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Small Craft Advisory 48, NWS Gaylord, MI

April 19, 2025

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this small craft advisory at Apr 19, 2025, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 19, 2025, 4:00 AM EDT (08:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 16 hr
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 19, 3:17 AM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 3:17 AM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 3:21 AM EDT, 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 11:48 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1148 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

MIZ021-022-027-190430-
Otsego MI-Kalkaska MI-Antrim MI-
1148 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN / WESTERN
OTSEGO...EASTERN ANTRIM AND NORTH CENTRAL KALKASKA COUNTIES THROUGH
1230 AM EDT...

At 1147 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mancelona, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 30mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Antrim, Blue Lake Township, Elmira, Bellaire, Mancelona, Alba,
Vanderbilt, Pickerel Lake, Gaylord, Jordan Township, Eastern Corwith
Township, and Warner Township.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4512 8512 4512 8474 4520 8473 4520 8437
      4479 8496 4493 8525
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 226DEG 50KT 4492 8509

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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Local storm report, Apr 18, 11:55 PM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1155 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

1110 PM     Rain             2 SSE Roscommon         44.47N 84.57W
04/18/2025  M1.22 Inch       Roscommon          MI   Mesonet

            Mesonet station RSCM4 Roscommon.

1056 PM     Rain             2 E Parkdale            44.27N 86.25W
04/18/2025  M1.11 Inch       Manistee           MI   AWOS

            AWOS station KMBL Manistee - Blacker
            Airport.

1144 PM     Rain             1 ESE Roscommon County  44.35N 84.67W
04/18/2025  M0.98 Inch       Roscommon          MI   ASOS

            ASOS station KHTL Houghton Lake - Roscommon
            County Airport.

&&

Local storm report, Apr 18, 11:56 PM EDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1156 PM EDT Fri Apr 18 2025

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

1145 PM     Rain             1 SSW Manistee          44.23N 86.34W
04/18/2025  M1.63 Inch       Manistee           MI   Mesonet

            Mesonet station DW9113 Manistee.

&&

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 12:21 AM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1221 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

MIZ017-018-190500-
Cheboygan MI-Presque Isle MI-
1221 AM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN PRESQUE ISLE AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHEBOYGAN COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM EDT...

At 1221 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pickerel Lake, or 13 miles southwest of Onaway, moving northeast at
55 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Aloha State Park, Onaway, Afton, Ocqueoc, Pigeon River State Forest,
Onaway State Park, Nine Mile Point, Koehler Township, Allis Township,
Moltke Township, Wolverine, Millersburg, Black Lake, Alverno, P H
Hoeft State Park, Tower, and Huron Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4520 8424 4520 8454 4524 8469 4568 8435
      4564 8421 4556 8412 4549 8407 4551 8401
      4548 8390 4544 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 226DEG 49KT 4524 8444

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 12:38 AM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 3:37 AM EDT, 23 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 18, 10:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Wexford	28 min
Apr 18, 10:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Manistee	39 min
Apr 18, 11:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Crawford	24 min
Apr 18, 11:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	APX	Crawford	22 min
Apr 18, 11:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Antrim	42 min
Apr 19, 12:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	APX	Cheboygan	39 min

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