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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Gaylord, MI

July 24, 2021Arenac County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2021, 3:16 PM EDT for Arenac County, Michigan. It was in force for 29 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 24, 2021, 3:16 PM EDT (19:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Arenac County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 24, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2021-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 597 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 2021-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
597 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
737 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.9

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The text

As transmitted.

221 
WUUS53 KAPX 241916
SVRAPX
MIC011-241945-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0017.210724T1916Z-210724T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
316 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Arenac County in northern Michigan...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 315 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Au Gres,
  moving east at 30 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Arenac County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4406 8363 4402 8369 4399 8368 4400 8372
      4399 8377 4416 8379 4417 8358 4420 8355
      4421 8350 4418 8351 4418 8355 4417 8357
      4411 8357 4406 8359 4403 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 266DEG 26KT 4409 8368 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
2 follow-up statements
860 
WWUS53 KAPX 241926
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
326 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

MIC011-241945-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210724T1945Z/
Arenac MI-
326 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ARENAC COUNTY...

At 325 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Au Gres, moving
east at 35 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Arenac County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4405 8369 4416 8367 4416 8357 4411 8357
      4406 8359 4405 8354 4405 8356 4406 8363
      4405 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 276DEG 29KT 4407 8358 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
871 
WWUS53 KAPX 241936
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
336 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

MIC011-241946-
/O.EXP.KAPX.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210724T1945Z/
Arenac MI-
336 PM EDT Sat Jul 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ARENAC COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
northern Michigan.

LAT...LON 4405 8369 4416 8367 4416 8357 4411 8357
      4406 8359 4405 8354 4405 8356 4406 8363
      4405 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 266DEG 26KT 4407 8361 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 24, 3:08 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX16 hr
Jul 24, 8:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXLeelanau58 min
Jul 24, 8:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAPXLeelanau3 hr
Jul 24, 9:17 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAPXGrand Traverse, Leelanau3 hr
Jul 24, 9:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXKalkaska32 min
Jul 24, 9:33 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAPXAntrim, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska3 hr
Jul 24, 12:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXMissaukee, Roscommon38 min
Jul 24, 1:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXRoscommon34 min
Jul 24, 1:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXGladwin, Ogemaw, Roscommon27 min
Jul 24, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXOgemaw37 min
Jul 24, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX66 min
Jul 24, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXArenac46 min
Jul 24, 3:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGladwin54 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.