Alert archive / Michigan / Freeze Warnings in 2021
Freeze Warning 1, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this freeze warning at Apr 17, 2021, 3:18 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Apr 18, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2021, 3:18 AM EDT (07:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Antrim County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Charlevoix County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
201 WWUS73 KAPX 170718 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 318 AM EDT Sat Apr 17 2021 MIZ020-021-025-026-031-099-171530- /O.NEW.KAPX.FZ.W.0001.210418T0600Z-210418T1200Z/ Leelanau-Antrim-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Manistee-Charlevoix- Including the cities of Northport, Mancelona, Frankfort, Traverse City, Manistee, and Charlevoix 318 AM EDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 28 to 32 degrees expected tonight. * WHERE...Leelanau, Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee and Charlevoix Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions may kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
4 follow-up statements
600 WWUS73 KAPX 171451 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1051 AM EDT Sat Apr 17 2021 MIZ020-021-025-026-031-099-172300- /O.CON.KAPX.FZ.W.0001.210418T0600Z-210418T1200Z/ Leelanau-Antrim-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Manistee-Charlevoix- Including the cities of Northport, Mancelona, Frankfort, Traverse City, Manistee, and Charlevoix 1051 AM EDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 28 to 32 degrees expected tonight. * WHERE...Leelanau, Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee and Charlevoix Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions may kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. && $$
771 WWUS73 KAPX 171927 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 327 PM EDT Sat Apr 17 2021 MIZ020-021-025-026-031-099-180330- /O.CON.KAPX.FZ.W.0001.210418T0600Z-210418T1200Z/ Leelanau-Antrim-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Manistee-Charlevoix- Including the cities of Northport, Mancelona, Frankfort, Traverse City, Manistee, and Charlevoix 327 PM EDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected away from Lake Michigan. * WHERE...Leelanau, Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee and Charlevoix Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions may damage crops and other sensitive vegetation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. && $$ JPB
220 WWUS73 KAPX 180105 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 905 PM EDT Sat Apr 17 2021 MIZ020-021-025-026-031-099-180915- /O.CON.KAPX.FZ.W.0001.210418T0600Z-210418T1200Z/ Leelanau-Antrim-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Manistee-Charlevoix- Including the cities of Northport, Mancelona, Frankfort, Traverse City, Manistee, and Charlevoix 905 PM EDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected away from Lake Michigan. * WHERE...Leelanau, Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee and Charlevoix Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions may damage crops and other sensitive vegetation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. && $$
283 WWUS73 KAPX 180735 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 335 AM EDT Sun Apr 18 2021 MIZ020-021-025-026-031-099-181200- /O.CON.KAPX.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210418T1200Z/ Leelanau-Antrim-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Manistee-Charlevoix- Including the cities of Northport, Mancelona, Frankfort, Traverse City, Manistee, and Charlevoix 335 AM EDT Sun Apr 18 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 degrees. * WHERE...Leelanau, Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee and Charlevoix Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 3:36 PM EDT | Gale Watch | APX | 23 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in Michigan, 2021Every freeze warning in 2021
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.