Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jul 4, 1992, 9:38 PM EDT for Washtenaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 1992, 9:38 PM EDT (01:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 1992, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Washtenaw County, MI
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KFNT), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 493 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KDTW 050148 COR
TORDTW
MIC161-050230-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING...CORRECTED FIRST PAR...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT MI
938 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 1992
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF LOWER MICHIGAN
WASHTENAW
AT 933PM EDT...A FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY GRASS LAKE TOWNSHIP FIRE
DEPARTMENT JUST WEST OF CHELSEA...51 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT
ANOTHER FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY SAND LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT
SOUTHWEST OF MANCHESTER...53 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR.
THE STORM WILL BE OVER DEXTER AT 945 PM AND THE CITY OF BRIDGEWATER
AT 950 PM. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IS IN
A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...FIND SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES...
TAKE COVER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
NASH/BAILEYWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:23 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
MIZ019-021-024-027>030-035-030220- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT MI 621 PM EDT THU JUL 02 1992 AT 617 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING NEAR MOUNT CLEMENS...21 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. ANOTHER STORM WAS 10 MILE NORTH OF HOWELL...48 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WERE PART OF A SCATTERED AREA OF SHOWERS...THAT EXTENDED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN FROM SOUTHERN MACOMB TO EXTREME WESTERN LENAWEE COUNTIES. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE..LOOK FOR SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STRONG WINDS...HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STAY INSIDE...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO STATION OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES. BBN
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
MIZ019-021-024-027>030-035-042325- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR DATE/TIME GROUP... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT MI 621 PM EDT THU JUL 02 1992 AT 617 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING NEAR MOUNT CLEMENS...21 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. ANOTHER STORM WAS 10 MILE NORTH OF HOWELL...48 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WERE PART OF A SCATTERED AREA OF SHOWERS...THAT EXTENDED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN FROM SOUTHERN MACOMB TO EXTREME WESTERN LENAWEE COUNTIES. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE..LOOK FOR SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STRONG WINDS...HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STAY INSIDE...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIOd STATION OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES. BBN
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 7:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
MIZ019-021-024-027>030-035-050005- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT MI 702 PM EDT THU JUL 02 1992 AT 655 PM EDT...RADAR SHOWED A SCATTERED AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING OVER SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS JUST NORTH OF ARMADA...36 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WERE PART OF A SCATTERED AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE..LOOK FOR SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STRONG WINDS...HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNI^NG ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STAY INSIDE...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO STATION OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES. BBN
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 7:09 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
MIZ019-021-024-027>030-035-050005- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORECTED FOR DATE... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT MI 702 PM EDT SAT JUL 04 1992 AT 655 PM EDT...RADAR SHOWED A SCATTERED AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING OVER SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS JUST NORTH OF ARMADA...36 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORMS WERE PART OF A SCATTERED AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE..LOOK FOR SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STRONG WINDS...HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STAY INSIDE...AWAY FROM WINDOWS...UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER RADIO STATION OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES. BBN
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 8:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
MIZ019-021-024-027>030-035-050125- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT MI 825 PM EDT SAT JUL 04 1992 AT 823 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SCATTERED AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING OVER SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS NEAR ANN ARBOR...34 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. WASHTENAW COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED PEA SIZED HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER ADDISON IN LENAWEE COUNTY...69 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST _ OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL SAINT CLAIR COUNTY THROUGH OAKLAND AND WAYNE COUNTIES TO SOUTHERN LENAWEE COUNTY. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONE OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS. LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES. BBN
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 8:38 PM EDT, 1 hour before
MIZ019-021-024-027>030-035-050125- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED LAST PAR... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT MI 825 PM EDT SAT JUL 04 1992 AT 823 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A SCATTERED AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING OVER SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS NEAR ANN ARBOR...34 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. WASHTENAW COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED PEA SIZED HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER ADDISON IN LENAWEE COUNTY...69 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST _ OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT. THE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL SAINT CLAIR COUNTY THROUGH OAKLAND AND WAYNE COUNTIES TO SOUTHERN LENAWEE COUNTY. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND NEAR WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONE OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS. STAY TUNED TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES. BBN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 9:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Washtenaw, Wayne | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 12:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Lenawee | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 12:22 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Lenawee | 23 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.