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Special Weather Statement, NWS Gaylord, MI

August 17, 2016Leelanau County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this special weather statement at Aug 17, 2016, 6:24 AM EDT for Leelanau County, Michigan. It was in force for 36 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: Aug 17, 2016, 6:24 AM EDT (10:24 UTC)
Expired: Aug 17, 2016, 7:00 AM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI

County Leelanau County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 16, 5:54 PM EDT, 12 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 5:54 PM EDT, 12 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 4:11 PM EDT, 14 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
411 PM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-
042-171000-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5 NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
WHITEFISH BAY (U.S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT IROQUOIS MI-
ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E. POTAGANNISSING BAY-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
411 PM EDT TUE AUG 16 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS INTERIOR EASTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN THROUGH SUNSET. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PERIODIC CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 17, 5:27 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		63 min
Aug 17, 6:35 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		55 min
Aug 17, 8:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Crawford, Kalkaska, Missaukee	33 min
Aug 17, 9:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Kalkaska	46 min
Aug 17, 11:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Ogemaw	38 min
Aug 17, 11:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Arenac, Iosco	27 min
Aug 17, 11:54 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		66 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.