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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Gaylord, MI

July 8, 20164 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 60 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: Jul 8, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT (18:45 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Alcona County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	2 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted.

949 
WUUS53 KAPX 081845
SVRAPX
MIC001-069-129-135-081945-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0033.160708T1845Z-160708T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
245 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN ALCONA COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
  SOUTHERN OSCODA COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
  IOSCO COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
  OGEMAW COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT

* AT 244 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CLEAR
  LAKE... OR 7 MILES NORTH OF WEST BRANCH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  OSCODA...EAST TAWAS...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...AU SABLE...
  GLENNIE...MIO...SOUTH BRANCH...MIKADO...ROSE CITY...WHITTEMORE...
  CURTISVILLE...CLEAR LAKE...RIFLE RIVER STATE PARK...SKIDWAY LAKE...
  PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP...LUZERNE...ROSE TOWNSHIP...
  LUPTON AND MACK 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 4461 8319 4432 8324 4421 8336 4418 8343
      4418 8356 4417 8357 4416 8435 4449 8438
      4464 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 263DEG 56KT 4438 8423 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

AJS

3 follow-up statements

960 
WWUS53 KAPX 081912
SVSAPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
312 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

MIC001-069-129-135-081945-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160708T1945Z/
ALCONA MI-OSCODA MI-IOSCO MI-OGEMAW MI-
312 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN ALCONA...SOUTHEASTERN OSCODA...IOSCO AND OGEMAW
COUNTIES...

AT 312 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MCKINLEY TO RIFLE RIVER STATE PARK TO NEAR WEST
BRANCH...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OSCODA...EAST TAWAS...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...AU SABLE...
GLENNIE...MIO...SOUTH BRANCH...MIKADO...ROSE CITY...WHITTEMORE...
CURTISVILLE...RIFLE RIVER STATE PARK...SKIDWAY LAKE...
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP...ROSE TOWNSHIP...LUPTON...MACK LAKE...
TAWAS POINT STATE PARK AND WURTSMITH AIRFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4455 8320 4432 8324 4421 8336 4418 8342
      4418 8356 4417 8357 4416 8432 4463 8418
      4461 8330
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 253DEG 42KT 4462 8399 4442 8398 4424 8414 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ADAM

606 
WWUS53 KAPX 081935
SVSAPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
335 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

MIC135-081944-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160708T1945Z/
OSCODA MI-
335 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSCODA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE 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 4432 8324 4419 8340 4418 8356 4417 8357
      4416 8414 4451 8395 4451 8389 4462 8388
      4461 8330 4455 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 256DEG 27KT 4462 8373 4447 8377 4429 8395 

$$

MIC001-069-129-081945-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160708T1945Z/
ALCONA MI-IOSCO MI-OGEMAW MI-
335 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN ALCONA...IOSCO AND EASTERN OGEMAW COUNTIES...

AT 334 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GLENNIE TO NEAR SOUTH BRANCH TO 6 MILES EAST OF
SELKIRK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OSCODA...EAST TAWAS...TAWAS CITY...AU SABLE...GLENNIE...
SOUTH BRANCH...MIKADO...WHITTEMORE...CURTISVILLE...
RIFLE RIVER STATE PARK...SKIDWAY LAKE...PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP...
TAWAS POINT STATE PARK...WURTSMITH AIRFIELD...HALE...NATIONAL CITY...
WILBER...PRESCOTT AND SID TOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4432 8324 4419 8340 4418 8356 4417 8357
      4416 8414 4451 8395 4451 8389 4462 8388
      4461 8330 4455 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 256DEG 27KT 4462 8373 4447 8377 4429 8395 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

ADAM

770 
WWUS53 KAPX 081946
SVSAPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
346 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

MIC001-069-129-081955-
/O.EXP.KAPX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160708T1945Z/
ALCONA MI-IOSCO MI-OGEMAW MI-
346 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ALCONA...IOSCO AND
EASTERN OGEMAW COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
            
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4432 8324 4419 8340 4418 8356 4417 8357
      4416 8414 4451 8395 4451 8389 4462 8388
      4461 8330 4455 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 263DEG 56KT 4462 8373 4447 8377 4429 8395 

$$

ADAM

The 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, 1:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency	62 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.