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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2014, 1:48 PM EDT for Alcona County, Oscoda County, Michigan. It was in force for 42 min. 2 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
- Jul 27, 2014, 1:48 PM EDT (17:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2014, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Alcona County, MI, Oscoda County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Glennie, MI | TREES DOWN IN GLENNIE |
| Jul 27, 2:15 PM EDT | HAIL 0.25 | Glennie, MI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
187
WFUS53 KAPX 271748
TORAPX
MIC001-135-271830-
/O.NEW.KAPX.TO.W.0004.140727T1748Z-140727T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
148 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ALCONA COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
SOUTHEASTERN OSCODA COUNTY IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT
* AT 145 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF CURTISVILLE...AND MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MCKINLEY AROUND 155 PM EDT.
CURTISVILLE AROUND 200 PM EDT.
GLENNIE AROUND 215 PM EDT.
BARTON CITY AROUND 230 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MILEN TOWNSHIP.
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 4453 8340 4453 8357 4451 8404 4468 8403
4482 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 255DEG 20KT 4456 8394
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JPB3 follow-up statements
277
WWUS53 KAPX 271803
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
203 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
MIC135-271813-
/O.CAN.KAPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140727T1830Z/
OSCODA MI-
203 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSCODA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4453 8340 4452 8389 4471 8389 4482 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 255DEG 20KT 4458 8383
$$
MIC001-271830-
/O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140727T1830Z/
ALCONA MI-
203 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALCONA COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM
EDT...
AT 201 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CURTISVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GLENNIE AROUND 215 PM EDT.
BARTON CITY AROUND 230 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MILEN TOWNSHIP.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4453 8340 4452 8389 4471 8389 4482 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 255DEG 20KT 4458 8383
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JPB488
WWUS53 KAPX 271818 RRA
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
218 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
MIC001-271830-
/O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140727T1830Z/
ALCONA MI-
218 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ALCONA COUNTY
UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
AT 217 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GLENNIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MIKADO AROUND 230 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4453 8340 4453 8373 4474 8374 4482 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 254DEG 25KT 4456 8361
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JPB060 WWUS53 KAPX 271830 SVSAPX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 230 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014 MIC001-271840- /O.EXP.KAPX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140727T1830Z/ ALCONA MI- 230 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ALCONA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM. LAT...LON 4453 8340 4453 8373 4474 8374 4482 8339 TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 254DEG 25KT 4456 8361 $$ JPB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 3:53 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 36 hr | |
| Jul 27, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Kalkaska | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 11:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Kalkaska | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 12:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Charlevoix, Otsego | 65 min |
| Jul 27, 12:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Kalkaska | 17 min |
| Jul 27, 12:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Crawford | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford, Oscoda | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 1:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Antrim, Crawford, Otsego | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Montmorency | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Wexford | 39 min |
| Jul 27, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 117 min | |
| Jul 27, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Oscoda | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Iosco | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Ogemaw, Roscommon | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 2 hr | |
| Jul 27, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 87 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.