Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Gaylord, MI

Issued

Aug 21, 2003, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)

Expired

Aug 21, 2003, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Gaylord, MI

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Iosco County, MI

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WUUS53 KAPX 212227
SVRAPX
MIC069-212300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
626 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  IOSCO COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 621 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF NATIONAL CITY...OR ABOUT 9
  MILES WEST OF TAWAS CITY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REACH...
  EAST TAWAS AROUND 635 PM EDT
  WILBER AROUND 640 PM EDT
  AU SABLE...OSCODA AROUND 650 PM EDT

THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR IOSCO 
COUNTY ISSUED AT 601 PM EDT.

REMAIN INDOORS AND MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR UNTIL
THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 80 MPH
AND HAIL GREATER THAN ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER. WIND
SPEEDS AND HAIL OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN LARGE TREES AND CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE TORNADOES...AND CAN DO SO QUICKLY.

LAT...LON 4439 8378 4421 8373 4428 8305 4450 8311

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