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Special Weather Statement, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this special weather statement at Jul 29, 2018, 4:06 PM EDT for Mackinac County, Michigan. It was in force for 24 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
- Jul 29, 2018, 4:06 PM EDT (20:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2018, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
County Mackinac County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 236 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1148 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jul 29, 2:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 2:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Gaylord MI 342 PM EDT Sun Jul 29 2018 LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041- 042-301200- 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- 342 PM EDT Sun Jul 29 2018 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...Rest of this afternoon and tonight. A few thunderstorms will occur across portions of eastern upper and northern lower Michigan 9 pm. Strongest storms could produce hail up to one inch in diameter and gusty winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. There is another chance for thunderstorms in portions of both eastern upper and northern lower Michigan Monday afternoon. No severe storms are expected. Additional thunderstorm chances for Thursday, especially across northern lower Michigan. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather and rainfall amounts to the National Weather Service. Reports may be made one of three ways: Online: weather.gov/gaylord Facebook: facebook.com/nwsgaylord Twitter: twitter.com/nwsgaylord && For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 29, 2:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
259 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0258 PM HAIL KINGSLEY 44.59N 85.53W
07/29/2018 M0.25 INCH GRAND TRAVERSE MI PUBLIC
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH DRIVING SMALL HAIL AND
SWAYING LARGE PINES IN YARD.
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SWRSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 3:35 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gaylord MI 353 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2018 MIZ032-033-292030- Missaukee-Wexford- 353 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN WEXFORD AND WESTERN MISSAUKEE COUNTIES... At 353 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Manton, moving east at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and dime size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Cadillac, Lake City, Manton, Mcbain, Lucas and Jennings. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. LAT...LON 4427 8553 4444 8548 4440 8511 4417 8522 TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 286DEG 13KT 4433 8542 JZ
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:59 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
359 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2018
MIZ022-023-292030-
Otsego-Montmorency-
359 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN OTSEGO AND
SOUTHWESTERN MONTMORENCY COUNTIES...
At 357 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located between
Johannesburg and Lewiston, moving east at 15 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and dime size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Lewiston, Hetherton, Chester Township and Johannesburg.
If you are on or near a lake, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning.
LAT...LON 4486 8421 4485 8440 4486 8455 4503 8447
4499 8415
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 286DEG 13KT 4493 8442
JZSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 4:06 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gaylord MI 406 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2018 MIZ008-015-292030- Chippewa-Mackinac- 406 PM EDT SUN JUL 29 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL CHIPPEWA AND NORTH CENTRAL MACKINAC COUNTIES... At 406 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Trout Lake, or 25 miles northwest of St. Ignace, moving east at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and dime size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Trout Lake, Fibre and East Lake. 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 4614 8514 4625 8508 4620 8478 4606 8487 TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 286DEG 13KT 4617 8502 JZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 29, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Cheboygan | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Chippewa | 28 min |
| Jul 29, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Chippewa | 94 min |
| Jul 29, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Presque Isle | 82 min |
| Jul 29, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 72 min | |
| Jul 29, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Chippewa | 25 min |
| Jul 29, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Missaukee | 37 min |
| Jul 29, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Montmorency | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Oscoda | 14 min |
| Jul 29, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Alcona | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.