Tornado Warning 9, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Issued

Aug 2, 2006, 8:33 PM EDT (00:33 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2006, 9:00 PM EDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Isabella County, MI

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000 
WFUS53 KGRR 030034
TORGRR
MIC073-030100-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0009.060803T0033Z-060803T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
833 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS
HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  ISABELLA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 829 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THNUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF MOUNT PLEASANT...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
  THIS WARNING UPGRADED THE PREVIOUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SHEPHERD BY 840 PM EDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4369 8499 4349 8496 4349 8464 4377 8462

$$

JL WDM

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 030046
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
845 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2006

MIC073-030100-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060803T0100Z/
ISABELLA MI-
845 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR ISABELLA
COUNTY...

AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STORM POSSIBLY PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 
MOUNT PLEASANT...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DELWIN AND WISE BY 850 PM EDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4369 8499 4349 8496 4349 8464 4377 8462

$$

IOD

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 030057
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
857 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2006

MIC073-030107-
/O.EXP.KGRR.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-060803T0100Z/
ISABELLA MI-
857 PM EDT WED AUG 2 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR ISABELLA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4369 8499 4349 8496 4349 8464 4377 8462

$$

IOD

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