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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2026, 1:48 PM EDT for Alpena County, Presque Isle County, Michigan. It was in force for 27 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
- Jun 13, 2026, 1:48 PM EDT (17:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alpena County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:48 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2:05 PM EDT | HAIL 0.7 | Alpena, MI | Dime size hail reported on the north side Alpena. Lasted around 2 minutes per report. |
| Jun 13, 2:05 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Alpena, MI | Broadcast media relayed pictures showing quarter size hail in Alpena. Time estimated. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 17 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 75 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
980
WUUS53 KAPX 131748
SVRAPX
MIC007-141-131815-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0033.260613T1748Z-260613T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
148 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Alpena County in northern Michigan...
Southeastern Presque Isle County in northern Michigan...
* Until 215 PM EDT.
* At 148 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lakewood, or
near Alpena, moving east at 45 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Alpena and southeastern Presque Isle Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4501 8319 4510 8366 4523 8374 4529 8334
4523 8335 4523 8331 4521 8328 4516 8328
4510 8325 4508 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 263DEG 38KT 4515 8343
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
NSC1 follow-up statement
492
WWUS53 KAPX 131809
SVSAPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
209 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
MIC141-131818-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-260613T1815Z/
Presque Isle MI-
209 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PRESQUE ISLE
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 4501 8319 4506 8347 4508 8353 4514 8356
4516 8328 4510 8325 4508 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 263DEG 38KT 4518 8313
$$
MIC007-131815-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-260613T1815Z/
Alpena MI-
209 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ALPENA COUNTY...
At 208 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles east of
Lakewood, or 16 miles northeast of Alpena, moving east at 45 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.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Alpena County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4501 8319 4506 8347 4508 8353 4514 8356
4516 8328 4510 8325 4508 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 263DEG 38KT 4518 8313
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
NSCWhat 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, 1:32 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Scattered thunderstorms continue today into this evening, especially across northern lower. Primary threats with any strong storms will be large hail and damaging winds with non- zero tornado threat.
- Cooler weather beginning Sunday and lasting through much of the next week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:32 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
132 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Scattered thunderstorms continue today into this evening,
especially across northern lower. Primary threats with any
strong storms will be large hail and damaging winds with non-
zero tornado threat.
- Cooler weather beginning Sunday and lasting through much of
the next week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1237 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Pattern Synopsis:
A closed mid/upper-level low centered over Ontario looks to largely
churn in place this weekend and through much of next week. An
associated jet max overhead will work east tonight as more
pronounced troughing digs over the Great Lakes Sunday. At the
surface, a weak cold front will slide across northern Michigan this
evening into Sunday morning, becoming the focus for surface pressure
falls across southern Michigan Sunday with favorable ascent aloft.
Relatively high pressure is expected to build in to start the
upcoming work week, but an unsettled pattern looks to set in for
much of the week with multiple waves working across the region with
the aforementioned closed low positioned just to our north.
Forecast Details:
Primary focus will be on scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. Latest guidance gives increased confidence in additional
development in the vicinity of the front across the eastern U.P. as
well as continued activity across northern lower -- particularly
near M-32/M-72 east of I-75. Mainly cloud-free skies south of the
office and south-southwesterly low-level flow advecting a more
favorable airmass northward (low 60s Tds just south of the CWA)
should boost MLCAPE to around 1,000 J/kg in the next few hours.
Perhaps more importantly, strong shear will be overlapping said
buoyancy (0-6km shear ~60kts and 0-3km shear ~45kts). Despite less
impressive thermodynamics, this magnitude of shear distributed
throughout the vertical profile as evidenced by near term forecast
soundings will support a localized heightened severe threat in the
corridor mentioned above across northeast lower Michigan. While
mixed-layer LCLs/cloud base heights are expected to be relatively
high (around 1,500m), subtle-but-existant low-level veering would
result in favorable streamwise vorticity ingestion for any right-
moving supercells that develop -- leading to a tornado threat with
any dominant storms. That said, large hail and damaging wind gusts
will be the primary threats with any strong storms into this evening.
Additional showers and potential embedded storms will be possible
later this evening into Sunday morning as the front crosses the area
and eventually works to our southeast, leaving dry weather in place
for most of the Northwoods during the day on Sunday. Rain chances
look to hold off on Monday before returning heading into
Tuesday/Wednesday as additional troughing slides over the Great
Lakes. Aside from rain chances, this will also help keep
temperatures on the cool side for much of the next week. Highs in
the 60s and low/mid 70s with overnight lows in the 40s and low 50s
would be a few degrees cooler than average for the middle of June.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 128 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Scattered showers/storms will continue over the next few hours,
primarily near CIU and PLN. Shower/storm chances near TAF sites are
expected to end later this evening through the remainder of the
period. Otherwise, current gusty SW winds will flip to NW/NNW winds
behind a cold front that will swing through the area later this
evening and tonight. Winds settle closer to WNW around 10 kts with
gusts to 20-25 kts possible by the afternoon Sunday. MVFR CIGs are
possible across portions of eastern upper and northern lower
Michigan later tonight into Sunday morning behind the front.
