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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

May 29, 2011Kalamazoo County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2011, 3:58 PM EDT for Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It was in force for 47 min. 2 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
May 29, 2011, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2011, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Kalamazoo County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
May 29, 4:10 PM EDTFUNNEL CLOUD2 Ne Kalamazoo, MIREPORTED NEAR GULL ROAD AND RIVERVIEW
May 29, 4:15 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 70Kalamazoo, MIMEASURED AT BRONSON HOSPITAL PARKING RAMP.

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
May 29, 1:29 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 2011-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2011-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-294 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
298 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

331 
WFUS53 KGRR 291958
TORGRR
MIC077-292045-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0005.110529T1958Z-110529T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
358 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 355 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
  DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KALAMAZOO...AND MOVING EAST AT 35
  MPH.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
   NORTHERN KALAMAZOO AROUND 400 PM EDT...
   NORTHWOOD AROUND 405 PM EDT...
   RICHLAND AROUND 415 PM EDT...
   YORKVILLE AROUND 420 PM EDT...
   HOWLANDSBURG AROUND 420 PM EDT...

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
  KALAMAZOO...          RICHLAND...           GALESBURG...
  AUGUSTA...            HIGHLAND PARK...      GULL LAKE...
  YORKVILLE...          COOPER...             NORTHWOOD...
  HOWLANDSBURG...       COMSTOCK...           MORROW LAKE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

LAT...LON 4227 8568 4234 8570 4242 8558 4242 8530
      4226 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 256DEG 29KT 4231 8564

$$

TJT
2 follow-up statements
094 
WWUS53 KGRR 292011
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
411 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011

MIC077-292045-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110529T2045Z/
KALAMAZOO MI-
411 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY
UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 408 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KALAMAZOO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  KALAMAZOO...          RICHLAND...           GALESBURG...
  AUGUSTA...            HIGHLAND PARK...      GULL LAKE...
  YORKVILLE...          COOPER...             NORTHWOOD...
  HOWLANDSBURG...       COMSTOCK...           MORROW LAKE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

INTENSE SQUALL LINES CAN OCCASSIONALY PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES IN
ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. TAKE COVER NOW...MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4227 8568 4234 8570 4242 8558 4242 8530
      4226 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 266DEG 23KT 4231 8556

$$

DUKE
701 
WWUS53 KGRR 292046
SVSGRR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
446 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011

MIC077-292055-
/O.EXP.KGRR.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110529T2045Z/
KALAMAZOO MI-
446 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4227 8568 4234 8570 4242 8558 4242 8530
      4226 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 266DEG 23KT 4232 8525

$$

DUKE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 9:38 PM EDTRiver Flood AdvisoryGRRJackson61 hr
May 29, 11:12 AM EDTFlood WatchGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and 6 more11 hr
May 29, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR84 min
May 29, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan, Van Buren51 min
May 29, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan, Ottawa, Van Buren80 min
May 29, 2:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGRRAllegan, Van Buren5 hr
May 29, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR72 min
May 29, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Van Buren61 min
May 29, 3:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRBarry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo12 hr
May 29, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRBarry52 min
May 29, 4:16 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRKalamazoo31 min
May 29, 4:25 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRBarry, Calhoun35 min
May 29, 4:47 PM EDTTornado WarningGRREaton28 min
May 29, 4:54 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRIngham, Jackson51 min
May 29, 5:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRClinton12 hr
May 29, 5:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningGRRClinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia6 hr
May 29, 7:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningGRRKent5 days

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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.