Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2011, 4:54 PM EDT for Ingham County, Jackson County, Michigan. It was in force for 51 min. 9 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, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2011, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ingham County, MI, Jackson County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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, 5:07 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Rives Junction, MI | MULTIPLE LARGE TREES ARE DOWN NEAR PLEASANT LAKE. THERE APPEARS TO BE STRUCTURAL/PROPERTY DAMAGE AS WELL. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ON COOPER ROAD JUST WEST OF PLEASANT LAKE. |
| May 29, 5:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Leslie, MI | TWO 2 FT DIAMETER TREES DOWN NEAR KINNEVILLE RD NEAR LESLIE. ONE TREE WAS A PINE TREE AND THE OTHER WAS A OAK TREE ON A HOUSE. BOTH APPEARED TO BE HEALTHY. |
| May 29, 5:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Mason, MI | SECOND HAND REPORT FROM MASON FIRE DEPT. TREES AND POWERLINES REPORTED DOWN. |
| May 29, 5:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Mason, MI | MULTIPLE 2 TO 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN. |
| May 29, 5:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Holt, MI | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR HOLT. TREES APPEARED HEALTHY AND WERE UP TO 2 FEET IN DIAMETER. |
| May 29, 5:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Dansville, MI | 30 FOOT TREE SHEARED OFF 8 FEET OFF THE GROUND. |
| May 29, 5:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Okemos, MI | SPOTTER REPORTED EXTREMELY HIGH WINDS WITH AT LEAST AN INCH OF RAIN FALLING. |
| May 29, 5:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Nw Mason, MI | POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN ON HOLT ROAD. LARGE TREES IN ROAD. |
| May 29, 5:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Okemos, MI | 16 INCH DIAMETER HEALTHY TREE BRANCH DOWN JUST OFF ROAD ON WILLOUGHBY JUST WEST OF DOBIE. TREE BRANCH WAS HEALTHY. FENCE DAMAGED. CORRECTED LSR. |
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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 92 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.
622
WFUS53 KGRR 292054
TORGRR
MIC065-075-292145-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0009.110529T2054Z-110529T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
454 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
INGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 449 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF
RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT LINE
WIND DAMAGE. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BELLEVUE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. VERY DAMAGING WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED
IN KALAMAZOO AND BATTLE CREEK WITH THIS STORM. THE MOST DAMAGING
WINDS SHOULD AFFECT SPRINGPORT SHORTLY.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
JACKSON... LANSING... SPRINGPORT...
GRASS LAKE... CONCORD... BROOKLYN...
WEBBERVILLE... WILLIAMSTON... STOCKBRIDGE...
LESLIE... MASON... CLARK LAKE...
WATERLOO TWP... LIBERTY TWP... MICHIGAN CENTER...
TOMPKINS... VANDERCOOK LAKE... HORTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. SQUALL LINE TORNADOES ARE OFTEN
HIDDEN BY HEAVY RAIN WITHIN THE SQUALL LINE. 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 4207 8470 4242 8472 4242 8460 4277 8460
4278 8416 4257 8414 4208 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 250DEG 74KT 4241 8480
$$
TJT4 follow-up statements
262
WWUS53 KGRR 292112
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
512 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
MIC065-075-292145-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110529T2145Z/
INGHAM MI-JACKSON MI-
512 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON AND INGHAM
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 507 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MASON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
EDEN AROUND 510 PM EDT...
DANSVILLE AROUND 515 PM EDT...
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
JACKSON... LANSING... SPRINGPORT...
GRASS LAKE... CONCORD... BROOKLYN...
WEBBERVILLE... WILLIAMSTON... STOCKBRIDGE...
LESLIE... MASON... CLARK LAKE...
WATERLOO TWP... LIBERTY TWP... MICHIGAN CENTER...
TOMPKINS... VANDERCOOK LAKE... HORTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING OBJECTS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4207 8470 4242 8472 4242 8460 4277 8460
4278 8416 4257 8414 4208 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 247DEG 62KT 4254 8444
$$
DUKE045
WWUS53 KGRR 292120
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
520 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
MIC065-075-292145-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110529T2145Z/
INGHAM MI-JACKSON MI-
520 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON AND INGHAM
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES. A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF MASON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DANSVILLE AROUND 515 PM EDT...
THE SQUALL LINE WILL SWEEP ALL OF INGHAM AND JACKSON COUNTIES WITH
DAMAGING WINDS.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
JACKSON... LANSING... SPRINGPORT...
GRASS LAKE... CONCORD... BROOKLYN...
WEBBERVILLE... WILLIAMSTON... STOCKBRIDGE...
LESLIE... MASON... CLARK LAKE...
WATERLOO TWP... LIBERTY TWP... MICHIGAN CENTER...
TOMPKINS... VANDERCOOK LAKE... HORTON...
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 4207 8470 4242 8472 4242 8460 4277 8460
4278 8416 4257 8414 4208 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 247DEG 62KT 4257 8431
$$
DUKE366
WWUS53 KGRR 292131
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
531 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
MIC065-075-292145-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110529T2145Z/
INGHAM MI-JACKSON MI-
531 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JACKSON AND INGHAM
COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND BRIEF RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADOES.
A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
WEBBERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THIS TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEAST INGHAM
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INTENSE SQUALL LINES CAN OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES IN
ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. TAKE COVER NOW...MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4207 8470 4242 8472 4242 8460 4277 8460
4278 8416 4257 8414 4208 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 237DEG 57KT 4271 8413
$$
DUKE447
WWUS53 KGRR 292139
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
539 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
MIC065-075-292149-
/O.EXP.KGRR.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110529T2145Z/
INGHAM MI-JACKSON MI-
539 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR JACKSON AND INGHAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
545 PM EDT...
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 8470 4242 8472 4242 8460 4277 8460
4278 8416 4257 8414 4208 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 237DEG 57KT 4279 8395
$$
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, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Kalamazoo | 31 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, 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.