95    CHIPPEWA COUNTY          MI      3/4 INCH DIA HAIL
                                             REPORTED BY SPOTTER

BAK

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 14, 10:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Presque Isle	64 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

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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.