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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 6, 2008Barry County, Kalamazoo County, Van Buren County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 2008, 4:13 PM EDT for Barry County, Kalamazoo County, Van Buren County, Michigan. It was in force for 41 min. 3 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 6, 2008, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2008, 4:54 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Barry County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 6, 4:27 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 65	Oshtemo, MI	ESTIMATED HIGH WINDS ALONG WITH ROTATING WALL CLOUD NEAR DRAKE AND WEST MAIN IN OSHTEMO.
Jun 6, 4:38 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	2 S Cooper, MI	HAIL AND ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST. CORRECTED TIME OF THE REPORT.
Jun 6, 4:59 PM EDT	HAIL 0.25	Hickory Corners, MI	NEAR ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN IN 15 MINUTES.

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 6, 2:18 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 175 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 714 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 986 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KGRR 062013
TORGRR
MIC015-077-159-062100-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0004.080606T2013Z-080606T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
413 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  KALAMAZOO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
  EAST CENTRAL VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 410 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
  LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF LAWTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
   OSHTEMO BY 420 PM EDT...
   KALAMAZOO BY 425 PM EDT...
   NORTHWOOD BY 430 PM EDT...
   RICHLAND BY 435 PM EDT...
   GULL LAKE BY 440 PM EDT...

  IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...PENNY SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING
  WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING
  LOCATIONS...

  LAWTON...             MATTAWAN...           OSHTEMO...
  PORTAGE...            KALAMAZOO...          SCOTTS...
  NORTHWOOD...          COMSTOCK...           MORROW LAKE...
  GALESBURG...          CLIMAX...             HOWLANDSBURG...
  RICHLAND...           AUGUSTA...            YORKVILLE...
  GULL LAKE...          HICKORY CORNERS...    CEDAR CREEK...


IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4253 8531 4240 8531 4221 8532 4211 8577
      4216 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 224DEG 46KT 4218 8575

$$

6 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 062023
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
422 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

MIC015-077-159-062100-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T2100Z/
BARRY MI-KALAMAZOO MI-VAN BUREN MI-
422 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL VAN BUREN...KALAMAZOO AND SOUTH CENTRAL BARRY COUNTIES...

AT 419 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OSHTEMO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
   KALAMAZOO BY 425 PM EDT...
   NORTHWOOD BY 430 PM EDT...
   RICHLAND BY 440 PM EDT...
   HICKORY CORNERS BY 445 PM EDT...

  IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...PENNY SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING
  WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING
  LOCATIONS...

  LAWTON...             MATTAWAN...           OSHTEMO...
  PORTAGE...            KALAMAZOO...          SCOTTS...
  NORTHWOOD...          COMSTOCK...           MORROW LAKE...
  GALESBURG...          CLIMAX...             HOWLANDSBURG...
  RICHLAND...           AUGUSTA...            YORKVILLE...
  GULL LAKE...          HICKORY CORNERS...    CEDAR CREEK...

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4253 8531 4240 8531 4221 8532 4211 8577
      4216 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 226DEG 41KT 4226 8567

$$

NJJ

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 062024
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
424 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

MIC159-062034-
/O.CAN.KGRR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T2100Z/
VAN BUREN MI-
424 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL VAN BUREN COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

SEVERE WEATHER HAD EITHER WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. STAY
TUNED FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4231 8570 4231 8568 4234 8565 4235 8562
      4237 8560 4253 8531 4221 8532 4217 8572
      4228 8574
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 226DEG 41KT 4227 8565

$$

MIC015-077-062100-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T2100Z/
BARRY MI-KALAMAZOO MI-
424 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
KALAMAZOO AND SOUTH CENTRAL BARRY COUNTIES...

AT 419 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OSHTEMO...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 47 MPH.

* THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
   KALAMAZOO BY 425 PM EDT...
   NORTHWOOD BY 430 PM EDT...
   RICHLAND BY 440 PM EDT...
   HICKORY CORNERS BY 445 PM EDT...
   CEDAR CREEK BY 455 PM EDT...

  IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...PENNY SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING
  WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING
  LOCATIONS...

  OSHTEMO...            PORTAGE...            KALAMAZOO...
  NORTHWOOD...          COMSTOCK...           MORROW LAKE...
  GALESBURG...          CLIMAX...             HOWLANDSBURG...
  RICHLAND...           AUGUSTA...            YORKVILLE...
  GULL LAKE...          HICKORY CORNERS...    CEDAR CREEK...

