Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2012, 12:35 PM EDT for 5 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 55 min. 3 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
- May 3, 2012, 12:35 PM EDT (16:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2012, 1:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Benzie County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1:31 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | Traverse City, MI | REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF US31 AND SOUTH AIRPORT ROAD |
| May 3, 1:35 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Acme, MI | ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL REPORTED IN ACME |
| May 3, 1:39 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | Traverse City, MI | PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN EAST BAY TOWNSHIP |
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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
952
WUUS53 KAPX 031635
SVRAPX
MIC019-055-089-101-165-031730-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0006.120503T1635Z-120503T1730Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1235 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BENZIE COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
LEELANAU COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
MANISTEE COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
WEXFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 130 PM EDT
* AT 1233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 20 MILES WEST OF FRANKFORT TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF ORCHARD
BEACH STATE PARK TO 26 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUDINGTON...AND MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING
WINDS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKFORT...BEULAH...MANISTEE...EMPIRE...THOMPSONVILLE...TRAVERSE
CITY...PIERPORT...ARCADIA...ELBERTA...ONEKAMA...ORCHARD BEACH STATE
PARK...PARKDALE...BENZONIA...NORWALK...EASTLAKE...HONOR...PLATTE
TOWNSHIP...COPEMISH...KALEVA AND GLEN HAVEN.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4441 8626 4459 8623 4469 8627 4476 8609
4491 8608 4491 8600 4498 8593 4495 8583
4500 8578 4501 8561 4478 8562 4478 8561
4500 8549 4489 8548 4476 8556 4483 8548
4424 8544 4417 8583 4417 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 265DEG 41KT 4472 8659 4440 8649
4419 8682
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
ARNOTT/HALBLAUB3 follow-up statements
841
WWUS34 KAPX 031701
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
101 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
MIC019-055-089-101-165-031730-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120503T1730Z/
GRAND TRAVERSE MI-WEXFORD MI-BENZIE MI-MANISTEE MI-LEELANAU MI-
101 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEELANAU...
MANISTEE...BENZIE...WEXFORD AND WESTERN GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTIES UNTIL
130 PM EDT...
AT 1257 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EMPIRE TO 7 MILES EAST OF ARCADIA TO 5
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANISTEE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL
MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EMPIRE...THOMPSONVILLE...TRAVERSE CITY...NORWALK...HONOR...PLATTE
TOWNSHIP...GLEN HAVEN...GLEN ARBOR...COPEMISH...KALEVA...
BURDICKVILLE...BENDON...BRETHREN...MAPLE CITY...LAKE ANN...
KARLIN...INTERLOCHEN STATE PARK...CEDAR...INTERLOCHEN AND BUCKLEY.
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.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4441 8626 4459 8623 4469 8627 4476 8609
4491 8608 4491 8600 4498 8593 4495 8583
4500 8578 4501 8561 4478 8562 4478 8561
4500 8549 4489 8548 4476 8556 4483 8548
4424 8544 4417 8583 4417 8639
TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 265DEG 41KT 4475 8611 4449 8603
4420 8634
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
ARNOTT/HALBLAUB568
WWUS34 KAPX 031713
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
113 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
MIC019-055-089-101-165-031730-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120503T1730Z/
GRAND TRAVERSE MI-WEXFORD MI-BENZIE MI-MANISTEE MI-LEELANAU MI-
113 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
LEELANAU...MANISTEE...EASTERN BENZIE...WEXFORD AND WESTERN GRAND
TRAVERSE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT...
AT 111 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM BURDICKVILLE TO KARLIN TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF FREESOIL...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING
WINDS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRAVERSE CITY...INTERLOCHEN STATE PARK...MAPLE CITY...
INTERLOCHEN...CEDAR...GRAWN...BUCKLEY...HANNAH...FOUCH...
WELLSTON...MESICK...SHERMAN...DUBLIN...BINGHAM...LAKE LEELANAU...
GREILICKVILLE...YUMA...KINGSLEY...TRAVERSE CITY STATE PARK AND
HARRIETTA.
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.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4418 8634 4454 8607 4479 8608 4491 8600
4498 8593 4495 8583 4500 8578 4501 8561
4478 8562 4478 8561 4500 8549 4489 8548
4476 8556 4483 8548 4424 8544 4417 8583
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 265DEG 41KT 4488 8592 4454 8575
4418 8614
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 0.75IN
$$
ARNOTT/HALBLAUB928
WWUS34 KAPX 031725
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
125 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
MIC019-055-089-101-165-031735-
/O.EXP.KAPX.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120503T1730Z/
GRAND TRAVERSE MI-WEXFORD MI-BENZIE MI-MANISTEE MI-LEELANAU MI-
125 PM EDT THU MAY 3 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LEELANAU...
MANISTEE...EASTERN BENZIE...WEXFORD AND WESTERN GRAND TRAVERSE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM EDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR
PROPERTY...HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 4418 8634 4454 8607 4479 8608 4491 8600
4498 8593 4495 8583 4500 8578 4501 8561
4478 8562 4478 8561 4500 8549 4489 8548
4476 8556 4483 8548 4424 8544 4417 8583
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 265DEG 41KT 4489 8572 4455 8556
4419 8595
WIND...HAIL <50MPH <.50IN
$$
ARNOTT/HALBLAUBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 4:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Missaukee, Wexford | 29 min |
| May 3, 4:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | APX | Manistee, Missaukee, Wexford | 6 hr |
| May 3, 4:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford, Missaukee, Roscommon | 24 min |
| May 3, 6:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Roscommon | 68 min |
| May 3, 7:18 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 117 min | |
| May 3, 11:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 98 min | |
| May 3, 11:47 AM EDT | River Flood Watch | APX | Arenac | 11 hr |
| May 3, 12:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 71 min | |
| May 3, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 39 min | |
| May 3, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 102 min | |
| May 3, 3:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Arenac, Gladwin | 49 min |
| May 3, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Gladwin | 32 min |
| May 3, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 55 min | |
| May 3, 5:09 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | APX | Arenac | 40 hr |
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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.