Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2016, 1:28 PM EDT for Alcona County, Alpena County, Montmorency County, Michigan. It was in force for 62 min. 5 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 8, 2016, 1:28 PM EDT (17:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Montmorency County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 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 8, 1:44 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 S Hillman, MI | |
| Jul 8, 2:07 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 E Atlanta, MI | |
| Jul 8, 2:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 10 Sw Alpena, MI | DAMAGE TO FARM BUILDINGS |
| Jul 8, 2:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 W Ossineke, MI | |
| Jul 8, 2:27 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Alpena, 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 8, 10:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
115
WUUS53 KAPX 081728
SVRAPX
MIC001-007-119-081830-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0028.160708T1728Z-160708T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
128 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ALCONA COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
ALPENA COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTMORENCY COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT
* AT 127 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LOCKWOOD
LAKE...OR NEAR ATLANTA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALPENA...OSSINEKE...THE TOWN OF HUBBARD LAKE...ATLANTA...LACHINE...
HILLMAN...FLETCHER POND...LOCKWOOD LAKE...LOST LAKE WOODS...
LAKEWOOD...SPRUCE...CATHRO...HUBBARD LAKE...OSSINEKE TOWNSHIP...
SPRATT...LOUD TOWNSHIP AND DEVILS LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4477 8334 4482 8389 4486 8389 4486 8409
4501 8416 4521 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 251DEG 23KT 4496 8402
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
AJS1 follow-up statement
106
WWUS53 KAPX 081756
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
156 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
MIC119-081803-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160708T1830Z/
MONTMORENCY MI-
156 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTMORENCY
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4477 8334 4482 8389 4508 8388 4521 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 263DEG 26KT 4496 8370
$$
MIC001-007-081830-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-160708T1830Z/
ALCONA MI-ALPENA MI-
156 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN ALCONA AND ALPENA COUNTIES...
AT 153 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPRATT...OR 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF HUBBARD LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 144 PM EDT...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL
WAS REPORTED 5 MILES SOUTH OF HILLMAN.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALPENA...OSSINEKE...THE TOWN OF HUBBARD LAKE...LACHINE...
HUBBARD LAKE...OSSINEKE TOWNSHIP...LOST LAKE WOODS...SPRATT...
LAKEWOOD...SPRUCE...CATHRO AND DEVILS LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4477 8334 4482 8389 4508 8388 4521 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 263DEG 26KT 4496 8370
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ADAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 59 min | |
| Jul 8, 9:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 84 min | |
| Jul 8, 10:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 89 min | |
| Jul 8, 10:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Leelanau | 72 min |
| Jul 8, 10:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Otsego | 67 min |
| Jul 8, 11:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Crawford, Kalkaska, Otsego | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Leelanau | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 11:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 30 min | |
| Jul 8, 11:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Chippewa, Mackinac | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 66 min | |
| Jul 8, 12:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Otsego | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Montmorency, Otsego | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Charlevoix | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Wexford | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Wexford | 44 min |
| Jul 8, 1:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan, Montmorency, Otsego, Presque Isle | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Charlevoix, Otsego | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 62 min | |
| Jul 8, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Cheboygan | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Crawford, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 117 min | |
| Jul 8, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Missaukee, Roscommon | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Arenac, Gladwin | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 3:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | APX | Arenac | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Arenac, Gladwin | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 62 min | |
| Jul 8, 5:00 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 24 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.