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4231 8570 4231 8568 4234 8565 4235 8562
      4237 8560 4253 8531 4221 8532 4217 8572
      4228 8574
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 226DEG 41KT 4227 8565

$$

NJJ

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 062031
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
431 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

MIC015-077-062100-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T2100Z/
BARRY MI-KALAMAZOO MI-
431 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
KALAMAZOO AND SOUTH CENTRAL BARRY COUNTIES...

AT 428 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF KALAMAZOO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 51 MPH.

A ROTATING WALL CLOUD WAS REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTERS IN OSHTEMO AT 
427 PM.

* THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
   NORTHWOOD BY 430 PM EDT...
   HICKORY CORNERS BY 445 PM EDT...
   CEDAR CREEK BY 450 PM EDT...

  IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...PENNY SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING
  WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING
  LOCATIONS...

  NORTHWOOD...          KALAMAZOO...          HOWLANDSBURG...
  RICHLAND...           AUGUSTA...            YORKVILLE...
  GULL LAKE...          HICKORY CORNERS...    CEDAR CREEK...

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4237 8560 4253 8531 4241 8531 4241 8532
      4240 8531 4238 8532 4236 8531 4234 8533
      4226 8563 4231 8568
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 224DEG 44KT 4235 8556

$$

NJJ

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 062042
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
441 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

MIC015-077-062100-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T2100Z/
BARRY MI-KALAMAZOO MI-
441 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN KALAMAZOO AND SOUTH CENTRAL BARRY COUNTIES...

AT 437 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RICHLAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 49 MPH.

* THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
   GULL LAKE BY 440 PM EDT...
   HICKORY CORNERS BY 445 PM EDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...PENNY SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...

  YORKVILLE...          HOWLANDSBURG...       AUGUSTA...
  RICHLAND...           GULL LAKE...          HICKORY CORNERS...
  CEDAR CREEK...

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4239 8554 4253 8531 4241 8531 4241 8532
      4240 8531 4238 8532 4236 8531 4234 8533
      4231 8548
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 232DEG 43KT 4239 8540

$$

NJJ

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 062052
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
452 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

MIC077-062102-
/O.CAN.KGRR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T2100Z/
KALAMAZOO MI-
452 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

SEVERE WEATHER HAD EITHER WEAKENED OR MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. STAY
TUNED FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4243 8544 4253 8531 4243 8531 4243 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 229DEG 44KT 4249 8527

$$

MIC015-062100-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T2100Z/
BARRY MI-
452 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BARRY COUNTY...

AT 451 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF HICKORY CORNERS...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...PENNY SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING
  WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE FOLLOWING
  LOCATIONS...

  CEDAR CREEK...        HICKORY CORNERS...

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4243 8544 4253 8531 4243 8531 4243 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 229DEG 44KT 4249 8527

$$

NJJ

000 
WWUS53 KGRR 062054
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
454 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

MIC015-062103-
/O.CAN.KGRR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T2100Z/
BARRY MI-
454 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BARRY COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

THE POSSIBLE TORNADO HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. STAY
TUNED FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4243 8544 4253 8531 4243 8531 4243 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 232DEG 43KT 4248 8525

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren	78 min
Jun 6, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		82 min
Jun 6, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Muskegon, Oceana	47 min
Jun 6, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Kent and 4 more	79 min
Jun 6, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Lake, Newaygo	51 min
Jun 6, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Van Buren	57 min
Jun 6, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Allegan, Clare, Ionia, Isabella, Kent, Mecosta and 4 more	52 min
Jun 6, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo, Van Buren	55 min
Jun 6, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Lake, Osceola	26 min
Jun 6, 4:05 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Lake, Osceola	40 min
Jun 6, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clare	36 min
Jun 6, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham and 4 more	72 min
Jun 6, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clare, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Montcalm	61 min
Jun 6, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Kalamazoo, Van Buren	65 min
Jun 6, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Kalamazoo	47 min
Jun 6, 5:17 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo	32 min
Jun 6, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham, Jackson	40 min
Jun 6, 5:22 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Clinton	25 min
Jun 6, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	GRR		91 min
Jun 6, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham and 3 more	74 min
Jun 6, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Muskegon, Oceana	42 min
Jun 6, 5:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	GRR	Calhoun, Kalamazoo	39 min
Jun 6, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Lake, Osceola	66 min
Jun 6, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Ingham, Jackson	32 min
Jun 6, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Lake, Mecosta, Newaygo, Osceola	67 min
Jun 6, 7:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Mason, Muskegon, Oceana	55 min
Jun 6, 7:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GRR	Clare, Mecosta, Osceola	53 min
Jun 6, 7:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GRR	Calhoun, Jackson, Kalamazoo	67 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.