Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 1998
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Apr 16, 1998, 4:32 PM EDT for Sanilac County, Michigan. It was in force for 43 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 1998, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 1998, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Whole counties
County Sanilac County, MI
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 4:47 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Shabbona, MI | |
| Apr 16, 4:47 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Sandusky, MI | |
| Apr 16, 4:55 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Carsonville, MI | |
| Apr 16, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado F1 | Carsonville, MI |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
938 WFUS01 KDTX 162031 RRA TORDTX MIC151-162115- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 432 PM EDT THU APR 16 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SANILAC COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN LOWER MICHIGAN * UNTIL 515 PM EDT * AT 431 PM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SANDUSKY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * SOME AREAS AFFECTED SANDUSKY BY 435 PM EDT DECKERVILLE BY 450 PM EDT FORESTVILLE BY 505 PM EDT IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A HOME OR BUSINESS IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS.
What 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, Apr 16, 11:45 AM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-170300- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1145 AM EDT THU APR 16 1998 ...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS LATE THIS AFTERNOON REQUIRING SPOTTER ACTIVATION. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY...THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AFTER 200 PM. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SOUTH OF I-69 WITH MOVEMENT TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR 3/4 INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THIS EVENING BUT WILL END BY 1000 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. BT
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 11:45 AM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-170300- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1145 AM EDT THU APR 16 1998 ...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS LATE THIS AFTERNOON REQUIRING SPOTTER ACTIVATION. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY...THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AFTER 200 PM. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SOUTH OF I-69 WITH MOVEMENT TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR 3/4 INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THIS EVENING BUT WILL END BY 1000 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. BT
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 1:28 PM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-170300- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 128 PM EDT THU APR 16 1998 ...SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... DISPATCHERS...PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EMERGENCY MANAGERS IMMEDIATELY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY EXCEED SEVERE LIMITS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED. AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON...THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH HAIL POSSIBLY AS LARGE IN DIAMETER AS A GOLFBALL. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS THE STORMS MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THIS EVENING...THOUGH THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO END BY 8 PM. ALL THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD END BY 1000 PM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. DJF
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 1:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-170200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 140 PM EDT THU APR 16 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 229 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THROUGH 8 PM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA...WITH HAIL 3/4-INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER AND WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. THE WATCH COVERS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... MIDLAND BAY HURON SAGINAW TUSCOLA SANILAC LAPEER ST. CLAIR SHIAWASSEE GENESEE LIVINGSTON OAKLAND MACOMB WASHTENAW WAYNE LENAWEE MONROE THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW...BAD AXE...FLINT...PORT HURON...DETROIT...ANN ARBOR... AND MONROE. ONCE AGAIN...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER MAY OCCUR. PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE NEARBY OR OVERHEAD...BE SURE TO MOVE INSIDE IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE. WHILE INDOORS... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER INFORMATION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. DJF
Special weather statement, Apr 16, 1:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-170200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 140 PM EDT THU APR 16 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 229 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THROUGH 8 PM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA...WITH HAIL 3/4-INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER AND WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. THE WATCH COVERS THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... MIDLAND BAY HURON SAGINAW TUSCOLA SANILAC LAPEER ST. CLAIR SHIAWASSEE GENESEE LIVINGSTON OAKLAND MACOMB WASHTENAW WAYNE LENAWEE MONROE THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF MIDLAND...BAY CITY...SAGINAW...BAD AXE...FLINT...PORT HURON...DETROIT...ANN ARBOR... AND MONROE. ONCE AGAIN...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER MAY OCCUR. PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE NEARBY OR OVERHEAD...BE SURE TO MOVE INSIDE IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE. WHILE INDOORS... STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER INFORMATION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. DJF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Midland, Saginaw | 62 min |
| Apr 16, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Shiawassee | 59 min |
| Apr 16, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston | 60 min |
| Apr 16, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee | 59 min |
| Apr 16, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Oakland | 27 min |
| Apr 16, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer | 32 min |
| Apr 16, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saint Clair, Sanilac | 37 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.