Tornado and Hail in Michigan, June 15, 2001

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1125 AM EDT FRI JUN 15 2001

THE CURRENT WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER
SOUTHERN MANITOBA...WITH THE CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWING A COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN.
THE LATEST RUC AND MESO-ETA PROG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO SLOWLY MOVE
EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN
SHORT TERM FORECAST CONCERN REVOLVES AROUND SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

A 300MB 140 KNOT JET WAS LOCATED ON THE OBSERVED 12Z RAOB PLOT. THIS
JET MAX IS PROGGED TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON...PLACING
THE FORECAST AREA WITHIN THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION...THUS PROVIDING
SOME UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE. QG FORCING WILL ALSO BE PRESENT THIS
AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A 500MB TROUGH AXIS (ALBEIT WEAK). ALTHOUGH
UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS IS NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE...SURFACE BASED
INSTABILITY WILL BE QUITE HIGH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING. THUS THE CURRENT FORECAST OF LIKELY POPS FOR
SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS GOOD GIVEN THE COMBINATION OF FRONTAL
COVERGENCE...UPPER LEVEL FORCING AND HIGH INSTABILITY. MODIFIED KAPX
12Z OBSERVED SOUNDING FOR A TEMP IN THE MID 80S WITH SFC DEWPOINTS
AROUND 70 YIELDS A CAPE OF 2500 J/KG WITH AN LI OF -6C. HOWEVER...IF
THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 90 (WHICH GIVEN THE CURRENT OBS LOOKS LIKELY
IN NE LOWER)...CAPE APPROACHES 3300 J/KG. THE LATEST WATER VAPOR
LOOP ALSO SHOWS MID LEVEL DRYING UPSTREAM OF THE LOW LEVEL FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. WITH VERY HIGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE (850MB DEWPOINTS AROUND
+12C ON 12Z CHARTS)...MID LEVEL DRY AIR INTRUSION WILL ACT PROVIDE
ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS ARE FAIRLY HIGH (12K FT)...THUS
EXPECT THE MAIN SEVERE WX THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS GIVEN THE
UNIDIRECTIONAL SHEAR PROFILE.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. K INDICES > 35
AND PWATS AROUND 1.3 TO 1.5 INCHES SUGGEST PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO
SUPPORT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. GIVEN THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...EXPECT ECHO TRAINING MAY ALLOW FOR SOME AREAS TO SEE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH.

ONLY UPDATES TO CURRENT ZFPAPX WILL BE TO INCREASE TEMPS AS MOST
LOCATIONS ARE ALREADY IN THE 80S.

UPDATED ZFPAPX WILL BE ISSUED BY 1530 UTC.

.APX...NONE.

CONSIDINE

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1140 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2001

...THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN LOWER
AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

* THREAT AREA...ALL OF NORTHERN LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER
  MICHIGAN...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT EAST OF I-75.

* DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY.
  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO
  TO 70 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED
  FLOODING.

* TIME OF SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION REGARDING THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IN NORTHERN LOWER
AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.

CONSIDINE

MIZ041-042-152100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1146 AM EDT FRI JUN 15 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EDT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
     GLADWIN AND ARENAC

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS OF AFFECTED
LAKESHORE COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST
60 MPH ALONG WITH DIME SIZED HAIL. IF YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH
AREA...YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION OR
RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

MIZ019-021>024-027>030-033>036-152200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1224 PM EDT FRI JUN 15 2001

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
     OSCODA...OTSEGO...EMMET...ROSCOMMON...CRAWFORD...MONTMORENCY...
     PRESQUE ISLE...OGEMAW...IOSCO...MISSAUKEE...KALKASKA...ANTRIM...
     ALPENA...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX AND ALCONA

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE ADJOINING COASTAL WATERS OF AFFECTED
LAKESHORE COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.

REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST
60 MPH ALONG WITH DIME SIZED HAIL. IF YOU LIVE IN OR NEAR THE WATCH
AREA...YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALEIRT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION OR
RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.