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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Gaylord, MI

June 12, 2021Gladwin County, Roscommon County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 6:44 PM EDT for Gladwin County, Roscommon County, Michigan. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report 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
Jun 12, 2021, 6:44 PM EDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Gladwin County, MI, Roscommon County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 6:45 PM EDTHAIL 1.257 Ssw Houghton Lake, MITIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 181 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-240 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

018 
WUUS53 KAPX 122244
SVRAPX
MIC051-143-122330-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0006.210612T2244Z-210612T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
644 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Gladwin County in northern Michigan...
  Southwestern Roscommon County in northern Michigan...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Roscommon
  Township, or near Houghton Lake, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Skeels.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4398 8461 4416 8461 4416 8483 4423 8483
      4411 8442 4397 8460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 315DEG 16KT 4421 8476 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Cornish
2 follow-up statements
685 
WWUS53 KAPX 122309
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
709 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

MIC051-143-122330-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210612T2330Z/
Gladwin MI-Roscommon MI-
709 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN GLADWIN AND SOUTHWESTERN ROSCOMMON COUNTIES...

At 708 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Skeels, or 11
miles south of Prudenville, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Skeels.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4398 8461 4416 8461 4416 8483 4423 8483
      4411 8442 4397 8460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 315DEG 16KT 4413 8465 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

JZ
255 
WWUS53 KAPX 122325
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
725 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

MIC051-143-122334-
/O.EXP.KAPX.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210612T2330Z/
Gladwin MI-Roscommon MI-
725 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GLADWIN AND
SOUTHWESTERN ROSCOMMON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of portions of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
Gladwin county.

LAT...LON 4398 8461 4416 8461 4416 8483 4423 8483
      4411 8442 4397 8460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 315DEG 16KT 4408 8458 

$$

Cornish

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXOgemaw, Roscommon45 min
Jun 12, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXEmmet42 min
Jun 12, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMontmorency, Oscoda40 min
Jun 12, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGladwin, Roscommon48 min
Jun 12, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXOgemaw, Roscommon31 min
Jun 12, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGladwin38 min
Jun 12, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAlcona51 min
Jun 12, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGladwin24 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.