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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Gaylord, MI

June 15, 2008Iosco County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2008, 3:39 PM EDT for Iosco County, Michigan. It was in force for 21 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
Jun 15, 2008, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2008, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Iosco County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 15, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS53 KAPX 151940
SVRAPX
MIC069-152000-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0049.080615T1939Z-080615T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
339 PM EDT SUN JUN 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 334 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITTEMORE...OR 17 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF ALGER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NATIONAL CITY...
  PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ALL
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING. 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 4419 8388 4429 8388 4429 8389 4438 8389
      4439 8366 4430 8366 4423 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 261DEG 31KT 4430 8383

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS34 KAPX 151957
SVSAPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
357 PM EDT SUN JUN 15 2008

MIC069-152007-
/O.EXP.KAPX.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-080615T2000Z/
IOSCO MI-
357 PM EDT SUN JUN 15 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR IOSCO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
400 PM EDT...

AT 357 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAD
WEAKENED. 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 PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES.

LAT...LON 4419 8388 4429 8388 4429 8389 4438 8389
      4439 8366 4430 8366 4423 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 261DEG 31KT 4432 8362

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 8:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee, Wexford38 min
Jun 14, 9:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGrand Traverse, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Wexford58 min
Jun 14, 9:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX63 min
Jun 14, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX63 min
Jun 14, 9:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda41 min
Jun 14, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee, Wexford34 min
Jun 14, 9:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Kalkaska33 min
Jun 14, 9:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAntrim, Crawford, Kalkaska, Otsego47 min
Jun 14, 10:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlpena, Montmorency35 min
Jun 14, 11:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGrand Traverse24 min
Jun 15, 1:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Oscoda37 min
Jun 15, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX116 min
Jun 15, 1:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona, Iosco, Ogemaw79 min
Jun 15, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXOscoda18 min
Jun 15, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXArenac31 min
Jun 15, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXIosco62 min
Jun 15, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXOgemaw31 min
Jun 15, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX2 hr
Jun 15, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska54 min
Jun 15, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Missaukee, Roscommon57 min
Jun 15, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Oscoda56 min
Jun 15, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona, Iosco39 min
Jun 15, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX56 min
Jun 15, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXOgemaw64 min
Jun 15, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX93 min
Jun 15, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona, Oscoda51 min
Jun 15, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXIosco62 min
Jun 15, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX100 min
Jun 15, 5:33 PM EDTTornado WarningAPXIosco42 min
Jun 15, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau38 min
Jun 15, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX96 min
Jun 15, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlpena, Presque Isle44 min
Jun 15, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX57 min
Jun 15, 6:07 PM EDTTornado WarningAPXAlpena23 min
Jun 15, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGrand Traverse, Leelanau50 min
Jun 15, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGrand Traverse36 min
Jun 15, 6:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXKalkaska53 min
Jun 15, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMissaukee36 min
Jun 15, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Roscommon62 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.