&&
.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...Beach Hazards Statement until 8 PM EDT this evening for MIZ016-
095-096-098.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM EDT this evening for
LHZ345>347.
Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for LHZ348-
349.
Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM EDT this evening for LMZ345-
346.
Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for LMZ323-
342-344.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM EDT this afternoon for LMZ341.
Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM EDT this afternoon for LSZ322.
&&
DISCUSSION...DJC
AVIATION...DJCIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 10:48 AM EDT, 3 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1048 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
MIZ016>018-099-131515-
Cheboygan MI-Presque Isle MI-Emmet MI-Charlevoix MI-
1048 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PRESQUE ISLE...
SOUTHERN CHEBOYGAN...SOUTHEASTERN EMMET AND SOUTHEASTERN CHARLEVOIX
COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 AM EDT...
At 1047 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Clarion, or near Petoskey, moving east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Petoskey State Park and Reasoners Corner around 1050 AM EDT.
Indian River, Wolverine, Burt Lake State Park, and Burt Lake
around 1055 AM EDT.
Koehler Township and Afton around 1100 AM EDT.
Tower around 1110 AM EDT.
Black Lake around 1115 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Pigeon River State
Forest.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4520 8500 4538 8504 4553 8415 4521 8409
TIME...MOT...LOC 1447Z 260DEG 57KT 4531 8491
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NSCSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 11:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1127 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
MIZ017-018-131615-
Cheboygan MI-Presque Isle MI-
1127 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PRESQUE ISLE AND SOUTHEASTERN
CHEBOYGAN COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 PM EDT...
At 1127 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tower, or near Onaway, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Onaway, Ocqueoc, Millersburg, Onaway State Park, and Tower around
1130 AM EDT.
Huron Beach around 1135 AM EDT.
Rogers City, Hawks, and P H Hoeft State Park around 1140 AM EDT.
Forty Mile Point and Hagensville around 1145 AM EDT.
Metz around 1150 AM EDT.
Thompsons Harbor State Park around 1155 AM EDT.
Presque Isle Light around 1200 PM EDT.
Presque Isle around 1205 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Moltke Township.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4525 8334 4529 8442 4541 8447 4553 8403
4553 8393 4545 8378 4545 8369 4539 8358
4538 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 1527Z 265DEG 53KT 4537 8431
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NSCSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 12:54 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
1254 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
MIZ017-018-022>024-131730-
Otsego MI-Montmorency MI-Cheboygan MI-Presque Isle MI-Alpena MI-
1254 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ALPENA...
SOUTHWESTERN PRESQUE ISLE...SOUTHEASTERN CHEBOYGAN...NORTHEASTERN
OTSEGO AND NORTHERN MONTMORENCY COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT...
At 1253 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Briley Township, or 11 miles northwest of Atlanta,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Former NWS employee.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Canada Creek Ranch, Briley Township, and Tomahawk Creek Flooding
around 100 PM EDT.
Hillman, Bisma Township, and Royston around 110 PM EDT.
Lachine and Long Rapids around 115 PM EDT.
Posen around 120 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Clear Lake State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4503 8443 4522 8448 4537 8369 4503 8351
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 263DEG 52KT 4511 8434
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NSCLocal storm report, Jun 13, 1:09 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
109 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1238 PM Hail 3 N Gaylord 45.08N 84.68W
06/13/2026 M0.50 Inch Otsego MI NWS Employee
Retired NWS employee reported half inch hail
3 miles north of Gaylord.
&&Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:45 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
145 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
MIZ023-024-131815-
Montmorency MI-Alpena MI-
145 PM EDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ALPENA AND
SOUTHEASTERN MONTMORENCY COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...
At 145 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Atlanta, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Hillman and Fletcher Pond around 150 PM EDT.
Spratt around 155 PM EDT.
Lachine around 200 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4491 8350 4493 8422 4503 8423 4512 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 265DEG 53KT 4499 8415
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NSCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 3:10 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | APX | Charlevoix, Emmet, Mackinac | 17 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:11 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 17 hr | |
| Jun 13, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Cheboygan | 27 min |
| Jun 13, 11:20 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 40 min | |
| Jun 13, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Presque Isle | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Montmorency | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 85 min | |
| Jun 13, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Presque Isle | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Montmorency | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Alcona | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 55 min | |
| Jun 13, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena | 21 min |
| Jun 13, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | APX | Chippewa | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 58 min | |
| Jun 13, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 45 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.