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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Gaylord, MI

July 15, 2008Crawford County, Ogemaw County, Oscoda County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2008, 9:03 PM EDT for Crawford County, Ogemaw County, Oscoda County, Michigan. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 15, 2008, 9:03 PM EDT (01:03 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2008, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Crawford County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1160 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1159 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 5.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS53 KAPX 160103
SVRAPX
MIC039-129-135-160145-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0115.080716T0103Z-080716T0145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
903 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
  OSCODA COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
  OGEMAW COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 945 PM EDT

* AT 856 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES
  WEST OF RED OAK...OR 8 MILES EAST OF GRAYLING...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
  35 MPH. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS    
  STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RED OAK...
  LUZERNE...
  MIO...
  FAIRVIEW...
  MACK LAKE...
  ROSE TOWNSHIP...
  MCKINLEY...
  LUPTON...

REMAIN INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. IF 
CAUGHT OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF 
SHELTER.

LAT...LON 4473 8408 4472 8389 4437 8389 4464 8465
      4477 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 298DEG 31KT 4467 8449

$$

LAWRENCE

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS34 KAPX 160119
SVSAPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
919 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

MIC039-129-135-160145-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-080716T0145Z/
CRAWFORD MI-OSCODA MI-OGEMAW MI-
919 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR OGEMAW...OSCODA AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

AT 913 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RED OAK...OR 13
MILES WEST OF MIO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LUZERNE...
  MIO...
  FAIRVIEW...
  MACK LAKE...
  MCKINLEY...

REMAIN INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. IF 
CAUGHT OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF 
SHELTER.

LAT...LON 4445 8389 4459 8449 4473 8447 4473 8408
      4472 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 290DEG 28KT 4464 8433

$$

LAWRENCE

000 
WWUS34 KAPX 160130
SVSAPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
930 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

MIC039-160140-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-080716T0145Z/
CRAWFORD MI-
930 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE COUNTY.

LAT...LON 4445 8389 4450 8408 4449 8410 4451 8412
      4451 8415 4456 8438 4472 8436 4473 8408
      4472 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 290DEG 28KT 4461 8421

$$

MIC129-135-160145-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-080716T0145Z/
OSCODA MI-OGEMAW MI-
930 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR OGEMAW AND OSCODA COUNTIES...

AT 925 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LUZERNE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MIO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FAIRVIEW...
  MACK LAKE...
  MCKINLEY...

REMAIN INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. IF 
CAUGHT OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF 
SHELTER.

LAT...LON 4445 8389 4450 8408 4449 8410 4451 8412
      4451 8415 4456 8438 4472 8436 4473 8408
      4472 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 290DEG 28KT 4461 8421

$$

LAWRENCE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 15, 8:31 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 8:31 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
831 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

.UPDATE...ANOTHER UPDATE TO INCREASE PRECIPITATION COVERAGE IN THE
FORECAST. A BAND OF 700-500MB LAPSE RATES APPROACHING 7C/KM HAS
OVERSPREAD NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...SOUTH OF M-32...SETTING OFF
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DEWPOINTS ARE NOW
SITTING IN THE MIDDLE 60S AFTER THE EARLY CONVECTION TODAY. COMBINED
WITH THE COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...WE SHOULD SEE CONVECTION CONTINUE TO BLOSSOM AND EXPAND.
AS TEMPERATURES COOL LATER THIS EVENING AND WE LOSE THE SURFACE
INSTABILITY...CONVECTION WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT.

KAS

&&

.AVIATION... /ISSUED 730 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008/

AFTER SOME EXPLOSIVE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON...CONDITIONS ARE QUICKLY QUIETING DOWN THIS EVENING.
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS ALL DIMINISHED AROUND THE TAF SITES. FOR
THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...VFR CONDITIONS WILL HOLD WITH JUST A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM POPPING UP BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH CERTAINTY TO INCLUDE IN THE TAF FORECAST. THE
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE
ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ENTERS THE PICTURE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

KAS

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 404 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008/

LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS THIS AFTERNOON REVEALS MUCH WARMER AND MORE
HUMID CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. A
FULL DAY OF MIXING HAS ALLOWED WINDS TO GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES.
MEANWHILE...SHORTWAVE HAS BEGUN TO PUSH ACROSS NORTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN...PRODUCING AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A COLD
FRONT IS DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN...WITH WINDS
BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST ACROSS THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. THIS
HAS ALLOWED FOR A CONVERGENCE AXIS TO SET UP THIS AFTERNOON
TRIGGERING A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN IN
THE VICINITY OF WHITEFISH BAY. FORECAST CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE TO
REVOLVE AROUND PRECIPITATION CHANCES WITH THE COLD FRONT
TONIGHT...THEN CHANCES AS THE FRONT LIFTS BACK TO THE NORTH AS A
WARM FRONT TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT. MODELS ARE HANDLING THE NEXT
24 HOURS REASONABLY WELL.

