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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2012, 5:07 PM EDT for Livingston County, Washtenaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 53 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 15, 2012, 5:07 PM EDT (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Livingston County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 5:07 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Ssw Pinckney, MI | |
| Mar 15, 5:17 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 S Pinckney, MI | A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMED A TORNADO IN WASHTENAW COUNTY. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF3...WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 135 TO 140 MPH. THE ESTIMATED PATH LENGTH OF THE TORNADO IS 7.2 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 800 YARDS. THE MOST |
| Mar 15, 5:19 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 S Pinckney, MI | REPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD NORTH OF DEXTER TOWNHALL RD AND N TERRITORIAL RD |
| Mar 15, 5:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Wsw Whitmore Lake, MI | |
| Mar 15, 5:40 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Ne Dexter, MI | |
| Mar 15, 5:40 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Dexter, MI | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TORNADO ON THE GROUND WITH DAMAGE TO TREES, POWERLINES, AND A SHED |
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 15, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 2007 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 802 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
646 WFUS53 KDTX 152107 TORDTX MIC093-161-152200- /O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0003.120315T2107Z-120315T2200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 507 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... NORTHERN WASHTENAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN... * UNTIL 600 PM EDT * AT 507 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PINCKNEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... PINCKNEY AROUND 515 PM EDT. HUDSON MILLS AROUND 520 PM EDT. HUDSON MILLS METROPARK AROUND 525 PM EDT. LAKELAND AROUND 540 PM EDT. HAMBURG AROUND 550 PM EDT. WHITMORE LAKE AND ISLAND LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA AROUND 600 PM EDT. THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS... WHITMORE LAKE... PINCKNEY... HAMBURG... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. 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 4246 8409 4252 8367 4233 8366 4236 8410 TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 264DEG 12KT 4243 8398 $$ SC/KURIMSKI
4 follow-up statements
281 WWUS53 KDTX 152114 SVSDTX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 514 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 MIC093-161-152200- /O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120315T2200Z/ LIVINGSTON MI-WASHTENAW MI- 514 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WASHTENAW AND SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 511 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PINCKNEY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... HUDSON MILLS AND HUDSON MILLS METROPARK AROUND 525 PM EDT. LAKELAND AROUND 540 PM EDT. HAMBURG AROUND 550 PM EDT. WHITMORE LAKE AND ISLAND LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA AROUND 600 PM EDT. THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS... WHITMORE LAKE... PINCKNEY... HAMBURG... GREGORY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4246 8409 4252 8367 4233 8366 4236 8410 TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 272DEG 13KT 4242 8396 $$ KURIMSKI
433 WWUS53 KDTX 152121 SVSDTX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 521 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 MIC093-161-152200- /O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120315T2200Z/ LIVINGSTON MI-WASHTENAW MI- 521 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WASHTENAW AND SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 519 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PINCKNEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... HUDSON MILLS AROUND 530 PM EDT. HUDSON MILLS METROPARK AND LAKELAND AROUND 535 PM EDT. HAMBURG AROUND 545 PM EDT. WHITMORE LAKE AROUND 555 PM EDT. THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS... WHITMORE LAKE... PINCKNEY... HAMBURG... GREGORY... 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 4246 8409 4252 8367 4233 8366 4236 8410 TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 294DEG 11KT 4240 8395 $$ KURIMSKI
136 WWUS53 KDTX 152126 SVSDTX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 526 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 MIC093-161-152200- /O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120315T2200Z/ LIVINGSTON MI-WASHTENAW MI- 526 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN WASHTENAW AND SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 523 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DEXTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN WASHTENAW AND SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4246 8409 4252 8367 4233 8366 4236 8410 TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 331DEG 15KT 4237 8394 $$ KURIMSKI
074 WWUS53 KDTX 152149 SVSDTX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 549 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 MIC093-152157- /O.CAN.KDTX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120315T2200Z/ LIVINGSTON MI- 549 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT. LAT...LON 4242 8398 4243 8366 4233 8366 4235 8400 TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 322DEG 7KT 4234 8389 $$ MIC161-152200- /O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120315T2200Z/ WASHTENAW MI- 549 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL WASHTENAW COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EDT... ...A TORNADO WARNING REMIANS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF WASHTENAW COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 543 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO WITH CONFIRMED DAMAGE. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEXTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WASHTENAW COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4242 8398 4243 8366 4233 8366 4235 8400 TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 322DEG 7KT 4234 8389 $$ KURIMSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 10:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 55 min | |
| Mar 15, 10:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Wayne | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 94 min | |
| Mar 15, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 64 min | |
| Mar 15, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron | 72 min |
| Mar 15, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 105 min | |
| Mar 15, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 2 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 92 min | |
| Mar 15, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay | 59 min |
| Mar 15, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston | 81 min |
| Mar 15, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee, Saginaw | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay | 77 min |
| Mar 15, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee | 84 min |
| Mar 15, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee, Tuscola | 95 min |
| Mar 15, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Shiawassee | 55 min |
| Mar 15, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 97 min | |
| Mar 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 93 min |
| Mar 15, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 92 min | |
| Mar 15, 5:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 62 min |
| Mar 15, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe | 87 min |
| Mar 15, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer, Tuscola | 83 min |
| Mar 15, 5:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Monroe | 16 min |
| Mar 15, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee, Tuscola | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 113 min | |
| Mar 15, 6:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Tuscola | 56 min |
| Mar 15, 6:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Lapeer | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Oakland | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 6:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 93 min | |
| Mar 15, 6:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Lenawee, Monroe | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Wayne | 25 min |
| Mar 15, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron, Sanilac | 54 min |
| Mar 15, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 2 hr | |
| Mar 15, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer | 73 min |
| Mar 15, 7:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | DTX | Genesee, Lapeer, Tuscola | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay | 16 min |
| Mar 15, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee | 44 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.