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Special Marine Warning 1, NWS Gaylord, MI

May 3, 2012

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this special marine warning at May 3, 2012, 7:18 AM EDT. It was in force for 117 min. 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 3, 2012, 7:18 AM EDT (11:18 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2012, 9:15 AM EDT
In force
117 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at May 3, 4:07 AM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 4:07 AM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 4:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
427 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042-
041130-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT-
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-
SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG-
SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-PT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT-
MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
427 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF
NORTHERN MICHIGAN. SOME STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN MAY
BECOME SEVERE...WITH HAIL TO ONE INCH DIAMETER AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE M-32
CORRIDOR THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR A LINGERING THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF M-72
FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

JPB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 3, 3:03 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
303 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

MIZ025-026-031>035-041-042-030915-
BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
303 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN...

AT 300 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS.

THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR MANISTEE SOUTHEAST TOWARD
MOUNT PLEASANT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 35 MPH. AREAS LIKELY
TO BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS THROUGH 5 AM INCLUDE MANISTEE...
FRANKFORT...CADILLAC...HOUGHTON LAKE...GLADWIN...STANDISH.

WHEN THESE STORMS PASS...EXPECT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND HAIL TO ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER.

IF ANY STORMS BECOME SEVERE...WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE NWS GAYLORD WEB PAGE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.

JPB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 4:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMissaukee, Wexford29 min
May 3, 4:39 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAPXManistee, Missaukee, Wexford6 hr
May 3, 4:51 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Missaukee, Roscommon24 min
May 3, 6:52 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXArenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Roscommon68 min
May 3, 11:37 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX98 min
May 3, 11:47 AM EDTRiver Flood WatchAPXArenac11 hr
May 3, 12:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX71 min
May 3, 12:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee, Wexford55 min
May 3, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX39 min
May 3, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX102 min
May 3, 3:56 PM EDTTornado WarningAPXArenac, Gladwin49 min
May 3, 4:16 PM EDTTornado WarningAPXGladwin32 min
May 3, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX55 min
May 3, 5:09 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAPXArenac40 hr

Nearby

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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.