Alert archive / Michigan / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 9, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this freeze warning at May 30, 2012, 12:03 PM EDT for 14 counties in Michigan. It took effect at May 31, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2012, 12:03 PM EDT (16:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 31, 2012, 4:17 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Antrim County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:09 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 507 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
051 WWUS73 KAPX 301603 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1203 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION GENERATING CLEAR SKIES AND CALM TO LIGHT WINDS OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN. WHEN THIS OCCURS...HEAT WILL RADIATE SKYWARD...ALLOWING THE TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND FREEZING BY THURSDAY MORNING. MIZ027-028-031>034-310015- /O.NEW.KAPX.FZ.W.0009.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE 1203 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 28 DEGREES AND 32 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MIZ008-015>026-029-030-035-036-041-042-310015- /O.NEW.KAPX.FR.Y.0005.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- OSCODA-ALCONA-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...MIO...HARRISVILLE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY... GLADWIN...STANDISH 1203 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 32 DEGREES AND 35 DEGREES F OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE FROST IN MANY LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * THE FROST MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
061 WWUS73 KAPX 301907 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 307 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION GENERATING CLEAR SKIES AND CALM TO LIGHT WINDS OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN. WHEN THIS OCCURS...HEAT WILL RADIATE SKYWARD...ALLOWING THE TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND FREEZING BY THURSDAY MORNING. MIZ008-015-310315- /O.UPG.KAPX.FR.Y.0005.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KAPX.FZ.W.0009.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 307 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 28 DEGREES AND 32 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MIZ016-017-019-021>023-026-029-035-310315- /O.UPG.KAPX.FR.Y.0005.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KAPX.FZ.W.0009.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY- GRAND TRAVERSE-OSCODA-OGEMAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...TRAVERSE CITY...MIO...WEST BRANCH 307 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 28 DEGREES AND 32 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MIZ027-028-031>034-310315- /O.CON.KAPX.FZ.W.0009.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MANISTEE... CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE 307 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 28 DEGREES AND 32 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MIZ018-020-024-025-030-036-041-042-310315- /O.CON.KAPX.FR.Y.0005.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-ALPENA-BENZIE-ALCONA-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...ALPENA... FRANKFORT...HARRISVILLE...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 307 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 32 DEGREES AND 35 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE FROST IN MANY LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * THE FROST MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
644 WWUS73 KAPX 310138 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 938 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .A CANADIAN AIRMASS OVERHEAD...COMIBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY DROP OVERNIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S BY DAYBREAK. MIZ008-015-310945- /O.CON.KAPX.FZ.W.0009.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 938 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND FREEZING OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MIZ016-017-019-021>023-026>029-031>035-310945- /O.CON.KAPX.FZ.W.0009.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY- GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA... GRAYLING...MIO...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH 938 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S OVER MOST LOCATIONS...WITH A FEW OF THE COLDER SPOTS FALLING TO AROUND 30. IMPACTS... * THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MIZ018-020-024-025-030-036-041-042-310945- /O.CON.KAPX.FR.Y.0005.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-ALPENA-BENZIE-ALCONA-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...ALPENA... FRANKFORT...HARRISVILLE...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 938 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MIDDLE 30S OVERNIGHT... RESULTING IN POTENTIAL FROST FORMATION. IMPACTS... * THE FROST MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ ARNOTT
867 WWUS73 KAPX 310817 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 417 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 MIZ008-015>017-019-021>023-026>029-031>035-310930- /O.CAN.KAPX.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120531T1400Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...MANISTEE... CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH 417 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. $$ MIZ018-020-024-025-030-036-041-042-310930- /O.CAN.KAPX.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120531T1400Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-ALPENA-BENZIE-ALCONA-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...ALPENA... FRANKFORT...HARRISVILLE...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 417 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE FROST ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 12:03 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 10 more | 16 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Michigan, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012
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.