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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Gaylord, MI

April 27, 2024Crawford County, Oscoda County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2024, 9:57 PM EDT for Crawford County, Oscoda County, Michigan. It was in force for 22 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: Apr 27, 2024, 9:57 PM EDT (01:57 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2024, 10:19 PM EDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, MI, Oscoda County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 161 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1008 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1142 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 240 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 389 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.6
Supercell composite: 9.1

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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 Apr 27, 9:44 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 9:44 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:00 PM EDT, 6 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
300 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-086>088-095>099-281900-
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-
300 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible this evening, mainly
between 6 PM and 2 AM. The primary threats are damaging winds,
large hail, and a tornado or two.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorm chances will continue Sunday into early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Saturday into Saturday night.

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

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-281900-
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-
300 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 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.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible this evening, mainly
between 6 PM and 2 AM. The primary threats are damaging winds,
large hail, and a waterspout or two.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorm chances will continue Sunday into early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Saturday into Saturday night.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 27, 8:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
831 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

0830 PM     Hail             Kingsley                44.58N 85.54W
04/27/2024  M0.88 Inch       Grand Traverse     MI   Public

            Nickel and dime sized hail with heavy rain.

&&

ED

Local storm report, Apr 27, 8:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
854 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

0845 PM     Hail             1 E Thompsonville       44.52N 85.92W
04/27/2024  E0.75 Inch       Benzie             MI   Public

            3/4 inch hail.

&&

ED

Local storm report, Apr 27, 9:27 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
927 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

0925 PM     Hail             Kingsley                44.59N 85.54W
04/27/2024  E1.00 Inch       Grand Traverse     MI   Public

&&

ED

Local storm report, Apr 27, 9:30 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
930 PM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

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

0929 PM     Hail             1 ENE Wildwood          44.42N 86.15W
04/27/2024  E0.75 Inch       Manistee           MI   Public

&&

SJC

Local storm report, Apr 27, 9:37 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 9:57 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 8:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Grand Traverse	37 min
Apr 27, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Montmorency	30 min
Apr 27, 8:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Benzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee	25 min
Apr 27, 8:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Crawford, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska	28 min
Apr 27, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	APX		59 min
Apr 27, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Crawford, Kalkaska	20 min
Apr 27, 9:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Benzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee, Wexford	37 min
Apr 27, 9:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Grand Traverse, Kalkaska	29 min
Apr 27, 9:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Crawford, Montmorency, Otsego	20 min
Apr 28, 12:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Gladwin, Ogemaw, Roscommon	38 min
Apr 28, 4:09 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	APX		42 hr

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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.