Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2016, 11:23 AM EDT for Grand Traverse County, Wexford County, Michigan. It was in force for 37 min. 1 report 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 21, 2016, 11:23 AM EDT (15:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2016, 12:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Grand Traverse County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:25 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 21, 11:37 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Williamsburg, MI | LARGE TREE DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES. TIME BASED OFF RADAR. |
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 21, 9:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 1904 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
980
WUUS53 KAPX 211523
SVRAPX
MIC055-165-211600-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0039.160721T1523Z-160721T1600Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1123 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEXFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL NOON EDT
* AT 1123 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TRAVERSE CITY TO NEAR KARLIN TO NEAR MESICK...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TRAVERSE CITY...CADILLAC...KINGSLEY...MANTON...SHERMAN...BUCKLEY...
BOON...FIFE LAKE...MESICK...HARRIETTA...KARLIN...INTERLOCHEN...
MEAUWATAKA...SPIDER LAKE...TRAVERSE CITY STATE PARK...GRAWN...
YUMA...INTERLOCHEN STATE PARK...WILLIAMSBURG AND HANNAH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4422 8534 4433 8582 4457 8582 4478 8570
4477 8564 4482 8564 4481 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1523Z 280DEG 34KT 4475 8564 4455 8574 4442 8582
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JPB3 follow-up statements
465
WWUS53 KAPX 211534
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1134 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2016
MIC055-165-211600-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160721T1600Z/
WEXFORD MI-GRAND TRAVERSE MI-
1134 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR
WEXFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTIES...
AT 1134 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WILLIAMSBURG TO NEAR BUCKLEY TO NEAR
YUMA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CADILLAC...KINGSLEY...MANTON...SHERMAN...BUCKLEY...BOON...
FIFE LAKE...MESICK...HARRIETTA...MEAUWATAKA...SPIDER LAKE...YUMA...
WILLIAMSBURG...HANNAH AND BATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4433 8582 4439 8582 4452 8567 4482 8551
4481 8533 4422 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 1534Z 278DEG 32KT 4482 8546 4452 8561 4433 8582
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
FARINA312
WWUS53 KAPX 211545
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1145 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2016
MIC055-165-211600-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160721T1600Z/
WEXFORD MI-GRAND TRAVERSE MI-
1145 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR
NORTHERN WEXFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTIES...
AT 1145 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM RAPID CITY TO 6 MILES NORTH OF MANTON TO NEAR
HOXEYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CADILLAC...MANTON...BOON...FIFE LAKE...HARRIETTA...MEAUWATAKA AND
WILLIAMSBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4423 8534 4422 8535 4432 8577 4450 8552
4481 8539 4481 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1545Z 278DEG 34KT 4484 8531 4450 8544 4420 8579
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
FARINA595
WWUS53 KAPX 211557
SVSAPX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1155 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2016
MIC055-165-211605-
/O.EXP.KAPX.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160721T1600Z/
WEXFORD MI-GRAND TRAVERSE MI-
1155 AM EDT THU JUL 21 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN WEXFORD AND
SOUTHEASTERN GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING WILL EXIT THE WARNED AREA AND
WEAKEN. THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4423 8534 4422 8535 4432 8577 4450 8552
4481 8539 4481 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1547Z 280DEG 34KT 4484 8531 4450 8544 4420 8579
$$
FARINAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 3:35 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 19 hr | |
| Jul 21, 3:41 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | APX | Benzie, Leelanau, Manistee | 16 hr |
| Jul 21, 8:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Chippewa, Mackinac | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 9:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 9:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 93 min | |
| Jul 21, 10:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Emmet, Grand Traverse | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Wexford | 70 min |
| Jul 21, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 84 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.