Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 5:02 PM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 43 min. 2 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
- Jun 6, 2008, 5:02 PM EDT (21:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Alcona County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 5:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 8 Ese Rose City, MI | POWER LINES DOWN |
| Jun 6, 5:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 8 Ese Rose City, 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
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 1221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 745 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KAPX 062101 TORAPX MIC001-069-129-135-062145- /O.NEW.KAPX.TO.W.0002.080606T2102Z-080606T2145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 502 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... ALCONA COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... OSCODA COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... IOSCO COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... OGEMAW COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN... * UNTIL 545 PM EDT * AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSE CITY...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF WEST BRANCH... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SOUTH BRANCH... CURTISVILLE... MCKINLEY... GLENNIE... MILEN TOWNSHIP... CURRAN... BARTON CITY... LINCOLN... 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. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4480 8389 4475 8334 4428 8387 4443 8418 TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 224DEG 44KT 4444 8400 $$
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS34 KAPX 062119
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
519 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MIC129-135-062129-
/O.CAN.KAPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T2145Z/
OSCODA MI-OGEMAW MI-
519 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR OGEMAW AND OSCODA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 4434 8380 4434 8381 4438 8389 4470 8389
4479 8381 4475 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 238DEG 53KT 4453 8372
$$
MIC001-069-062145-
/O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T2145Z/
ALCONA MI-IOSCO MI-
519 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR IOSCO AND
ALCONA COUNTIES...
AT 514 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH BRANCH...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
GLENNIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 61 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BARTON CITY...
LINCOLN...
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.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 4434 8380 4434 8381 4438 8389 4470 8389
4479 8381 4475 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 238DEG 53KT 4453 8372
$$000
WWUS34 KAPX 062143
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
543 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
MIC001-069-062153-
/O.EXP.KAPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080606T2145Z/
ALCONA MI-IOSCO MI-
543 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR IOSCO AND ALCONA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
545 PM EDT...
AT 543 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE TORNADO HAD WEAKENED AND EXITED THE
AREA. THE WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND
OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.
ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS ARE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ANY ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
LAT...LON 4434 8380 4434 8381 4438 8389 4470 8389
4479 8381 4475 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 238DEG 53KT 4471 8330
$$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, 4:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Missaukee, Wexford | 47 min |
| 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, 5:04 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.