Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2008, 2:30 PM EDT for Missaukee County, Roscommon County, Michigan. It was in force for 45 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 8, 2008, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2008, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Missaukee County, MI, Roscommon County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 538 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1230 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KAPX 081830
TORAPX
MIC113-143-081915-
/O.NEW.KAPX.TO.W.0006.080608T1830Z-080608T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
230 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MISSAUKEE COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
ROSCOMMON COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT
* AT 229 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR VOGEL CENTER...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUGHTON
LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 48 MPH.
* THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MODDERSVILLE AROUND 235 PM EDT...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROSCOMMON TOWNSHIP AROUND 245 PM EDT...
HOUGHTON LAKE AND PRUDENVILLE AROUND 250 PM EDT...
ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT AROUND 255 PM EDT...
SOUTH HIGGINS LAKE STATE...HIGGINS LAKE AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NORTH HIGGINS LAKE PARK AROUND 300 PM EDT...
ROSCOMMON AROUND 305 PM EDT...
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 4418 8530 4451 8518 4450 8437 4416 8470
4416 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 222DEG 42KT 4416 8497
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS34 KAPX 081840
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
239 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008
MIC113-143-081915-
/O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080608T1915Z/
MISSAUKEE MI-ROSCOMMON MI-
239 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR ROSCOMMON
AND MISSAUKEE COUNTIES...
AT 237 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MODDERSVILLE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HOUGHTON LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. A SECOND STORM LOCATED
NEAR FALMOUTH HAS ALSO SHOWN CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MERRITT AROUND 245 PM...
ROSCOMMON TOWNSHIP AROUND 245 PM EDT...
HOUGHTON LAKE AROUND 250 PM EDT...
PRUDENVILLE AND ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT AROUND 255 PM EDT...
6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH HIGGINS LAKE STATE...9 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HIGGINS LAKE AND 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH HIGGINS LAKE PARK
AROUND 300 PM EDT...
6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROSCOMMON AROUND 310 PM EDT...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4418 8530 4451 8518 4450 8437 4416 8470
4416 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 227DEG 41KT 4417 8490
$$000 WWUS34 KAPX 081853 SVSAPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 253 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 MIC113-143-081915- /O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080608T1915Z/ MISSAUKEE MI-ROSCOMMON MI- 253 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR ROSCOMMON AND MISSAUKEE COUNTIES... AT 250 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSCOMMON TOWNSHIP...OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF HOUGHTON LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... PRUDENVILLE AND ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT AROUND 300 PM EDT... 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HIGGINS LAKE AROUND 305 PM EDT... 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH HIGGINS LAKE STATE AROUND 310 PM EDT... 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROSCOMMON AROUND 315 PM EDT... 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 4417 8507 4451 8489 4450 8438 4416 8470 TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 234DEG 35KT 4424 8473 $$
000 WWUS34 KAPX 081915 SVSAPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 316 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 MIC113-143-081926- /O.EXP.KAPX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080608T1915Z/ MISSAUKEE MI-ROSCOMMON MI- 316 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ROSCOMMON AND MISSAUKEE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... AT 316 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE TORNADO HAD WEAKENED AND EXITED THE AREA. THE WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 4417 8507 4451 8489 4450 8438 4416 8470 TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 234DEG 35KT 4424 8473 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Gladwin, Ogemaw, Roscommon | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 3:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Arenac, Iosco, Ogemaw | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 65 min | |
| Jun 8, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Oscoda | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 3:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Alcona | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 55 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.