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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Gaylord, MI

June 13, 2024Mackinac County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2024, 2:53 PM EDT for Mackinac County, Michigan. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2024, 2:53 PM EDT (18:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2024, 3:16 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Mackinac County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 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 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 304 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2024-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 87 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2024-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 355 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
87 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-335 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1434 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
355 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
324 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 13, 1:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 2:45 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
245 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-086>088-095>099-141845-
Emmet-Cheboygan-Presque Isle-Leelanau-Antrim-Otsego-Montmorency-
Alpena-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Kalkaska-Crawford-Oscoda-Alcona-
Manistee-Wexford-Missaukee-Roscommon-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac-
Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa-Southeast Chippewa-
Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac-
Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island-
Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix-
245 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

This hazardous weather outlook is for Eastern Upper Michigan and
Northern Lower Michigan.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across northern
Michigan through early this evening, including the potential for
isolated severe storms. Large hail and damaging winds are the
biggest threats. A tornado can not be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Early next week will feature increasing heat and humidity, along
with thunderstorm chances at times.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon.

For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord.

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-141845-
Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including
Mackinac Island-St Ignace to False Detour Channel-
5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including
Bois Blanc Island-
Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay
National Marine Sanctuary-Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI-
Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to
Norwood MI-Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge-
Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little
Traverse Bay-Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI-
Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI-
Manistee to Point Betsie MI-
Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI-
St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay-
245 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

This hazardous weather outlook is for the northern Michigan
nearshore waters of Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across northern
Michigan through early this evening, including the potential for
isolated severe storms. Large hail and damaging winds are the
biggest threats. A tornado can not be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Thunderstorm chances return early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon.

For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 2:33 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
233 PM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1251 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSW Gaylord           45.02N 84.68W
06/13/2024  M39 MPH          Otsego             MI   ASOS

            ASOS station KGLR Gaylord - Otsego County
            Airport.

&&

JZ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 1:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX23 min
Jun 13, 2:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMackinac42 min
Jun 13, 2:30 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX6 hr
Jun 13, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX44 min
Jun 13, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX54 min
Jun 13, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXChippewa, Mackinac52 min
Jun 13, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX56 min
Jun 13, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX64 min
Jun 13, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXChippewa33 min
Jun 13, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX67 min
Jun 13, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX76 min
Jun 13, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX24 min
Jun 13, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXCheboygan41 min
Jun 13, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX2 hr
Jun 13, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX29 min
Jun 13, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX47 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.