Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 4:11 PM EDT for Missaukee County, Wexford County, Michigan. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 6, 2008, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 4:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Missaukee County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 4:29 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lucas, MI | POWER LINES DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2:18 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 494 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 826 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KAPX 062011
TORAPX
MIC113-165-062115-
/O.NEW.KAPX.TO.W.0001.080606T2011Z-080606T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
411 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEXFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
MISSAUKEE COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF MITCHELL STATE PARK...OR 14 MILES SOUTH
OF CADILLAC...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LUCAS...CADILLAC...7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCBAIN AND 12 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MEAUWATAKA AROUND 420 PM EDT...
JENNINGS AROUND 425 PM EDT...
LAKE CITY...9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MANTON AND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FALMOUTH AROUND 430 PM EDT...
MOREY AROUND 435 PM EDT...
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOORESTOWN AROUND 445 PM EDT...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
LAT...LON 4451 8552 4451 8485 4416 8509 4416 8520
4417 8520 4416 8561
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 214DEG 48KT 4414 8543
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS34 KAPX 062027
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
426 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MIC165-062036-
/O.CAN.KAPX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080606T2115Z/
WEXFORD MI-
426 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEXFORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 4417 8532 4418 8534 4421 8534 4451 8524
4451 8486 4417 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 226DEG 50KT 4422 8521
$$
MIC113-062115-
/O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080606T2115Z/
MISSAUKEE MI-
426 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR MISSAUKEE
COUNTY...
AT 425 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MCBAIN...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF LAKE CITY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOREY AROUND 435 PM EDT...
STITTSVILLE AROUND 445 PM EDT...
MOORESTOWN AROUND 450 PM EDT...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
LAT...LON 4417 8532 4418 8534 4421 8534 4451 8524
4451 8486 4417 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 226DEG 50KT 4422 8521
$$000
WWUS34 KAPX 062044
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
444 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MIC113-062115-
/O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080606T2115Z/
MISSAUKEE MI-
444 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR MISSAUKEE
COUNTY...
AT 441 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF STITTSVILLE...OR 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF HOUGHTON LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS STORM
HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF WEAKENING...HOWEVER THE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
LAT...LON 4440 8512 4451 8497 4451 8486 4450 8487
4449 8487 4445 8490 4444 8490 4443 8492
4436 8495 4431 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 226DEG 52KT 4440 8493
$$000
WWUS34 KAPX 062058
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
459 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MIC113-062109-
/O.CAN.KAPX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080606T2115Z/
MISSAUKEE MI-
459 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MISSAUKEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 459 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS EXITED THE AREA. THE
WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND
OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
LAT...LON 4440 8512 4451 8497 4451 8486 4450 8487
4449 8487 4445 8490 4444 8490 4443 8492
4436 8495 4431 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 226DEG 52KT 4454 8470
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 10:44 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | APX | 7 hr | |
| Jun 6, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 55 min | |
| Jun 6, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Crawford, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Roscommon | 47 min |
| Jun 6, 5:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Alcona, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco | 71 min |
| Jun 6, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Montmorency, Otsego, Presque Isle | 60 min |
| Jun 6, 5:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Arenac | 43 min |
| Jun 6, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 63 min | |
| Jun 6, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 115 min | |
| Jun 6, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa, Mackinac | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 6:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Alpena, Presque Isle | 30 min |
| Jun 6, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 54 min | |
| Jun 6, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 56 min | |
| Jun 6, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 54 min | |
| Jun 6, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Emmet | 33 min |
| Jun 6, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 60 min | |
| Jun 6, 7:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Missaukee, Roscommon | 37 min |
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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.