Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 2005, 4:27 PM EDT for Huron County, Michigan. It was in force for 79 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2005, 4:27 PM EDT (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2005, 5:46 PM EDT
- In force
- 79 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Huron County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1129 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KDTX 052027 TORDTX MIC063-052145- /O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0004.050605T2027Z-050605T2145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 427 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... HURON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN * UNTIL 545 PM EDT * AT 425 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR SEBEWAING...OR ABOUT 18 MILES NORTH OF CARO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PIGEON AROUND 445 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4383 8349 4367 8345 4370 8261 4405 8285 $$ SF / MANN
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KDTX 052041 SVSDTX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 441 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005 MIC063-052145- /O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050605T2145Z/ HURON MI- 441 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR HURON COUNTY... AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BAY PORT...OR ABOUT 18 MILES WEST OF BAD AXE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PIGEON BY 450 PM EDT ELKTON BY 500 PM EDT PINNEBOG BY 515 PM EDT FILION BY 520 PM EDT KINDE AND PORT CRESCENT STATE PARK BY 525 PM EDT PORT AUSTIN BY 535 PM EDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4383 8349 4367 8345 4378 8257 4408 8295 $$ MANN
000 WWUS53 KDTX 052105 SVSDTX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 505 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005 MIC063-052145- /O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050605T2145Z/ HURON MI- 505 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR HURON COUNTY... AT 504 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR PINNEBOG...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BAD AXE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... FILION BY 510 PM EDT KINDE BY 515 PM EDT REDMAN BY 525 PM EDT THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 65 MPH AND HAIL GREATER THAN ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4389 8335 4375 8338 4389 8267 4408 8295 $$ MANN
000 WWUS53 KDTX 052129 SVSDTX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 529 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005 MIC063-052145- /O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050605T2145Z/ HURON MI- 529 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR HURON COUNTY... AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR OWENDALE...OR ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF BAD AXE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ELKTON BY 540 PM EDT BAD AXE BY 545 PM EDT THIS IS THE STORM THAT HAS RECENTLY EXITED TUSCOLA COUNTY. THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OVER 65 MPH AND HAIL GREATER THAN ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4389 8335 4367 8336 4381 8263 4408 8295 $$ MANN
000 WWUS53 KDTX 052146 SVSDTX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 547 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005 MIC063-052157- /O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050605T2145Z/ HURON MI- 547 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HURON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER SEVERE. RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WERE STILL POSSIBLE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. LAT...LON 4389 8335 4367 8336 4381 8263 4408 8295 $$ MANN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 2 hr | |
| Jun 5, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Midland, Saginaw | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron | 73 min |
| Jun 5, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay | 19 min |
| Jun 5, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Midland | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 3:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Saginaw | 70 min |
| Jun 5, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 79 min |
| Jun 5, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 4:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Bay | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 94 min | |
| Jun 5, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 90 min | |
| Jun 5, 4:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 78 min |
| Jun 5, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saint Clair | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 85 min | |
| Jun 5, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 83 min | |
| Jun 5, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saginaw, Shiawassee | 71 min |
| Jun 5, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay | 53 min |
| Jun 5, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 97 min | |
| Jun 5, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Saginaw | 60 min |
| Jun 5, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 6:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Bay | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 96 min | |
| Jun 5, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron | 75 min |
| Jun 5, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 7:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Oakland | 74 min |
| Jun 5, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer, Sanilac | 64 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.