Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2011, 4:53 PM CDT for Menominee County, Michigan. It was in force for 52 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
- Aug 19, 2011, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2011, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Menominee County, MI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 4:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Wausaukee, MI | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN HIGHWAY 180 MUD LAKE AREA. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -204 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1324 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
433
WFUS53 KMQT 192153
TORMQT
MIC109-192245-
/O.NEW.KMQT.TO.W.0003.110819T2153Z-110819T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
453 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MENOMINEE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 449 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WAUSAUKEE...OR 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MENOMINEE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
STEPHENSON AROUND 515 PM CDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
WELLS STATE PARK... ARTHUR BAY... WALLACE...
INGALLS... CARBONDALE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4525 8772 4529 8771 4534 8766 4538 8768
4534 8776 4534 8786 4536 8790 4540 8786
4544 8787 4548 8781 4540 8734 4528 8744
4520 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 286DEG 32KT 4539 8791
$$
RJT3 follow-up statements
442
WWUS53 KMQT 192208
SVSMQT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
608 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
MIC109-192245-
/O.CON.KMQT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110819T2245Z/
MENOMINEE MI-
508 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MENOMINEE COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 503 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF WAUSAUKEE...OR 18 MILES NORTHWEST
OF MENOMINEE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN
MENOMINEE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS WALLACE...
INGALLS...CARBONDALE AND ARTHUR BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4525 8772 4529 8771 4534 8766 4538 8768
4534 8776 4534 8786 4536 8785 4540 8782
4543 8782 4544 8776 4540 8734 4528 8744
4520 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 291DEG 32KT 4533 8774
$$
RJT571
WWUS53 KMQT 192225
SVSMQT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
525 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011
MIC109-192245-
/O.CON.KMQT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110819T2245Z/
MENOMINEE MI-
525 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MENOMINEE
COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 522 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF MENOMINEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
MENOMINEE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4525 8772 4529 8771 4533 8764 4538 8760
4533 8740 4528 8744 4520 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 299DEG 34KT 4525 8753
$$
RJT955
WWUS53 KMQT 192236
SVSMQT
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
636 PM EDT FRI AUG 19 2011
MIC109-192246-
/O.EXP.KMQT.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110819T2245Z/
MENOMINEE MI-
536 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MENOMINEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 645 PM EDT/545 PM CDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4525 8772 4529 8771 4533 8764 4538 8760
4533 8740 4528 8744 4520 8752
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 299DEG 34KT 4520 8740
$$
RJTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 9:02 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 31 hr | |
| Aug 19, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 92 min | |
| Aug 19, 3:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 38 min | |
| Aug 19, 4:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 46 min | |
| Aug 19, 6:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 92 min | |
| Aug 19, 6:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Ontonagon | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 7:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Baraga, Houghton, Ontonagon | 39 min |
| Aug 19, 7:40 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 65 min | |
| Aug 19, 7:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Baraga, Marquette | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 8:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 69 min | |
| Aug 19, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Baraga, Houghton | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Dickinson, Marquette | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MQT | 27 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MQT | Menominee | 40 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.