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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this tornado warning at Aug 19, 2015, 3:52 PM EDT for Alcona County, Oscoda County, Michigan. It was in force for 38 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
- Aug 19, 2015, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2015, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Alcona County, MI, Oscoda County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 254 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 489 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
556
WFUS53 KAPX 191952
TORAPX
MIC001-135-192030-
/O.NEW.KAPX.TO.W.0002.150819T1952Z-150819T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
352 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN ALCONA COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
EASTERN OSCODA COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 352 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MACK LAKE...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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 AND CURTISVILLE AROUND 400 PM EDT.
FAIRVIEW AROUND 405 PM EDT.
CURRAN AROUND 415 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MITCHELL TOWNSHIP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4451 8388 4451 8419 4485 8400 4486 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 214DEG 32KT 4457 8401
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
LAWRENCE3 follow-up statements
760
WWUS53 KAPX 191959
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
359 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
MIC001-135-192030-
/O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150819T2030Z/
ALCONA MI-OSCODA MI-
359 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ALCONA AND NORTHEASTERN OSCODA COUNTIES...
AT 358 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MCKINLEY...OR 8 MILES EAST OF MIO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CURRAN AROUND 415 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MITCHELL TOWNSHIP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4457 8388 4460 8406 4485 8400 4486 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 213DEG 29KT 4462 8397
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
LAWRENCE631
WWUS53 KAPX 192009
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
409 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
MIC001-135-192030-
/O.CON.KAPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150819T2030Z/
ALCONA MI-OSCODA MI-
409 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ALCONA AND NORTHEASTERN OSCODA COUNTIES...
AT 408 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MCKINLEY...OR 11 MILES EAST OF MIO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
CURRAN AROUND 415 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MITCHELL TOWNSHIP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4463 8389 4467 8398 4485 8391 4486 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 212DEG 31KT 4470 8390
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
LAWRENCE921
WWUS53 KAPX 192020
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
420 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
MIC001-135-192030-
/O.EXP.KAPX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150819T2030Z/
ALCONA MI-OSCODA MI-
420 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ALCONA AND NORTHEASTERN
OSCODA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM
THROUGH 440 PM.
LAT...LON 4463 8389 4467 8398 4485 8391 4486 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 214DEG 32KT 4470 8390
$$
LAWRENCEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 5:07 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | APX | Benzie, Leelanau, Manistee | 19 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 49 min | |
| Aug 19, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Alpena | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 38 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 43 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Presque Isle | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | 38 min | |
| Aug 19, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.