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Special Weather Statement, NWS Gaylord, MI

February 23, 2017Cheboygan County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this special weather statement at Feb 23, 2017, 12:48 AM EST for Cheboygan County, Michigan. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Feb 23, 2017, 12:48 AM EST (05:48 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2017, 1:15 AM EST
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI

County Cheboygan County, MI

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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 Feb 22, 11:52 PM EST, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 11:52 PM EST, 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 3:55 PM EST, 8 hours 53 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
355 PM EST Wed Feb 22 2017

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-
042-231200-
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-
355 PM EST Wed Feb 22 2017

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...Today and tonight.

Areas of dense fog will again be possible across portions of
northern lower Michigan, primarily south of M-32, and along coastal
areas of Lake Michigan.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Expect a wintry mix of wet snow, rain and possible freezing rain in
portions of northern Michigan Thursday night through Friday night.
The exact placement of the different precipitation types is
somewhat uncertain at this point, but the better chance for
accumulating wet snow will be across eastern upper.

There is a chance for thunderstorms in part of northern lower
Michigan Friday, mainly south of M-32.

Gusty winds will be seen across northern Michigan on Saturday.
Accumulating lake effect snow is expected in the typical
snowbelts late Saturday through Sunday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight.

&&

For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord.

JZ/SMD

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 22, 11:04 PM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1104 PM EST WED FEB 22 2017

MIZ019>021-025>027-230500-
Leelanau-Grand Traverse-Kalkaska-Antrim-Benzie-Charlevoix-
1104 PM EST WED FEB 22 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LEELANAU...BENZIE...
GRAND TRAVERSE...ANTRIM...NORTHWESTERN KALKASKA AND SOUTHEASTERN
CHARLEVOIX COUNTIES...

At 1104 PM EST, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Leland to 20 miles west of
Frankfort. Movement was east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Traverse City, Boyne City, East Jordan, Leland, Elk Rapids,
Mancelona, Frankfort, Bellaire, Thompsonville, Empire, Ellsworth,
Beulah, Grand Traverse Light, Sleeping Bear Point, Bingham, Kingsley,
Torch Lake, Central Lake, Glen Arbor and Norwood.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4476 8630 4480 8618 4492 8617 4507 8588
      4503 8586 4511 8580 4526 8551 4519 8474
      4516 8473 4511 8479 4511 8486 4507 8485
      4451 8559 4454 8634 4472 8635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 254DEG 40KT 4505 8575 4463 8666

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Special weather statement, Feb 22, 11:45 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1145 PM EST WED FEB 22 2017

MIZ019>021-025-026-230545-
Leelanau-Grand Traverse-Antrim-Benzie-Charlevoix-
1145 PM EST WED FEB 22 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LEELANAU...BENZIE...
CENTRAL GRAND TRAVERSE...ANTRIM AND CHARLEVOIX COUNTIES...

At 1145 PM EST, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Ellsworth to near Frankfort.
Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Traverse City, Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jordan, Elk Rapids,
Frankfort, Bellaire, Empire, Ellsworth, Beulah, Bingham, Torch Lake,
Central Lake, Norwood, Suttons Bay, Benzonia, Cedar, Elberta, Honor
and Boyne Falls.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4533 8525 4531 8502 4527 8500 4527 8497
      4529 8496 4529 8474 4524 8474 4486 8526
      4485 8532 4482 8532 4460 8561 4462 8634
      4466 8634
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 243DEG 41KT 4520 8527 4468 8628

MLR

Special weather statement, Feb 23, 12:48 AM EST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1248 AM EST THU FEB 23 2017

MIZ016-017-019-022-230615-
Otsego-Cheboygan-Emmet-Charlevoix-
1248 AM EST THU FEB 23 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN CHEBOYGAN...
NORTHWESTERN OTSEGO...SOUTHEASTERN EMMET AND SOUTHEASTERN CHARLEVOIX
COUNTIES...

At 1247 AM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located over Boyne Falls,
moving northeast at 55 mph.

Dime size hail is possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Boyne City, Indian River, Vanderbilt, Boyne Falls, Wolverine,
Reasoners Corner, Burt Lake State Park, Clarion, Walloon Lake,
and Afton.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They can relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Gaylord.

LAT...LON 4508 8485 4512 8486 4512 8494 4523 8502
      4550 8444 4525 8430
TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 242DEG 47KT 4519 8486

JZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 22, 11:04 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	APX	Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse	56 min
Feb 22, 11:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	APX	Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse	60 min
Feb 23, 4:24 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	APX		4 days
Feb 23, 2:32 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	APX	Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet and 11 more	34 hr
Feb 23, 2:35 PM EST	Gale Warning	APX		56 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.