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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Gaylord, MI

February 24, 2017Crawford County, Missaukee County, Roscommon County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 24, 2017, 4:06 PM EST for Crawford County, Missaukee County, Roscommon County, Michigan. It was in force for 24 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
Feb 24, 2017, 4:06 PM EST (21:06 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2017, 4:30 PM EST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Roscommon County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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
Feb 24, 4:14 PM ESTHAIL 0.752 Ne North Higgins Lake, MIHAIL COVERING THE GROUND.

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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 201 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 2017-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2017-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 282 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
462 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
282 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
650 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

464 
WUUS53 KAPX 242106
SVRAPX
MIC039-113-143-242130-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0002.170224T2106Z-170224T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
406 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Crawford County in northern Michigan...
  Northwestern Roscommon County in northern Michigan...
  Northeastern Missaukee County in northern Michigan...

* Until 430 PM EST

* At 405 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Moorestown,
  or 10 miles northwest of Houghton Lake, moving northeast at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 400 pm, three quarter inch hail was 
           reported in Lucas.  

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Grayling, Roscommon, Higgins Lake, Moorestown, North Higgins Lake,
  South Higgins Lake and South Branch Township.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4446 8502 4451 8494 4451 8486 4456 8485
      4457 8485 4472 8462 4455 8444 4432 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 232DEG 47KT 4444 8486 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

adam
1 follow-up statement
023 
WWUS53 KAPX 242122
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
422 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

MIC039-113-143-242130-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170224T2130Z/
Crawford MI-Roscommon MI-Missaukee MI-
422 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST
FOR SOUTHERN CRAWFORD...NORTHWESTERN ROSCOMMON AND NORTHEASTERN
MISSAUKEE COUNTIES...

At 421 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Roscommon,
moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. at 347 pm, quarter size hail covering the 
         road was reported between Mcbain and Lake City from this 
         storm. 

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. 

Locations impacted include...
Grayling, Roscommon, Higgins Lake, Moorestown, North Higgins Lake,
South Higgins Lake and South Branch Township.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4446 8502 4451 8494 4451 8486 4456 8485
      4457 8485 4472 8462 4455 8444 4432 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 232DEG 47KT 4457 8463 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

adam

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 2:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAPXOscoda39 min
Feb 24, 3:25 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAPXAlpena50 min
Feb 24, 3:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMissaukee, Wexford35 min
Feb 24, 4:01 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAPXGladwin29 min
Feb 24, 4:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Montmorency, Oscoda45 min
Feb 24, 4:34 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAPXCrawford, Missaukee41 min
Feb 24, 5:34 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAPXOgemaw26 min
Feb 24, 5:36 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAPXAntrim24 min
Feb 24, 6:05 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAPXOscoda25 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.