Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 1998, 8:53 PM EDT for Baraga County, Houghton County, Michigan. It was in force for 47 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 1998, 8:53 PM EDT (00:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 1998, 9:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Baraga County, MI, Houghton County, MI
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 8:55 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 53 | Houghton, MI | |
| May 17, 9:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 55 | Baraga, MI | Microburst winds downed 12-18 inch diameter aspen and pine trees in a location known as the "Baraga Plains". Roll clouds and funnel clouds were observed in the area, but no conclusive visual or ground evidence of tornado touchdown was found. |
| May 17, 9:02 PM EDT | Hail 0.75 | Baraga, MI | |
| May 17, 9:05 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 57 | Pelkie, MI | An automatic weather station reported a 64 mph wind gust. |
| May 17, 9:05 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 55 | Baraga, MI | Thunderstorm winds tore off part of the Lakeside Inn's copper roof and downed large maple trees in Baraga State Park campground. |
| May 17, 9:11 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 55 | L Anse, MI | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed 12 inch diameter trees and blew shingles off a roof in L'anse and snapped 8 inch diameter trees just south of L'anse. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Marquette | 60 min |
| May 17, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Delta, Schoolcraft | 49 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.