Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2011, 6:01 PM EDT for Arenac County, Michigan. It was in force for 44 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
- Apr 26, 2011, 6:01 PM EDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Arenac County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 3:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 687 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 744 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
880
WUUS53 KAPX 262201
SVRAPX
MIC011-262245-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0013.110426T2201Z-110426T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
601 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ARENAC COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
* AT 557 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 NEAR
RHODES...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STANDISH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STANDISH...STERLING...AU GRES...OMER...MAPLE RIDGE...TWINING AND
TURNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4389 8393 4390 8392 4391 8404 4399 8406
4399 8415 4416 8406 4416 8358 4398 8375
4398 8383 4394 8387 4388 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 216DEG 37KT 4388 8409
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
DL/JH3 follow-up statements
713
WWUS34 KAPX 262210
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
610 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
MIC011-262245-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110426T2245Z/
ARENAC MI-
610 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ARENAC COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM EDT...
AT 606 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF STANDISH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STANDISH...STERLING...AU GRES...OMER...MAPLE RIDGE...TWINING AND
TURNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4389 8393 4390 8392 4391 8404 4399 8406
4399 8408 4416 8390 4416 8358 4398 8375
4398 8383 4394 8387 4388 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 216DEG 37KT 4395 8401
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
DL/JH655
WWUS34 KAPX 262221
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
621 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
MIC011-262245-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110426T2245Z/
ARENAC MI-
621 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ARENAC
COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT...
AT 620 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 NEAR
OMER...OR NEAR STANDISH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OMER...MAPLE RIDGE...TWINING AND TURNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF
SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
&&
LAT...LON 4397 8393 4401 8402 4416 8390 4416 8365
4401 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 218DEG 37KT 4404 8390
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
DL/JH645 WWUS34 KAPX 262230 SVSAPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 630 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 MIC011-262245- /O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110426T2245Z/ ARENAC MI- 630 PM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL ARENAC COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 629 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TWINING...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF AU GRES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TURNER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. && LAT...LON 4405 8380 4410 8386 4416 8390 4416 8365 TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 218DEG 37KT 4411 8382 WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN $$ DL/JH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 10:28 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | APX | Arenac | 4 days |
| Apr 26, 11:25 AM EDT | Gale Warning | APX | 9 hr | |
| Apr 26, 3:28 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 13 hr | |
| Apr 26, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Iosco | 6 min |
| Apr 26, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 41 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.