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Special Marine Warning 182, NWS Gaylord, MI

October 4, 2002

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this special marine warning at Oct 4, 2002, 5:30 PM EDT. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 4, 2002, 5:30 PM EDT (21:30 UTC)
Expired: Oct 4, 2002, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI
Area: Whole counties

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Oct 4, 3:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 3:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 4, 1:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-051000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
100 PM EDT FRI OCT 4 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER AND EASTERN
UPPER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...

THERE IS A RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER AND
EAST UPPER MICHIGAN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. GREATEST
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF THE STRAIT OF MACKINAC
BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE THE
MAIN THREAT...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE IS ALSO A
RISK FOR TORNADOES WITH THESE STORMS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER AND EAST
UPPER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.  WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING.

LUTZ

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 4, 1:16 PM EDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-042200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
116 PM EDT FRI OCT 4 2002

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING. THIS
WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN
     CHEBOYGAN...PRESQUE ISLE...MONTMORENCY...ALCONA...OSCODA...
     IOSCO...ROSCOMMON...OGEMAW...ARENAC...GLADWIN AND ALPENA

IN NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN
     ANTRIM...OTSEGO...GRAND TRAVERSE...KALKASKA...CRAWFORD...
     BENZIE...MANISTEE...WEXFORD...MISSAUKEE...CHARLEVOIX...EMMET AND
     LEELANAU

IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN
     CHIPPEWA AND MACKINAC

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS OF AFFECTED
LAKESHORE COUNTIES.

Local storm report, Oct 4, 1:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD, MI
135 PM EDT FRI OCT 4 2002

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

0125 PM    MANISTEE                  MI   WIND DAMAGE
10/04/02   MANISTEE                       NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES DOWN REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT

BAK

Local storm report, Oct 4, 2:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD, MI
213 PM EDT FRI OCT 4 2002

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

0125 PM    MANISTEE                  MI   WIND DAMAGE
10/04/02   MANISTEE                       TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER

BAK

Special weather statement, Oct 4, 4:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 4, 4:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 4, 5:17 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 4, 6:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Grand Traverse	40 min
Oct 4, 6:22 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		38 min
Oct 4, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		90 min
Oct 4, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		90 min
Oct 4, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		90 min
Oct 4, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		90 min
Oct 4, 1:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Manistee	49 min
Oct 4, 1:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Benzie	35 min
Oct 4, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		63 min
Oct 4, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		63 min
Oct 4, 2:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Emmet	34 min
Oct 4, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		84 min
Oct 4, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		82 min
Oct 4, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		60 min
Oct 4, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		52 min
Oct 4, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		52 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Michigan, 2002 Every special marine warning in 2002

Sources

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