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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2007, 4:49 PM EDT for Cheboygan County, Presque Isle County, Michigan. It was in force for 41 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2007, 4:49 PM EDT (20:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2007, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cheboygan County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 4:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 14 Se Cheboygan, MI | TREE DOWN ON TWIN LAKES ROAD NEAR COUNTY LINE ROAD |
| Jul 10, 4:52 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Tower, MI | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT |
| Jul 10, 5:10 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Ne Onaway, MI | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUD BY LAW ENFORCEMENT BETWEEN 510 AND 525 PM |
| Jul 10, 5:10 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Tower, MI | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUD BY LAW ENFORCEMENT BETWEEN 510 AND 525 PM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1133 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KAPX 102049 TORAPX MIC031-141-102130- /O.NEW.KAPX.TO.W.0004.070710T2049Z-070710T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 449 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CHEBOYGAN COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... * UNTIL 530 PM EDT * AT 446 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLACK LAKE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF ONAWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OCQUEOC... HURON BEACH... FORTY MILE POINT... P H HOEFT STATE PARK... ROGERS CITY... THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHEBOYGAN COUNTY. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4547 8447 4534 8429 4534 8359 4564 8427 $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS34 KAPX 102105 SVSAPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 505 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2007 MIC031-102115- /O.CAN.KAPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070710T2130Z/ CHEBOYGAN MI- 505 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CHEBOYGAN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 4563 8424 4538 8424 4540 8419 4541 8379 $$ MIC141-102130- /O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070710T2130Z/ PRESQUE ISLE MI- 505 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY... AT 502 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HURON BEACH...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF ONAWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HURON BEACH... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4563 8424 4538 8424 4540 8419 4541 8379 $$
000 WWUS34 KAPX 102118 SVSAPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 516 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2007 MIC141-102130- /O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070710T2130Z/ PRESQUE ISLE MI- 516 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY... AT 512 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HURON BEACH...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF ONAWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HURON BEACH... THIS STORM PRODUCED A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR TOWER EARLIER. THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 4559 8416 4541 8415 4541 8380 $$
000 WWUS34 KAPX 102131 SVSAPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2007 MIC141-102140- /O.EXP.KAPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070710T2130Z/ PRESQUE ISLE MI- 530 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... AT 530 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE TORNADO...HAS WEAKENED AND EXITED THE AREA. THE WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE WEATHER IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES. LAT...LON 4559 8416 4541 8415 4541 8380 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 94 min | |
| Jul 10, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 117 min | |
| Jul 10, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 119 min | |
| Jul 10, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim | 20 min |
| Jul 10, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Otsego | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 89 min | |
| Jul 10, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena | 20 min |
| Jul 10, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Presque Isle | 17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.