Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2012, 8:37 PM EDT for Missaukee County, Roscommon County, Michigan. It was in force for 53 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
- May 15, 2012, 8:37 PM EDT (00:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2012, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Missaukee County, MI, Roscommon County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2643 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
691
WUUS53 KAPX 160037
SVRAPX
MIC113-143-160130-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0008.120516T0037Z-120516T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
837 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MISSAUKEE COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
ROSCOMMON COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 832 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOREY...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF LAKE CITY...AND
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOUGHTON LAKE...PRUDENVILLE...ROSCOMMON...ST. HELEN...FALMOUTH...
VOGEL CENTER...MOORESTOWN...MODDERSVILLE...HIGGINS LAKE...NORTH
HIGGINS LAKE PARK...ROSCOMMON TOWNSHIP...ROSCOMMON COUNTY
AIRPORT...SOUTH HIGGINS LAKE STATE...NESTER TOWNSHIP...LAKE ST.
HELEN...TWIN LAKES AREA...STITTSVILLE AND MERRITT.
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 4417 8533 4451 8534 4450 8437 4416 8438
4416 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 272DEG 38KT 4446 8519
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$3 follow-up statements
777
WWUS34 KAPX 160108
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
908 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
MIC113-143-160130-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120516T0130Z/
MISSAUKEE MI-ROSCOMMON MI-
908 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROSCOMMON AND
MISSAUKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...
AT 905 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VOGEL CENTER...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE
CITY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOUGHTON LAKE...PRUDENVILLE...ST. HELEN...ROSCOMMON...VOGEL
CENTER...MODDERSVILLE...MOORESTOWN...ROSCOMMON TOWNSHIP...ROSCOMMON
COUNTY AIRPORT...NESTER TOWNSHIP...TWIN LAKES AREA...LAKE ST.
HELEN...SOUTH HIGGINS LAKE STATE...HIGGINS LAKE...NORTH HIGGINS
LAKE PARK...STITTSVILLE AND MERRITT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
&&
LAT...LON 4417 8533 4451 8534 4450 8437 4416 8438
4416 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 265DEG 39KT 4420 8508
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$293
WWUS34 KAPX 160122
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
922 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
MIC113-143-160130-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120516T0130Z/
MISSAUKEE MI-ROSCOMMON MI-
922 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROSCOMMON AND
MISSAUKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...
AT 919 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MODDERSVILLE...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HOUGHTON LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOUGHTON LAKE...PRUDENVILLE...ST. HELEN...ROSCOMMON...ROSCOMMON
TOWNSHIP...ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT...NESTER TOWNSHIP...TWIN LAKES
AREA...LAKE ST. HELEN...SOUTH HIGGINS LAKE STATE...HIGGINS LAKE AND
NORTH HIGGINS LAKE PARK.
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 4417 8533 4451 8534 4450 8437 4416 8438
4416 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 265DEG 39KT 4421 8487
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.00IN
$$201
WWUS34 KAPX 160129
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
929 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
MIC113-143-160140-
/O.EXP.KAPX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120516T0130Z/
MISSAUKEE MI-ROSCOMMON MI-
929 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ROSCOMMON AND MISSAUKEE
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4417 8533 4451 8534 4450 8437 4416 8438
4416 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 265DEG 39KT 4422 8475
WIND...HAIL <50MPH <.50IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Manistee, Wexford | 44 min |
| May 16, 3:14 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 19 hr | |
| May 16, 4:11 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Benzie, Emmet, Grand Traverse and 8 more | 16 hr |
| May 16, 4:11 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | APX | Antrim, Cheboygan, Crawford, Gladwin, Kalkaska, Missaukee and 5 more | 16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.