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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Gaylord, MI

August 28, 2021Alcona County, Iosco County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 2021, 4:52 PM EDT for Alcona County, Iosco County, Michigan. It was in force for 56 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 28, 2021, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2021, 5:48 PM EDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Alcona County, MI, Iosco County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 28, 5:01 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG6 Nne National City, MIIOSCO COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS TREES DOWN NEAR SAND LAKE.
Aug 28, 5:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGTawas City, MICOUNTY DISPATCH REPORTS TREES DOWN IN TAWAS CITY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 2021-08-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 32 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 2021-08-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
32 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-229 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

885 
WUUS53 KAPX 282052
SVRAPX
MIC001-069-282200-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0053.210828T2052Z-210828T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
452 PM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Alcona County in northern Michigan...
  Iosco County in northern Michigan...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 452 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Glennie to near Whittemore, 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Glennie around 500 PM EDT.
  Plainfield Township around 510 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Mikado, Tawas City, East Tawas, Harrisville, Tawas Point State Park
and Harrisville State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4461 8326 4436 8328 4431 8331 4429 8335
      4424 8340 4424 8388 4435 8388 4458 8378
      4467 8324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 264DEG 29KT 4458 8372 4425 8387 

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

$$

Cornish
3 follow-up statements
039 
WWUS53 KAPX 282109
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
509 PM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021

MIC001-069-282200-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210828T2200Z/
Alcona MI-Iosco MI-
509 PM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALCONA AND IOSCO COUNTIES...

At 509 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Barton City to near Plainfield
Township to near National City, 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.

Locations impacted include...
  Tawas City, Mikado, Oscoda, East Tawas, Au Sable, Tawas Point 
  State Park, Wurtsmith Airfield, Harrisville and Harrisville State 
  Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4461 8326 4436 8328 4431 8331 4429 8335
      4425 8339 4425 8379 4436 8377 4442 8380
      4459 8370 4467 8324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 262DEG 30KT 4459 8358 4439 8359 4426 8370 

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

$$

Cornish
325 
WWUS53 KAPX 282123
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
523 PM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021

MIC001-069-282200-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210828T2200Z/
Alcona MI-Iosco MI-
523 PM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALCONA AND NORTHERN IOSCO COUNTIES...

At 523 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Mikado to near Wurtsmith Airfield to Tawas City,
moving east at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Oscoda, East Tawas, Tawas City, Harrisville, Au Sable, Mikado,
Harrisville State Park, Wurtsmith Airfield, Tawas Point State Park
and Wilber.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4461 8326 4436 8328 4431 8331 4429 8335
      4425 8339 4425 8377 4438 8364 4443 8357
      4462 8352 4467 8324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 264DEG 29KT 4460 8344 4440 8345 4427 8356 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Cornish
540 
WWUS53 KAPX 282148
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
548 PM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021

MIC001-069-282157-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-210828T2200Z/
Alcona MI-Iosco MI-
548 PM EDT Sat Aug 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALCONA AND
NORTHERN IOSCO COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4461 8326 4436 8328 4431 8331 4429 8335
      4425 8339 4425 8377 4438 8364 4443 8357
      4462 8352 4467 8324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 264DEG 29KT 4462 8318 4442 8319 4429 8330 

$$

Cornish

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 12:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee, Wexford56 min
Aug 28, 12:51 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAPXBenzie3 hr
Aug 28, 1:08 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAPXGrand Traverse3 hr
Aug 28, 1:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXCrawford, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Roscommon95 min
Aug 28, 3:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXArenac, Gladwin, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Roscommon63 min
Aug 28, 4:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, Missaukee, Wexford60 min
Aug 28, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXKalkaska38 min
Aug 28, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXCrawford, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Roscommon46 min
Aug 28, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX89 min
Aug 28, 3:18 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX29 hr
Aug 28, 3:26 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementAPXBenzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Leelanau, Mackinac, Manistee29 hr
Aug 28, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXPresque Isle33 min
Aug 28, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlpena, Montmorency49 min
Aug 28, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona, Iosco, Ogemaw, Oscoda43 min
Aug 28, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX2 hr
Aug 28, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXArenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw55 min
Aug 28, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX117 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.