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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Gaylord, MI

July 14, 2021Chippewa County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2021, 3:36 PM EDT for Chippewa County, Michigan. It was in force for 45 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 14, 2021, 3:36 PM EDT (19:36 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2021, 4:21 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Chippewa County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 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

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 221 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 2021-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 180 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
180 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1237 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

090 
WUUS53 KAPX 141936
SVRAPX
MIC033-142100-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0016.210714T1936Z-210714T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
336 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Chippewa County in eastern Michigan...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 335 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Strongs, or
  16 miles south of Paradise, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bayview Campground, Raco, Point Iroquois, Bay Mills, Brimley, 
  Brimley State Park, Kinross and Dafter.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4653 8413 4651 8411 4641 8415 4633 8411
      4614 8411 4630 8510 4651 8501 4652 8490
      4649 8481 4653 8465 4646 8455 4645 8448
      4651 8438 4649 8427 4653 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 277DEG 13KT 4640 8495 

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

JSL
2 follow-up statements
513 
WWUS53 KAPX 142010
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
410 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

MIC033-142100-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210714T2100Z/
Chippewa MI-
410 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL CHIPPEWA COUNTY...

At 409 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles southeast of Sault Ste. Marie to Strongs,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Sault Ste. Marie, Point Iroquois, Kinross, Bay Mills, Dafter, Kelden,
Brimley State Park, Bayview Campground, Strongs, Brimley, Eckerman, 
Donaldson, Raco, Barbeau, Munuscong, Sugar Island, and Kincheloe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4651 8411 4641 8415 4633 8411 4618 8411
      4630 8510 4651 8501 4652 8490 4649 8481
      4653 8466 4646 8455 4645 8448 4651 8438
      4649 8427 4653 8421 4653 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 261DEG 23KT 4641 8423 4635 8498 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JZ
239 
WWUS53 KAPX 142021
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
421 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

MIC033-142030-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210714T2100Z/
Chippewa MI-
421 PM EDT Wed Jul 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CHIPPEWA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and 
heavy rainfall are still expected with these thunderstorms.

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

LAT...LON 4651 8411 4641 8415 4633 8411 4618 8411
      4630 8510 4651 8501 4652 8490 4649 8481
      4653 8466 4646 8455 4645 8448 4651 8438
      4649 8427 4653 8421 4653 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 277DEG 13KT 4641 8418 4635 8493 

$$

JZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 4:25 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX23 hr
Jul 14, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX84 min
Jul 14, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX94 min
Jul 14, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee, Wexford92 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.