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Special Weather Statement, NWS Gaylord, MI

September 22, 2017Mackinac County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this special weather statement at Sep 22, 2017, 3:49 PM EDT for Mackinac County, Michigan. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 22, 2017, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2017, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

County Mackinac 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 Sep 22, 2:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 2:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 22, 3:00 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
300 PM EDT Fri Sep 22 2017

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-
042-231900-
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-
300 PM EDT Fri Sep 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...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms are possible across eastern Upper Michigan this
afternoon and evening. These storms could contain brief gusty
winds and some small hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is anticipated at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 22, 3:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
349 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2017

MIZ008-015-222030-
Chippewa-Mackinac-
349 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN CHIPPEWA AND
MACKINAC COUNTIES...

At 348 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 15 miles north of Newberry to near
McMillan to 10 miles east of Manistique. Movement was east at 40 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Paradise, Whitefish Point, Point Iroquois, Bay Mills, Rudyard,
Curtis, Moran, Brevort, Trout Lake, Hulbert, Epoufette, Strongs,
Garnet, Naubinway, Brimley, Eckerman, Fibre, Rexton, East Lake and
Raco.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4677 8482 4664 8477 4649 8459 4645 8452
      4622 8458 4575 8505 4578 8536 4582 8536
      4578 8539 4579 8546 4583 8552 4579 8550
      4583 8591 4594 8593 4597 8587 4613 8587
      4624 8576 4625 8524 4675 8524
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 272DEG 48KT 4658 8554 4626 8568 4591 8603

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 22, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX61 min
Sep 22, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXAntrim, Cheboygan, Otsego24 min
Sep 22, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX59 min
Sep 22, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXCrawford, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda and 1 more53 min
Sep 22, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX59 min
Sep 22, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXAlcona, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Roscommon54 min
Sep 22, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX92 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Michigan, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017

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.