Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2013, 8:32 PM EDT for Shiawassee County, Michigan. It was in force for 58 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 28, 2013, 8:32 PM EDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2013, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Shiawassee County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 28, 8:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Perry, MI | TREES DOWNED ON BEARD ROAD |
| May 28, 8:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Perry, MI | MULTIPLE TREES AND WIRES DOWNED IN THE 7000 BLOCK OF LANSING ROAD IN PERRY. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| May 28, 8:47 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 4 W Perry, MI | THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF0 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 75 MPH. PATH WIDTH WAS 50 YARDS...PATH LENGTH 3/4 MILE. THE TORNADO STARTED AT LANSING AND WARNER ROADS. IT FOLLOWED LANSING ROAD AND THEN CROSSED I-69. THE TORNADO ENDED AT THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY REST |
| May 28, 8:48 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Perry, MI | MEDIA REPORTS A BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR PERRY. |
| May 28, 8:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Perry, MI | DOWNED TREE PULLED WIRES FROM HOUSE. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| May 28, 8:52 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | Morrice, MI | THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF0 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 75 MPH. PATH WIDTH WAS 50 YARDS...PATH LENGTH 1/2 MILE. THE TORNADO STARTED AT BETHEMY CEMETARY AND MOVED NORTHEAST...ENDING AT W BRITTON AND HIDDEN RIDGE ROADS. TREES WERE UPROOTED AND MANY TREE LIMBS WERE DOWNE |
| May 28, 8:52 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Ene Perry, MI | TREES DOWNED |
| May 28, 9:09 PM EDT | TORNADO 1 | 3 Nw Byron, MI | THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF1 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 100 MPH. PATH WIDTH 400 YARDS...PATH LENTH 10 MILES. TORNADO STARTED JUST SOUTH OF THE BRITTON AND GRAND RIVER ROADS INTERSECTION. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST NEAR THE CITIES OF BYRON AND GAINES...COMING TO AN EN |
| May 28, 9:10 PM EDT | TORNADO | Byron, MI | GARAGE, HOUSE AND BARN DAMAGE |
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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1071 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 307 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 431 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
853
WFUS53 KDTX 290032
TORDTX
MIC155-290130-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0002.130529T0032Z-130529T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
832 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN SHIAWASSEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 830 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF HASLETT...AND MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SHAFTSBURG AROUND 845 PM EDT.
PERRY AROUND 850 PM EDT.
MORRICE AROUND 855 PM EDT.
BANCROFT AROUND 905 PM EDT.
DURAND AROUND 915 PM EDT.
BYRON AROUND 920 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
PERRY... MORRICE... LAINGSBURG...
DURAND... BYRON... BANCROFT...
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 4295 8393 4278 8393 4278 8413 4277 8416
4277 8428 4277 8436 4278 8437 4292 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 270DEG 25KT 4283 8440
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
OROW5 follow-up statements
452
WWUS53 KDTX 290042
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
842 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
MIC155-290130-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130529T0130Z/
SHIAWASSEE MI-
842 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SHIAWASSEE COUNTY
UNTIL 930 PM EDT...
AT 839 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PERRY...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PERRY AND MORRICE AROUND 850 PM EDT.
BANCROFT AROUND 900 PM EDT.
BYRON AND DURAND AROUND 910 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
PERRY... MORRICE... LAINGSBURG...
DURAND... BYRON... BANCROFT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4295 8393 4278 8393 4278 8413 4277 8416
4277 8428 4277 8436 4278 8437 4292 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 271DEG 29KT 4282 8430
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
OROW258
WWUS53 KDTX 290053
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
853 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
MIC155-290130-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130529T0130Z/
SHIAWASSEE MI-
853 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHIAWASSEE
COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM EDT...
AT 852 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PERRY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BANCROFT AROUND 905 PM EDT.
BYRON AND DURAND AROUND 915 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
PERRY... MORRICE... DURAND...
BYRON... BANCROFT...
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 4289 8420 4295 8393 4278 8393 4278 8413
4277 8416 4279 8423 4283 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 268DEG 28KT 4283 8419
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
OROW/RBP246
WWUS53 KDTX 290100
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
900 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
MIC155-290130-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130529T0130Z/
SHIAWASSEE MI-
900 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SHIAWASSEE COUNTY
UNTIL 930 PM EDT...
AT 856 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MORRICE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BYRON AROUND 905 PM EDT.
THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
PERRY... MORRICE... LAINGSBURG...
DURAND... BYRON... BANCROFT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4295 8393 4278 8393 4278 8413 4277 8416
4277 8428 4277 8436 4278 8437 4292 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 266DEG 37KT 4280 8405
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
OROW/RBP257
WWUS53 KDTX 290116
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
916 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
MIC155-290130-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130529T0130Z/
SHIAWASSEE MI-
916 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHIAWASSEE
COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM EDT...
AT 913 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BYRON...AND MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN SHIAWASSEE
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 4292 8393 4278 8393 4285 8402 4286 8401
4290 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 251DEG 27KT 4285 8393
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
OROW/RBP832
WWUS53 KDTX 290128
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
928 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
MIC155-290138-
/O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130529T0130Z/
SHIAWASSEE MI-
928 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHIAWASSEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 930 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN DETROIT/PONTIAC.
LAT...LON 4292 8393 4278 8393 4285 8402 4286 8401
4290 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 251DEG 27KT 4288 8381
$$
BTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 9:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Genesee | 24 min |
| May 28, 9:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Genesee | 62 min |
| May 28, 10:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Lapeer | 57 min |
| May 28, 10:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Genesee | 66 min |
| May 29, 3:49 AM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | DTX | 36 hr |
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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.