Alert archive / Michigan / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2013, 4:54 PM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 66 min. 8 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 22, 2013, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lenawee County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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 22, 4:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ese Dundee, MI | 9 INCH TREE BRANCH DOWN. |
| May 22, 4:59 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | E Britton, MI | |
| May 22, 5:14 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ne Milan, MI | 14 INCH TREE BRANCH DOWN ACROSS ROAD BRINGING DOWN POWER LINES. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME. |
| May 22, 5:23 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 57 | 6 Ssw Canton, MI | |
| May 22, 5:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | 1 Se Romulus, MI | |
| May 22, 5:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nne Taylor, MI | 24 INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED IN HALF. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| May 22, 5:49 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Dearborn, MI | 16 INCH TREE LIMB DOWN. |
| May 22, 5:49 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Livonia, MI | POWER LINES DOWN AND ON FIRE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
096
WUUS53 KDTX 222054
SVRDTX
MIC091-115-161-163-222200-
/O.NEW.KDTX.SV.W.0021.130522T2054Z-130522T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
454 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LENAWEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
EASTERN WASHTENAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 453 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PETERSBURG...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
DUNDEE AND CONE AROUND 500 PM EDT.
AZALIA AROUND 505 PM EDT.
MILAN AND MAYBEE AROUND 510 PM EDT.
OAKVILLE AND WHITTAKER AROUND 515 PM EDT.
SUMPTER TOWNSHIP AND WILLIS AROUND 520 PM EDT.
WILLOW AND WALTZ AROUND 525 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
DETROIT... WYANDOTTE... WILLIS...
TRENTON... YPSILANTI... TAYLOR...
ROMULUS... PETERSBURG... NORTHVILLE...
MILAN... MAYBEE... LIVONIA...
IDA... FLAT ROCK... DUNDEE...
DOWNTOWN DETROIT... DEARBORN... CARLETON...
CANTON... BRITTON... BELLEVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4198 8387 4244 8356 4245 8287 4244 8286
4233 8298 4232 8306 4229 8309 4226 8311
4224 8313 4217 8314 4214 8317 4186 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 219DEG 34KT 4195 8372
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MANN5 follow-up statements
861
WWUS53 KDTX 222104
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
504 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
MIC091-115-161-163-222200-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130522T2200Z/
LENAWEE MI-WASHTENAW MI-MONROE MI-WAYNE MI-
504 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WAYNE...
NORTHERN MONROE...EASTERN WASHTENAW AND NORTHEASTERN LENAWEE COUNTIES
UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 501 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNDEE...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MILAN AND MAYBEE AROUND 510 PM EDT.
OAKVILLE AND WHITTAKER AROUND 515 PM EDT.
SUMPTER TOWNSHIP AND WILLIS AROUND 520 PM EDT.
BELLEVILLE AND WILLOW AROUND 525 PM EDT.
NEW BOSTON AROUND 530 PM EDT.
ROMULUS AND CANTON AROUND 535 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
DETROIT... WYANDOTTE... WILLIS...
TRENTON... YPSILANTI... TAYLOR...
SALEM... ROMULUS... NORTHVILLE...
MILAN... MAYBEE... LIVONIA...
IDA... FLAT ROCK... DUNDEE...
DOWNTOWN DETROIT... DEARBORN... CARLETON...
CANTON... BRITTON... BELLEVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4198 8387 4244 8356 4244 8286 4233 8298
4232 8306 4229 8309 4224 8313 4217 8314
4214 8317 4188 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 219DEG 34KT 4201 8366
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MR819
WWUS53 KDTX 222114
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
514 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
MIC091-222125-
/O.CAN.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130522T2200Z/
LENAWEE MI-
514 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LENAWEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4201 8377 4211 8378 4244 8356 4244 8287
4233 8298 4232 8306 4229 8309 4224 8313
4217 8314 4214 8317 4196 8347
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 221DEG 42KT 4214 8350
$$
MIC115-161-163-222200-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130522T2200Z/
WASHTENAW MI-MONROE MI-WAYNE MI-
514 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WAYNE...
NORTHERN MONROE AND EASTERN WASHTENAW COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 510 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WILLIS...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BELLEVILLE AND NEW BOSTON AROUND 520 PM EDT.
ROMULUS AROUND 525 PM EDT.
