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NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 1, 10:29 AM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1129 AM EDT THU AUG 01 2002 FIRST LINE OF CONVECTION OVER WESTERN UPPER PENINSULA WEAKENED AS IT APPROACHED EASTERN UPPER PENINSULA EARLIER THIS MORNING. THIS MOST LIKELY DUE TO MODERATELY STRONG CAP IN PLACE. THIS CAP IS FORECAST TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PROGRESS TO THE SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE CWA. IN ADDITION... AREA GETS INTO COUPLED JET WITH LF QUAD OF 100 KNOT TO THE NORTHWEST AND RR QUAD OF 95 KNOT JET TO THE NORTHEAST. ALL SEVERE WX INDEXES LOOK IMPRESSIVE THROUGH 00Z WITH LI/S AROUND -6...TOTAL TOTALS AROUND 50...AND K INDEXES AROUND 35. ALSO OF NOTE...THETA-E RIDGING OVER THE ENTIRE AREA WITH PW/S RISING TO AROUND 1.50 INCHES. WINDS PRETTY UNI-DIRECTIONAL OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND FREEZING LEVEL WAS 14,500 ON THE APX 12Z SOUNDING. ONE LIMITING FACTOR IS THAT ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER HAS LIMITED DAYTIME HEATING. HOWEVER WITH STRONG DYNAMICS ON THE INCREASE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM THREAT OF STRONG WINDS AND HAIL TO AROUND 1 INCH. HAZARDOUS WEATHER STATEMENT ADDRESSES THESE TWO FACTORS. ZONE UPDATE WILL MAKE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS DEFINITE FOR THIS AFTERNOON ALL AREAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO JUST HOISTED FOR ALL OF APX NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN COUNTIES THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. .APX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THROUGH 4 PM MIZ016>036-041-042. SULLIVAN
MIZ008-015>036-041-042-020200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1037 AM EDT THU AUG 01 2002 ...THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT... * THREAT AREA....EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. * DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREAT...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH AND 1 INCH HAIL. * TIME OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREAT...THROUGH 10 PM. * FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ONGOING...POSSIBLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS PLEASE REFER TO WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/APX/ (ALL LOWER CASE). IF LATER INFORMATION FURTHER SUPPORTS THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREAT...APPROPRIATE WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. SULLIVAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD, MI
1129 AM EDT THU AUG 1 2002
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0845 AM 6 W PARADISE MI WIND DAMAGE
08/01/02 CHIPPEWA TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AT
TAHQUAMENON FALLS STATE
PARK
CJCMIZ016>036-041-042-012000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1154 AM EDT THU AUG 1 2002
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM EDT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN
CHEBOYGAN...PRESQUE ISLE...MONTMORENCY...ALCONA...OSCODA...
IOSCO...ROSCOMMON...OGEMAW...ARENAC...GLADWIN AND ALPENA
IN NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN
ANTRIM...OTSEGO...GRAND TRAVERSE...KALKASKA...CRAWFORD...
BENZIE...MANISTEE...WEXFORD...MISSAUKEE...CHARLEVOIX...EMMET AND
LEELANAU
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.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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