TONIGHT...SHORTWAVE WILL PROGRESS ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN DURING
THE EVENING HOURS. WAVE SHOULD BE A QUICK MOVER WITH CURRENT BATCH
OF PRECIPITATION DEPARTING BY 00Z. HOWEVER...0-6KM BULK SHEAR
VALUES AROUND 40 KNOTS WILL LEAD TO A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS THROUGH THE THE EARLY AND MID EVENING HOURS. COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO SETTLE SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN...BUT LACK
OF ANY FORCING (OUTSIDE OF DIURNAL PROCESSES)...WILL KEEP THE
FRONT FAIRLY QUIET AS IT DROPS THROUGH THE AREA.
REGARDLESS...HARD TO GO COMPLETELY DRY GIVEN THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...SO WILL LEAVE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVERNIGHT. THE THREAT WILL BE SHIFTING SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOWS TONIGHT WILL REMAIN MILDER TONIGHT WITH
INCREASED WINDS AND DEWPOINTS. THUS...LOWS WILL REMAIN MAINLY IN
THE 50S TONIGHT WITH A FEW 60S POSSIBLE.

TOMORROW...FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN STALLED ACROSS CENTRAL
LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WITH 850-700MB RH
FALLING TO UNDER 40 PERCENT...WITH LITTLE OR NO FORCING IN THE
AREA...CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE A GOOD BET THAT THE MORNING WILL
REMAIN DRY. HOWEVER...BY LATE IN THE DAY...A SHORTWAVE WILL EMERGE
OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...ACTING TO PUSH THE FRONT BACK TO THE
NORTH AS A WARM FRONT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SOUTH OF THE GRAND TRAVERSE BAY REGION...THEN
EVENTUALLY SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HIGHS WILL
VARY FROM THE 70S NORTH TO THE 80S SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

KAS

REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST (WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)...MORE
SUMMER LIKE PATTERN APPEARS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD AS UPPER
LEVEL HEIGHTS REMAIN PRETTY HIGH ACROSS THE REGION. THERE WILL BE
LOTS OF CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE REMAINDER
OF THE WORK WEEK AND AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A BREAK POSSIBLE IN
BETWEEN THIS WEEKEND. THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL REVOLVE AROUND
POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...SURFACE WARM FRONT REMAINS DRAPED
ACROSS THE REGION. POSSIBLE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH
THE FLOW COMBINED WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION (THETA-E RIDGE DRAPED
ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN) COULD GENERATE PRECIPITATION AT ANY TIME
DURING THIS PERIOD (HIGH CHANCE POPS). IT WILL BE MORE HUMID WITH
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE
80S.

FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT A
SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON
(NORTHWEST) AND FRIDAY EVENING (SOUTHEAST) SO WILL HAVE HIGH CHANCE
POPS FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS. IT SHOULD REMAIN RATHER HUMID WITH
HIGHS AGAIN RANGING FROM THE MIDDLE 70S NORTH TO THE MIDDLE 80S
SOUTHEAST.

SATURDAY...WEAK SURFACE RIDGE TRIES TO BUILD DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST
BUT THERE REALLY DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE SURFACE FRONT WILL PROGRESS
TOO FAR TO OUR SOUTH AND COULD END UP MOVING NORTH AGAIN AND
STALLING OVER THE AREA. WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPTIMISTIC WITH NO POPS.
HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 70S TO LOWER 80S.

SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...EXTENDED MODELS ARE HAVING A BIT OF A HARD
TIME WITH THE PATTERN. ECMWF AND GFS ARE TRYING TO BRING A TROUGH
DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST EITHER LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT
WEEK. IN ADDITION...SURFACE WARM FRONT LOOKS TO BE NEAR THE AREA.
HOWEVER...WILL LEAVE OUT POPS ON SUNDAY AND LET MODELS SORT
THEMSELVES OUT. CHANCE POPS THEREAFTER DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE
FRONT AND TROUGH. SIMILAR HIGHS OF THE MIDDLE 70S TO MIDDLE 80S.

SULLIVAN

&&

.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...NONE.
LM...NONE.
LH...NONE.
LS...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 4:07 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
407 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042-
161200-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT-
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-
SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG-
SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-PT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT-
MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
407 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON...LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE SUPERIOR...EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH
THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT ACROSS
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF
NORTHERN MICHIGAN FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS...PLEASE RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GAYLORD.

KAS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
709 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0654 PM     HAIL             TAWAS CITY              44.27N 83.52W
07/15/2008  E1.00 INCH       IOSCO              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KAS

Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
730 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0354 PM     HAIL             3 SE ELMIRA             45.04N 84.81W
07/15/2008  M0.25 INCH       OTSEGO             MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. MANY SMALL BRANCHES DOWNED.