INKSTER AND WAYNE AROUND 530 PM EDT.
DEARBORN HEIGHTS AND GARDEN CITY AROUND 535 PM EDT.
DEARBORN AND REDFORD AROUND 540 PM EDT.
NORTHWEST DETROIT AND DETROIT AROUND 545 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
DETROIT... WYANDOTTE... WILLIS...
TRENTON... YPSILANTI... TAYLOR...
SALEM... ROMULUS... NORTHVILLE...
MILAN... MAYBEE... LIVONIA...
FLAT ROCK... DOWNTOWN DETROIT... DEARBORN...
CARLETON... CANTON... BELLEVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4201 8377 4211 8378 4244 8356 4244 8287
4233 8298 4232 8306 4229 8309 4224 8313
4217 8314 4214 8317 4196 8347
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 221DEG 42KT 4214 8350
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MR358
WWUS53 KDTX 222129
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
529 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
MIC115-222138-
/O.CAN.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130522T2200Z/
MONROE MI-
529 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4244 8287 4233 8298 4232 8306 4229 8309
4224 8313 4217 8314 4209 8325 4213 8349
4221 8371 4243 8356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 221DEG 42KT 4225 8337
$$
MIC161-163-222200-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130522T2200Z/
WASHTENAW MI-WAYNE MI-
529 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WAYNE AND
NORTHEASTERN WASHTENAW COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 527 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROMULUS...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
DEARBORN HEIGHTS AND GARDEN CITY AROUND 535 PM EDT.
DEARBORN AND REDFORD AROUND 540 PM EDT.
NORTHWEST DETROIT AND DETROIT AROUND 545 PM EDT.
HIGHLAND PARK AND HAMTRAMCK AROUND 550 PM EDT.
NORTHEAST DETROIT AROUND 555 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
DETROIT... WYANDOTTE... WILLIS...
TRENTON... YPSILANTI... TAYLOR...
SALEM... ROMULUS... NORTHVILLE...
LIVONIA... FLAT ROCK... DOWNTOWN DETROIT...
DEARBORN... CANTON... BELLEVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4244 8287 4233 8298 4232 8306 4229 8309
4224 8313 4217 8314 4209 8325 4213 8349
4221 8371 4243 8356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 221DEG 42KT 4225 8337
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MR366
WWUS53 KDTX 222144
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
544 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
MIC161-222153-
/O.CAN.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130522T2200Z/
WASHTENAW MI-
544 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHTENAW COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKEND ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS CONTAINING GUSTY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM.
LAT...LON 4244 8287 4233 8298 4232 8306 4229 8309
4224 8313 4217 8314 4215 8317 4217 8323
4229 8354 4243 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 217DEG 33KT 4248 8356 4228 8303
$$
MIC163-222200-
/O.CON.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130522T2200Z/
WAYNE MI-
544 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WAYNE COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 540 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM SOUTH LYON TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DETROIT AND NORTHWEST DETROIT AROUND 545 PM EDT.
HIGHLAND PARK AND HAMTRAMCK AROUND 550 PM EDT.
HARPER WOODS AND GROSSE POINTE WOODS AROUND 600 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
DETROIT... WYANDOTTE... TAYLOR...
LIVONIA... DOWNTOWN DETROIT... DEARBORN...
CANTON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4244 8287 4233 8298 4232 8306 4229 8309
4224 8313 4217 8314 4215 8317 4217 8323
4229 8354 4243 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 217DEG 33KT 4248 8356 4228 8303
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MR172
WWUS53 KDTX 222158
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
558 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
MIC163-222208-
/O.EXP.KDTX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130522T2200Z/
WAYNE MI-
558 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WAYNE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM EDT...
THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN DETROIT/PONTIAC.
LAT...LON 4244 8287 4233 8298 4232 8306 4229 8309
4224 8313 4217 8314 4215 8317 4217 8323
4229 8354 4243 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 217DEG 33KT 4259 8345 4239 8292
$$
MRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 8:04 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | 12 hr | |
| May 22, 3:20 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 53 hr | |
| May 22, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 84 min | |
| May 22, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston, Macomb, Oakland | 63 min |
| May 22, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 64 min | |
| May 22, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saint Clair | 62 min |
| May 22, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee, Washtenaw | 59 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.