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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Detroit, MI

June 8, 2008Macomb County, Oakland County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 8, 2008, 5:07 PM EDT for Macomb County, Oakland County, Michigan. It was in force for 27 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2008, 5:07 PM EDT (21:07 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2008, 5:34 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Macomb County, MI, Oakland County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 8, 5:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWashington, MISEVERAL POLES AND LARGE TREES DOWN AT 28 MILE AND CAMP GROUND RD.
Jun 8, 5:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMacomb Township, MITREE SNAPPED
Jun 8, 5:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMacomb Township, MILARGE TREES DOWN AT 23 MILE RD AND DONNER
Jun 8, 5:30 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 70Chesterfield Township, MITREES AND POWER LINES DOWN, RITE AID SIGN BLOWN DOWN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 8, 12:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 47 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 538 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2008-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 205 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
538 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-257 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1230 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
219 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KDTX 082106
TORDTX
MIC099-125-082200-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0007.080608T2107Z-080608T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
507 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN MACOMB COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
  EAST CENTRAL OAKLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 503 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF ROMEO..MOVING EAST AT 67 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WASHINGTON BY 510 PM EDT...
  MACOMB TOWNSHIP BY 515 PM EDT...
  RAY CENTER BY 520 PM EDT...
  NEW HAVEN BY 525 PM EDT...

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
  ROMEO...              ROCHESTER...          RICHMOND...
  NEW BALTIMORE...      MACOMB TOWNSHIP...    ARMADA...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY.

SEEK SHELTER IN THE INNERMOST PORTION OF THE BUILDING...ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR. GET TO A BASEMENT IF ONE IS AVAILABLE...AND AVOID WINDOWS.
PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS WITH CUSHIONS OR PILLOWS.

LAT...LON 4267 8272 4263 8279 4263 8280 4262 8280
      4262 8326 4279 8328 4290 8274 4284 8274
      4283 8273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 259DEG 58KT 4269 8315

$$

MANN
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KDTX 082119
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
518 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

MIC125-082128-
/O.CAN.KDTX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080608T2200Z/
OAKLAND MI-
518 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL OAKLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING EXITED THE COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE WARNING 
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 4267 8272 4263 8279 4263 8280 4262 8281
      4264 8309 4280 8309 4290 8274 4273 8272
      4268 8273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 261DEG 49KT 4271 8297

$$

MIC099-082200-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080608T2200Z/
MACOMB MI-
518 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
MACOMB COUNTY...

AT 516 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF ROMEO...MOVING EAST AT 56 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP BY 525 PM EDT...
  NEW HAVEN BY 530 PM EDT...

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
  ROMEO...              RICHMOND...           NEW BALTIMORE...
  MACOMB TOWNSHIP...    ARMADA...

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.

LAT...LON 4267 8272 4263 8279 4263 8280 4262 8281
      4264 8309 4280 8309 4290 8274 4273 8272
      4268 8273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 261DEG 49KT 4271 8297

$$

MANN
000 
WWUS53 KDTX 082134
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
534 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

MIC099-082144-
/O.CAN.KDTX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080608T2200Z/
MACOMB MI-
534 PM EDT SUN JUN 8 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MACOMB COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 4267 8272 4263 8279 4263 8280 4262 8281
      4264 8309 4280 8309 4290 8274 4273 8272
      4268 8273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 261DEG 49KT 4274 8268

$$

MANN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 10:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXGenesee, Livingston, Shiawassee63 min
Jun 7, 11:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXGenesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Oakland66 min
Jun 8, 1:44 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX18 min
Jun 8, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX2 hr
Jun 8, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Midland63 min
Jun 8, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac34 min
Jun 8, 3:22 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXBay14 min
Jun 8, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX62 min
Jun 8, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX87 min
Jun 8, 3:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXBay, Saginaw, Shiawassee70 min
Jun 8, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron57 min
Jun 8, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron, Saginaw, Sanilac, Tuscola68 min
Jun 8, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXGenesee, Livingston, Oakland, Shiawassee61 min
Jun 8, 4:19 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXGenesee, Livingston, Shiawassee41 min
Jun 8, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXWashtenaw69 min
Jun 8, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLapeer, Oakland70 min
Jun 8, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXHuron22 min
Jun 8, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXSanilac49 min
Jun 8, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX62 min
Jun 8, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMacomb, Saint Clair57 min
Jun 8, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXWayne46 min
Jun 8, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX57 min
Jun 8, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXLenawee, Monroe54 min
Jun 8, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.