0355 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 W GAYLORD             45.03N 84.82W
07/15/2008  E60.00 MPH       OTSEGO             MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SW GAYLORD            44.95N 84.79W
07/15/2008                   OTSEGO             MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES DOWNED ALONG HAYES TOWER ROAD...2 MILES NORTH OF
            MANCELONA ROAD.

0401 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N GAYLORD             45.05N 84.67W
07/15/2008                   OTSEGO             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWNED NEAR OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

0402 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 WNW GAYLORD           45.07N 84.79W
07/15/2008                   OTSEGO             MI   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWNED...ONE ACROSS M-32.

0404 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSW GAYLORD           44.97N 84.71W
07/15/2008                   OTSEGO             MI   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MANY 10 TO 12 INCH DIAMETER INCH TREE LIMBS DOWNED ALONG
            WEST SHORE OF OTSEGO LAKE...ONE ONTO A HOME NEAR BEAVER
            CREEK RESORT.

0405 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 SSW GAYLORD           44.91N 84.74W
07/15/2008  E50.00 MPH       OTSEGO             MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AT NWS OFFICE.

0417 PM     HAIL             ROGERS CITY             45.42N 83.81W
07/15/2008  M0.50 INCH       PRESQUE ISLE       MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0427 PM     TSTM WND GST     ATLANTA                 45.00N 84.15W
07/15/2008  E60.00 MPH       MONTMORENCY        MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL.

0427 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ATLANTA                 45.00N 84.15W
07/15/2008                   MONTMORENCY        MI   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E ATLANTA             45.00N 84.13W
07/15/2008                   MONTMORENCY        MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWNED.

0433 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S ATLANTA             44.97N 84.15W
07/15/2008  E50.00 MPH       MONTMORENCY        MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0436 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S ATLANTA             44.97N 84.15W
07/15/2008                   MONTMORENCY        MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWNED ONTO SPOTTERS HOME.

0440 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 S LOVELLS             44.77N 84.47W
07/15/2008  E45.00 MPH       CRAWFORD           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TABLE BLOWN OFF PATIO.

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HILLMAN                 45.07N 83.90W
07/15/2008                   MONTMORENCY        MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE LARGE TREE AND A NUMBER OF LARGE BRANCHES DOWNED.

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COMINS                  44.80N 84.05W
07/15/2008                   OSCODA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED. PEA SIZED HAIL.

0516 PM     HAIL             2 E LUZERNE             44.62N 84.23W
07/15/2008  M0.50 INCH       OSCODA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0520 PM     HAIL             2 E LUZERNE             44.62N 84.23W
07/15/2008  M0.88 INCH       OSCODA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0520 PM     MARINE TSTM WIND OSSINEKE                44.91N 83.43W
07/15/2008  M38.00 MPH       ALPENA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0537 PM     HAIL             LUZERNE                 44.62N 84.27W
07/15/2008  M1.00 INCH       OSCODA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0540 PM     HAIL             2 E LUZERNE             44.62N 84.23W
07/15/2008  M1.00 INCH       OSCODA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0542 PM     HAIL             3 E LUZERNE             44.62N 84.21W
07/15/2008  M0.88 INCH       OSCODA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0618 PM     HAIL             5 N HALE                44.46N 83.81W
07/15/2008  M0.75 INCH       IOSCO              MI   PUBLIC

            HAIL COVERED GROUND AT WICKER HILLS GOLF COURSE.

0633 PM     HAIL             HALE                    44.38N 83.81W
07/15/2008  M0.75 INCH       IOSCO              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

0654 PM     HAIL             TAWAS CITY              44.27N 83.52W
07/15/2008  E1.00 INCH       IOSCO              MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JZ

Local storm report, Jul 15, 8:04 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
804 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0749 PM     HAIL             2 NNE LINCOLN           44.71N 83.40W
07/15/2008  M0.75 INCH       ALCONA             MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JZ

Local storm report, Jul 15, 8:14 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
814 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0811 PM     HAIL             9 SSW GAYLORD           44.91N 84.74W
07/15/2008  M0.50 INCH       OTSEGO             MI   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LASTED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. ALSO REPORTED BY GAYLORD NWS
            EMPLOYEE 8 S GAYLORD.

&&

JZ

Local storm report, Jul 15, 8:34 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
834 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE GARLAND           44.83N 84.25W
07/15/2008                   OSCODA             MI   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.

&&

JZ

Local storm report, Jul 15, 8:57 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
857 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0855 PM     HAIL             5 E FREDERIC            44.79N 84.63W
07/15/2008  E0.88 INCH       CRAWFORD           MI   PUBLIC

&&

JZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Crawford, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego	48 min
Jul 15, 9:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda	45 min
Jul 16, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Missaukee, Roscommon	40 min
Jul 16, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Alcona, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda	65 min
Jul 16, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Gladwin, Ogemaw, Roscommon	35 min
Jul 16, 6:22 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	APX	Ogemaw	3 hr
Jul 16, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Gladwin	53 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.