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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Gaylord, MI

May 26, 2016Ogemaw County, Roscommon County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2016, 4:26 PM EDT for Ogemaw County, Roscommon County, Michigan. It was in force for 49 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
May 26, 2016, 4:26 PM EDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2016, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ogemaw County, MI, Roscommon County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 4:50 PM EDTHAIL 0.75West Branch, MI

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 174 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, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2016-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 240 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, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2016-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 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
240 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
742 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

003 
WUUS53 KAPX 262026
SVRAPX
MIC129-143-262115-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0004.160526T2026Z-160526T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
426 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ROSCOMMON COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...
  OGEMAW COUNTY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 425 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. HELEN...
  MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...AT 4:12 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN IN
           SOUTHERN ROSCOMMON COUNTY. 

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WEST BRANCH...ROSE CITY...TWIN LAKES AREA...LUPTON...CLEAR LAKE...
  RIFLE RIVER STATE PARK...SKIDWAY LAKE...SELKIRK...
  NESTER TOWNSHIP...BOWMANVILLE AND PRESCOTT.

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 4424 8455 4431 8438 4441 8438 4450 8389
      4416 8389 4416 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 254DEG 37KT 4431 8441 

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

MG/ALM/SMD
2 follow-up statements
079 
WWUS53 KAPX 262042
SVSAPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
442 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2016

MIC129-143-262115-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160526T2115Z/
ROSCOMMON MI-OGEMAW MI-
442 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL ROSCOMMON AND OGEMAW COUNTIES...

AT 440 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WEST BRANCH...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN IN SOUTHERN
         ROSCOMMON COUNTY AT 4:12 PM. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT 
         CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. 
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WEST BRANCH...ROSE CITY...LUPTON...CLEAR LAKE...
RIFLE RIVER STATE PARK...SKIDWAY LAKE...SELKIRK...
BOWMANVILLE AND PRESCOTT.

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 4441 8438 4450 8389 4416 8389 4416 8438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 256DEG 35KT 4431 8423 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

GILLEN
172 
WWUS53 KAPX 262105
SVSAPX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
505 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2016

MIC143-262114-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160526T2115Z/
ROSCOMMON MI-
505 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ROSCOMMON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. 

LAT...LON 4450 8389 4426 8389 4423 8414 4445 8418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 254DEG 37KT 4438 8389 

$$

MIC129-262115-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160526T2115Z/
OGEMAW MI-
505 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN OGEMAW COUNTY...

AT 504 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HALE...OR 15
MILES SOUTHWEST OF GLENNIE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROSE CITY...SELKIRK...LUPTON AND RIFLE RIVER STATE PARK. 

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 4450 8389 4426 8389 4423 8414 4445 8418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 254DEG 37KT 4438 8389 

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

GILLEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXAlcona, Alpena, Arenac, Cheboygan, Crawford, Gladwin and 9 more62 min
May 26, 3:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMissaukee, Ogemaw, Roscommon80 min
May 26, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX53 min
May 26, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXCheboygan54 min
May 26, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCheboygan, Emmet33 min
May 26, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXAlcona, Iosco57 min
May 26, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCharlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet57 min
May 26, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona, Iosco43 min
May 26, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXChippewa27 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.