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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Gaylord, MI

July 8, 2016Arenac County, Gladwin County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2016, 3:06 PM EDT for Arenac County, Gladwin County, Michigan. It was in force for 54 min. 3 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, 3:06 PM EDT (19:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2016, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Arenac County, MI, Gladwin County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 8, 3:07 PM EDTHAIL 1.5Standish, MI.
Jul 8, 3:07 PM EDTHAIL 1.5Standish, MI
Jul 8, 3:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sse Standish, MISEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN FROM WORTH TO NORTHEAST OF STANDISH.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 8, 2:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC2 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 147 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2016-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 130 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2016-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
130 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
865 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

225 
WUUS53 KAPX 081906
SVRAPX
MIC011-051-082000-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0034.160708T1906Z-160708T2000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GLADWIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
  ARENAC COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 306 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  WINEGARS...OR NEAR GLADWIN...MOVING EAST AT 55 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...
  ALGER...STANDISH...AU GRES...STERLING...MAPLE RIDGE...BEAVERTON...
  OMER...TWINING...TURNER...WINEGARS...BOWMANVILLE...
  RHODES AND WOODEN SHOE VILLAGE.

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 4384 8454 4416 8436 4416 8357 4405 8358
      4405 8365 4402 8369 4399 8368 4400 8374
      4399 8374 4398 8380 4400 8383 4391 8391
      4391 8404 4400 8405 4400 8417 4383 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 263DEG 49KT 4396 8436 

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

AJS
2 follow-up statements
690 
WWUS53 KAPX 081939
SVSAPX

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

MIC051-081948-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160708T2000Z/
GLADWIN MI-
339 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GLADWIN 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 4391 8404 4400 8405 4400 8417 4411 8417
      4416 8414 4416 8357 4405 8358 4405 8366
      4402 8369 4399 8368 4400 8374 4399 8374
      4398 8379 4400 8383 4391 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 260DEG 43KT 4409 8372 4378 8407 

$$

MIC011-082000-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160708T2000Z/
ARENAC MI-
339 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR ARENAC COUNTY...

AT 338 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR AU GRES TO NEAR LINWOOD...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...
ALGER...STANDISH...AU GRES...STERLING...MAPLE RIDGE...OMER...
TWINING AND TURNER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4391 8404 4400 8405 4400 8417 4411 8417
      4416 8414 4416 8357 4405 8358 4405 8366
      4402 8369 4399 8368 4400 8374 4399 8374
      4398 8379 4400 8383 4391 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 260DEG 43KT 4409 8372 4378 8407 

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

ADAM
106 
WWUS53 KAPX 081951
SVSAPX

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

MIC011-082000-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160708T2000Z/
ARENAC MI-
351 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL ARENAC COUNTY...

AT 350 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF AU GRES TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
PINCONNING...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...
STANDISH...AU GRES AND OMER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4391 8404 4400 8405 4416 8357 4405 8358
      4405 8366 4402 8369 4399 8368 4400 8374
      4399 8374 4398 8379 4400 8383 4391 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 263DEG 49KT 4411 8351 4380 8386 

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

ADAM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 8:31 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX59 min
Jul 8, 9:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX84 min
Jul 8, 10:16 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX89 min
Jul 8, 10:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXLeelanau72 min
Jul 8, 10:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAntrim, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Otsego67 min
Jul 8, 11:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAntrim, Crawford, Kalkaska, Otsego66 min
Jul 8, 11:29 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAntrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Leelanau61 min
Jul 8, 11:30 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX30 min
Jul 8, 11:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXChippewa, Mackinac56 min
Jul 8, 11:54 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX66 min
Jul 8, 12:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAntrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Otsego59 min
Jul 8, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMontmorency, Otsego56 min
Jul 8, 12:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAntrim, Charlevoix56 min
Jul 8, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGrand Traverse, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Wexford47 min
Jul 8, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGrand Traverse, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Wexford44 min
Jul 8, 1:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCheboygan, Montmorency, Otsego, Presque Isle59 min
Jul 8, 1:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAntrim, Charlevoix, Otsego55 min
Jul 8, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX62 min
Jul 8, 1:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCheboygan23 min
Jul 8, 1:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona, Alpena, Montmorency62 min
Jul 8, 1:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego59 min
Jul 8, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX117 min
Jul 8, 1:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMissaukee, Roscommon65 min
Jul 8, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXArenac, Gladwin61 min
Jul 8, 2:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda58 min
Jul 8, 2:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda60 min
Jul 8, 3:03 PM EDTTornado WarningAPXArenac27 min
Jul 8, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX62 min
Jul 8, 5:00 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX24 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.