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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Gaylord, MI

March 31, 2026Missaukee County, Wexford County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2026, 1:43 AM EDT for Missaukee County, Wexford County, Michigan. It was in force for 32 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
Mar 31, 2026, 1:43 AM EDT (05:43 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Missaukee County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Mar 31, 2:04 AM EDTHAIL 1Lake City, MISocial media picture of hail from Lake City. Time estimated via 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 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 236 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 00:00Z on 2026-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 260 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2026-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 207 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
260 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
413 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
2.7

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The text

As transmitted.

576 
WUUS53 KAPX 310543
SVRAPX
MIC113-165-310615-
/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0009.260331T0543Z-260331T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
143 AM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Wexford County in northern Michigan...
  Western Missaukee County in northern Michigan...

* Until 215 AM EDT.

* At 142 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Meauwataka, 
  or 9 miles northwest of Cadillac, moving east at 40 mph. Public 
  reported ping pong sized hail, some larger, near Mesick. 

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Public.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Cadillac and Manton around 145 AM EDT.
  Lake City and Jennings around 150 AM EDT.
  Morey around 155 AM EDT.
  Falmouth around 210 AM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4432 8558 4443 8551 4444 8498 4416 8504
TIME...MOT...LOC 0542Z 277DEG 33KT 4437 8550 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

JLD
1 follow-up statement
609 
WWUS53 KAPX 310604
SVSAPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
204 AM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

MIC165-310614-
/O.CAN.KAPX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260331T0615Z/
Wexford MI-
204 AM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WEXFORD 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 4427 8534 4437 8534 4437 8499 4427 8502
      4422 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0604Z 272DEG 28KT 4434 8523 

$$

MIC113-310615-
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260331T0615Z/
Missaukee MI-
204 AM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MISSAUKEE COUNTY...

At 204 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lake City,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Public.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe storm will be near...
  Falmouth around 210 AM EDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4427 8534 4437 8534 4437 8499 4427 8502
      4422 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0604Z 272DEG 28KT 4434 8523 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

JLD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 11:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXKalkaska27 min
Mar 30, 11:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXGladwin27 min
Mar 30, 11:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXGrand Traverse26 min
Mar 30, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXRoscommon36 min
Mar 30, 11:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXArenac, Gladwin13 min
Mar 30, 11:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXAntrim, Crawford, Kalkaska38 min
Mar 31, 12:02 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMissaukee, Wexford15 min
Mar 31, 12:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXArenac15 min
Mar 31, 12:18 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX42 min
Mar 31, 12:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXMontmorency44 min
Mar 31, 12:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMissaukee, Roscommon39 min
Mar 31, 12:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXManistee35 min
Mar 31, 1:07 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX23 min
Mar 31, 1:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXManistee, Wexford30 min
Mar 31, 1:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAPX66 min
Mar 31, 1:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXManistee26 min
Mar 31, 2:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee, Wexford30 min
Mar 31, 2:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXMissaukee, Roscommon30 min
Mar 31, 2:25 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXManistee24 min
Mar 31, 3:01 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAPXArenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Roscommon29 min
Mar 31, 3:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXGladwin40 min
Mar 31, 11:01 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX5 hr
Mar 31, 11:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Manistee, Wexford77 min
Mar 31, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXKalkaska, Manistee, Missaukee, Wexford95 min
Mar 31, 3:40 PM EDTWinter Storm WatchAPXAlpena, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet, Mackinac and 3 more22 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.