Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2012, 6:33 PM EDT for Midland County, Michigan. It was in force for 42 min. 6 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
- Mar 12, 2012, 6:33 PM EDT (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Midland County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Coleman, MI | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN WITH SOME TREES ON HOUSES AND BLOCKING ROADWAYS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BURNS AND RANKY ROADS. |
| Mar 12, 6:43 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 3 S Coleman, MI | |
| Mar 12, 6:43 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Coleman, MI | MULTIPLE REPORTS AND PICUTRES OF 2 INCH HAIL IN COLEMAN. |
| Mar 12, 6:43 PM EDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 Sse Coleman, MI | EF1 TORNADO WITH WINDS ESTIMATED TO 90 MPH STARTED NEAR WEINERT AND LEWIS ROADS WHERE A GARAGE WAS DESTOYED. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEST DAMAGING 3 MORE POLE BARNS AND UPROOTING TREES...ESPECIALLY AROUND ALAMANDO AND MANDO ROADS AND NEAR THE END OF THE TORNADO |
| Mar 12, 6:57 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Coleman, MI | MIDLAND COUNTY 911 REPORTED A POLEBARN WAS BLOWN DOWN AND THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A HOUSE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WEINERT ROAD AND NORTH LEWIS ROAD. |
| Mar 12, 7:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Coleman, MI | POWER LINES DOWN ALONG SAGINAW ROAD BETWEEN GENEVA AND ALAMANDO ROADS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:22 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1981 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
922
WFUS53 KDTX 122233
TORDTX
MIC111-122315-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0001.120312T2233Z-120312T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
633 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MIDLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF OIL CITY...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF COLEMAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
COLEMAN AROUND 640 PM EDT.
NORTH BRADLEY AROUND 645 PM EDT.
EDENVILLE AND SANFORD AROUND 650 PM EDT.
HOPE AND BOMBAY AROUND 655 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
SANFORD... EDENVILLE... COLEMAN...
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 DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4381 8461 4382 8460 4382 8437 4383 8436
4383 8417 4368 8417 4362 8461 4363 8462
4372 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 246DEG 44KT 4368 8467
$$
MANN5 follow-up statements
977
WWUS53 KDTX 122241
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
641 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
MIC111-122315-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120312T2315Z/
MIDLAND MI-
641 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MIDLAND COUNTY
UNTIL 715 PM EDT...
AT 638 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLEMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
EDENVILLE AND SANFORD AROUND 650 PM EDT.
HOPE AND BOMBAY AROUND 655 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
SANFORD... EDENVILLE... COLEMAN...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4381 8461 4382 8460 4382 8437 4383 8436
4383 8417 4368 8417 4362 8461 4363 8462
4372 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 246DEG 44KT 4372 8454
$$
MANN190
WWUS53 KDTX 122247
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
647 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
MIC111-122315-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120312T2315Z/
MIDLAND MI-
647 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MIDLAND COUNTY
UNTIL 715 PM EDT...
AT 642 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLEMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
EDENVILLE AND HOPE AROUND 655 PM EDT.
BOMBAY AROUND 700 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
EDENVILLE... COLEMAN...
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 DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4367 8461 4372 8462 4381 8461 4382 8460
4382 8437 4383 8436 4383 8417 4372 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 243DEG 40KT 4375 8448
$$
MANN115
WWUS53 KDTX 122258
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
658 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
MIC111-122315-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120312T2315Z/
MIDLAND MI-
658 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MIDLAND COUNTY
UNTIL 715 PM EDT...
AT 655 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EDENVILLE...A SECOND CIRCULATION WAS
INDICATED NEAR NORTH BRADLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN
MIDLAND COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4367 8461 4372 8462 4381 8461 4382 8460
4382 8437 4383 8436 4383 8417 4372 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 241DEG 35KT 4379 8438
$$
MANN561
WWUS53 KDTX 122305
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
705 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
MIC111-122315-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120312T2315Z/
MIDLAND MI-
705 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MIDLAND
COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM EDT...
AT 703 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EDENVILLE...OR 6 MILES NORTH OF SANFORD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BOMBAY AROUND 710 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
EDENVILLE...
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 DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4371 8441 4378 8447 4382 8446 4382 8437
4383 8436 4383 8417 4372 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 239DEG 43KT 4377 8435
$$
MANN827
WWUS53 KDTX 122315
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
715 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
MIC111-122325-
/O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120312T2315Z/
MIDLAND MI-
715 PM EDT MON MAR 12 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MIDLAND COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4371 8441 4378 8447 4382 8446 4382 8437
4383 8436 4383 8417 4372 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 239DEG 43KT 4383 8421
$$
MANNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 21 min | |
| Mar 12, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saginaw | 31 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.