Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Detroit, MI

SAFETY RULES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANN ARBOR MI
1140 AM EDT WED JUN 17 1992

THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOS IN
ALL OF MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC
SAFETY...THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES ARE PROVIDED. PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL
BROADCAST STATIONS SERVING THE STATE ARE ASKED TO BROADCAST THESE
MESSAGES OCCASIONALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND FREQUENTLY DURING ANY
WATCH OR WARNING SITUATIONS.
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THE STRONG WIND GUSTS OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN DAMAGE BUILDINGS...
KNOCK DOWN TREES AND CREATE A HAZARD DUE TO WIND BLOWN DEBRIS SIMILAR
TO A SMALL TORNADO.  INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND GO TO THE
SAFEST LOCATION ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOUSE.  MOBILE HOMES ARE
PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS.  IF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH...YOU SHOULD LEAVE AN UNANCHORED MOBILE HOME AND SEEK NEARBY
SHELTER. WHEN BOATING..ALWAYS STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WEATHER REPORTS
AND RETURN TO SAFE HARBOR BEFORE STRONG WINDS ARRIVE.
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IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
TORNADOES.  LISTEN TO YOUR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION TO LEARN IF A WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.  ALSO...
KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE THUNDERSTORMS AS TORNADOES CAN FORM QUICKLY
BEFORE IT IS POSSIBLE TO ISSUE A WARNING.  IF YOU SEE A TORNADO MOVING
TOWARD YOU OR HEAR A TORNADO WARNING FOR YOUR AREA...YOU SHOULD FIND
SHELTER...BELOW GROUND LEVEL IF POSSIBLE...BUT IF ABOVE GROUND...GET
INTO A SMALL INTERIOR SPACE ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AND STAY AWAY FROM
OUTSIDE WALLS...DOORS...AND WINDOWS...AND STAY OUT OF AUDITORIUMS AND
GYMNASIUMS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANN ARBOR MI
150 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992

...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
UPPER MICHIGAN... AND THE WEST HALF OF LOWER MICHIGAN...

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 388 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST UPPER MICHIGAN... AND THE WEST HALF OF LOWER MICHIGAN UNTIL
900 PM THIS EVENING.

AT 145 PM CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTH MINNESOTA... WEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN... EAST WISCONSIN... NORTH ILLINOIS...
LAKE MICHIGAN... AND WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. STORMS
WERE MOVING MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST... AT 40 TO 50 MPH.

VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE NORTHWARD AND
NORTHEASTWARD OVER MICHIGAN AND FEED THESE STORMS.

TORNADOES ARE NATURES MOST VIOLENT STORMS.  IN A HOME...ONE OF THE
BEST SHELTERS IS IN THE BASEMENT UNDER HEAVY FURNITURE AND WHERE
OVERHEAD SUPPORT AND PROTECTION IS GREATEST.  IF THERE IS NO BASEMENT..
GO TO THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  GET INTO A CLOSET..
INTERIOR HALL...AND/OR UNDER HEAVY FURNITURE.  COVER YOURSELF WITH A
HEAVY BLANKET OR SIMILAR OBJECT.  IN A SCHOOL...OFFICE...OR OTHER TYPE
OF INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING...GO QUICKLY TO A BASEMENT IF AVAILABLE.  IF
NONE...GO TO A CENTRAL HALL OR CORRIDOR ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  KEEP AWAY
FROM OUTSIDE WALLS...DOORS AND WINDOWS.  STAY OUT OF AUDITORIUMS OR
GYMNASIUMS.  IF IN OPEN COUNTRY OR IN A CAR AND YOU CANNOT AVOID THE
PATH OF THE STORM...GET INTO A REINFORCED BUILDING OR INTO A DITCH...
DEPRESSION...OR CULVERT.  IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME...WHETHER IT IS
TIED DOWN OR NOT...ABANDON IT AND GO TO A COMMUNITY SHELTER OR
REINFORCED BUILpDING...OR GET INTO A DITCH...DEPRESSION...OR CULVERT.

MRK

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANN ARBOR MI
212 PM EDT WED JUN 17 1992

...ALL OF UPPER MICHIGAN HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL
900 PM EDT THIS EVENIN