Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 1995, 4:48 PM EDT for Mecosta County, Michigan. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 1995, 4:48 PM EDT (20:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 1995, 5:18 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Mecosta County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 2755 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 798 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -10.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMKG 152049 RRA SVRMKG MIC107-152130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MUSKEGON MI 448 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MUSKEGON MI HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN ...SOUTHERN MECOSTA COUNTY AT 446 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN MECOSTA COUNTY...NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF ALTOMA. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR...AND WILL MOVE THROUGH REMUS BY 520 PM. THIS IS AN EXTENTION OF THE WARNING FOR MECOSTA COUNTY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO6 AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. HTS
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 15, 2:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
MIZ034-035-040-041-151900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 204 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PART OF NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM FOR CLARE...GLADWIN...ROSCOMMON AND OGEMAW COUNTIES AND THE COMMUNITIES OF CLARE...GLADWIN...HOUGHTON LAKE...HIGGINS LAKE AND WEST BRANCH. AT 200 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF HOUGHTON LAKE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE HOUGHTON LAKE AND HIGGINS LAKE AREA AROUND 300 PM. AS THESE STORMS PASS OVERHEAD THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AS WELL AS FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE STRONGLY URGED TO MONITOR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR UPDATES...STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS. KEITH NNNN
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
MIZ036-042-509-152130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 220 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 8 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR IOSCO AND ARENAC COUNTIES...INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 8 PM. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COMMUNITES OF HALE...OSCODA...EAST TAWAS...STERLING AND STANDISH. AT 230 PM...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN...ALTHOUGH STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH OVER THE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...WEST OF LUDINGTON. IF THESE STORMS CONTINUE THE SAME TRACK...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BEGIN TO MOVE INTO ALGER...STERLING AND WHITTEMORE NEAR 545 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN ARENAC AND IOSCO COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND SEEK SHELTER IF STORMS APPROACH. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WOOD
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
MIZ036-042-509-152130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR T
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 2:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
MIZ036-042-509-152130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR TYPO 2 PARA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALPENA MI 225 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL 8 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR IOSCO AND ARENAC COUNTIES...INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 8 PM. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COMMUNITES OF HALE...OSCODA...EAST TAWAS...STERLING AND STANDISH. AT 220 PM...NO THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN...ALTHOUGH STRONG STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH OVER THE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...WEST OF LUDINGTON. IF THESE STORMS CONTINUE THE SAME TRACK...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD BEGIN TO MOVE INTO ALGER...STERLING AND WHITTEMORE NEAR 545 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN ARENAC AND IOSCO COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND SEEK SHELTER IF STORMS APPROACH. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WOOD
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 4:14 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
MIZ034-035-040-041-152200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 415 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR CLARE...GLADWIN...ROSCOMMON AND OGEMAW COUNTIES AND THE COMMUNITIES OF CLARE...GLADWIN...HOUGHTON LAKE...HIGGINS LAKE AND WEST BRANCH. AT 410 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG...POSSIBLY SEVERE...THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF CLARE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST CLARE COUNTY AROUND 500 PM. AS THESE STORMS PASS OVERHEAD THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AS WELL AS FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST CLARE COUNTY ARE STRONGLY URGED TO WATCH FOR THREATENING WEA\THER CONDITIONS. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH MOVE INDOORS TO AN INTERIOR REINFORCED ROOM IN YOUR HOME AND MONITOR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS STORM. KEITH
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 4:15 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
MIZ034-035-040-041-152200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUGHTON LAKE MI 415 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR CLARE...GLADWIN...ROSCOMMON AND OGEMAW COUNTIES AND THE COMMUNITIES OF CLARE...GLADWIN...HOUGHTON LAKE...HIGGINS LAKE AND WEST BRANCH. AT 410 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG...POSSIBLY SEVERE...THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF CLARE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST CLARE COUNTY AROUND 500 PM. AS THESE STORMS PASS OVERHEAD THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AS WELL AS FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST CLARE COUNTY ARE STRONGLY URGED TO WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH MOVE INDOORS TO AN INTERIOR REINFORCED ROOM IN YOUR HOME AND MONITOR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS STORM. KEITH
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 | 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 |
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.