Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2011, 4:16 PM EDT for Kalamazoo County, Michigan. It was in force for 31 min. 7 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, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2011, 4:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Kalamazoo County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 4:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Vicksburg, MI | TREES ARE DOWN EAST OF VICKSBURG WITH SOME IMPACTS TO PROPERTY. REPORT FROM EMERGENCY MANAGER. |
| May 29, 4:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Fulton, MI | SILO...FARM...AND TREE DAMAGE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF W AVENUE AND 38TH STREET. |
| May 29, 4:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Vicksburg, MI | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. SNAPPED OFF AT THE BASE. REPORTED BY VICKSBURG COOP OBSERVER |
| May 29, 4:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Vicksburg, MI | LARGE GRAIN SILO DESTROYED. ROOF TAKEN OFF OF A HOG BARN. |
| May 29, 4:23 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 S Portage, MI | WIND GUST REPORTED VIA THE PUBLIC IN SOUTH PORTAGE |
| May 29, 4:24 PM EDT | TORNADO | Vicksburg, MI | POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED IN VICKSBURG NEAR SPRINKLE ROAD. REPORTED AS A FUNNEL CLOUD WHICH MAY HAVE BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN. |
| May 29, 4:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 2 S Fulton, MI | SPOTTER ESTIMATED THE WINDS OF 75-80 MPH JUST NORTH OF THE KALAMAZOO/ST. JOSEPH COUNTY LINE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1:29 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
988
WFUS53 KGRR 292016
TORGRR
MIC077-292100-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0006.110529T2016Z-110529T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
416 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 413 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KALAMAZOO...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN
KALAMAZOO COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 8564 4228 8568 4227 8530 4207 8529
4206 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 242DEG 48KT 4226 8544
$$
TJT2 follow-up statements
927
WWUS53 KGRR 292021
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
421 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
MIC077-292100-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110529T2100Z/
KALAMAZOO MI-
421 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS
LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF KALAMAZOO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SCHOOLCRAFT... FULTON... PORTAGE...
CLIMAX... VICKSBURG... SCOTTS...
PAVILION...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING OBJECTS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4207 8564 4228 8568 4227 8530 4207 8529
4206 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 242DEG 48KT 4227 8540
$$
DUKE826
WWUS53 KGRR 292047
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
447 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
MIC077-292057-
/O.CAN.KGRR.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110529T2100Z/
KALAMAZOO MI-
447 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
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 4207 8564 4228 8568 4227 8530 4207 8529
4206 8557
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 242DEG 48KT 4241 8493
$$
DUKEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 9:38 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Jackson | 61 hr |
| May 29, 11:12 AM EDT | Flood Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and 6 more | 11 hr |
| May 29, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 84 min | |
| May 29, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Van Buren | 51 min |
| May 29, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Ottawa, Van Buren | 80 min |
| May 29, 2:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRR | Allegan, Van Buren | 5 hr |
| May 29, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 72 min | |
| May 29, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 61 min |
| May 29, 3:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Kalamazoo | 12 hr |
| May 29, 3:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Kalamazoo | 47 min |
| May 29, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Barry | 52 min |
| May 29, 4:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Barry, Calhoun | 35 min |
| May 29, 4:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Eaton | 28 min |
| May 29, 4:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Ingham, Jackson | 51 min |
| May 29, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 12 hr |
| May 29, 5:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GRR | Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia | 6 hr |
| May 29, 7:55 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | GRR | Kent | 5 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.