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Special Marine Warning 41, NWS Gaylord, MI

August 21, 2003

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this special marine warning at Aug 21, 2003, 2:31 PM EDT. It was in force for 44 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
Aug 21, 2003, 2:31 PM EDT (18:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2003, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
44 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 Aug 21, 11:38 AM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 11:38 AM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 5:29 AM EDT, 9 hours 2 minutes before
MIZ008-015>036-041-042-221100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
529 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN
UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THERE IS
A RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM.
LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY.

&&

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/APX (ALL LOWER CASE)

EME

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 1:38 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
MIZ008-015>036-041-042-212300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
138 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2003

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING.
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
     CHEBOYGAN...PRESQUE ISLE...ANTRIM...OTSEGO...MONTMORENCY...GRAND
     TRAVERSE...KALKASKA...CRAWFORD...ALCONA...OSCODA...BENZIE...
     MANISTEE...IOSCO...WEXFORD...MISSAUKEE...ROSCOMMON...OGEMAW...
     ARENAC...GLADWIN...CHARLEVOIX...EMMET...LEELANAU AND ALPENA

IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN
     CHIPPEWA AND MACKINAC

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

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. IF YOU
LIVE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA...YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

JPB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 4:02 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX88 min
Aug 21, 4:02 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX88 min
Aug 21, 4:02 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX88 min
Aug 21, 7:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXWexford37 min
Aug 21, 9:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX50 min
Aug 21, 12:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX57 min
Aug 21, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXChippewa57 min
Aug 21, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMontmorency, Presque Isle57 min
Aug 21, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXChippewa44 min
Aug 21, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXOscoda57 min
Aug 21, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX90 min
Aug 21, 4:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXRoscommon36 min
Aug 21, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlpena, Presque Isle60 min
Aug 21, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX90 min
Aug 21, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX90 min
Aug 21, 4:34 PM EDTTornado WarningAPXAlpena41 min
Aug 21, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXOgemaw65 min
Aug 21, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona71 min
Aug 21, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX33 min
Aug 21, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX50 min
Aug 21, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX31 min
Aug 21, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX31 min
Aug 21, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXIosco30 min
Aug 21, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXIosco33 min
Aug 21, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX30 min
Aug 21, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX30 min
Aug 21, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX30 min
Aug 21, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX30 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.