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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Detroit, MI

May 28, 2013Genesee County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2013, 9:13 PM EDT for Genesee County, Michigan. It was in force for 62 min. 13 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, 9:13 PM EDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2013, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Genesee County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 9:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Nnw Fenton, MILARGE TREE LIMBS DOWNED AS WELL AS TREES DOWNED ON THOMPSON ROAD BETWEEN LINDEN AND JENNINGS ROADS.
May 28, 9:29 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Se Swartz Creek, MIHOUSE LEVELED ON SOUTH JENNINGS ROAD
May 28, 9:30 PM EDTTORNADO 25 Nnw Fenton, MITHE TORNADO WAS RATED EF2 WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 115 MPH. THE MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 500 YARDS WITH A TOTAL PATH LENGTH 2.8 MILES. THE TORNADO STARTED ALONG ODELL ROAD SOUTH OF LINDEN ROAD AND CONTINUED TO TORREY ROAD JUST NORTH OF RAY ROAD. THE GREATEST
May 28, 9:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Wsw Grand Blanc, MIOVER A DOZEN TREES DOWNED ACROSS A QUARTER MILE STRETCH OF BALDWIN ROAD JUST WEST OF FENTON ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
May 28, 9:37 PM EDTTORNADO5 N Fenton, MIBARN COLLAPSE ON TORREY ROAD BETWEEN BALDWIN AND RAY ROADS
May 28, 9:38 PM EDTTORNADO4 Sw Grand Blanc, MIBAR COLLAPSED,PEOPLE TRAPPED, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ON SCENE.
May 28, 9:54 PM EDTTORNADO 24 E Grand Blanc, MITHE TORNADO WAS RATED EF2 WITH A MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 130 MPH. THE MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 300 YARDS WITH A TOTAL PATH LENGTH OF 4.6 MILES. THE TORNADO STARTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF VASSAR ROAD AND POINTE NORTH DRIVE AND CONTINUED TO STATE ROAD NEAR PERRY R
May 28, 9:56 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ese Grand Blanc, MITREE DOWNED ACROSS MCCANDLISH ROAD
May 28, 9:58 PM EDTFUNNEL CLOUD2 Se Goodrich, MIREPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD AND DEBRIS ON M15 BETWEEN GREEN AND KIPP ROADS
May 28, 10:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Goodrich, MITREES AND WIRES DOWNED ON EAST HEGEL. UNABLE TO GO NORTH TOWARDS ATLAS DUE TO TREES AND WIRES DOWN. PEOPLE REPORTED TRAPPED IN HIGH SCHOOL
May 28, 10:00 PM EDTTORNADO1 W Goodrich, MIREPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES NEAR HEGAL AND GALE ROADS. ONE HOME WAS REPORTED LEVELED.
May 28, 10:00 PM EDTTORNADO4 E Grand Blanc, MITORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND NEAR GOODRICH HIGH SCHOOL
May 28, 10:03 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Goodrich, MIHOMES DESTROYED ON HEGEL ROAD. PEOPLE REPORTED TRAPPED IN HOMES.

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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 27 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2013-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1071 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2013-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 307 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

432 
WFUS53 KDTX 290113
TORDTX
MIC049-290215-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0004.130529T0113Z-130529T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
913 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT

* AT 909 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 BE NEAR...
  ARGENTINE AROUND 925 PM EDT.
  LINDEN AND RANKIN AROUND 930 PM EDT.
  FENTON AROUND 935 PM EDT.
  GRAND BLANC AROUND 945 PM EDT.
  GOODRICH AND ATLAS AROUND 955 PM EDT.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
  SWARTZ CREEK...       LINDEN...             GRAND BLANC...
  GOODRICH...           GAINES...             FENTON...

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 4299 8346 4287 8345 4287 8369 4278 8369
      4278 8392 4297 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 266DEG 28KT 4283 8394

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

OROW/RBP
6 follow-up statements
415 
WWUS53 KDTX 290120
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
920 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

MIC049-290215-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130529T0215Z/
GENESEE MI-
920 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY
UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

AT 917 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GAINES...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 BE NEAR...
  ARGENTINE AROUND 925 PM EDT.
  LINDEN AND SWARTZ CREEK AROUND 930 PM EDT.
  RANKIN AND FENTON AROUND 935 PM EDT.
  GRAND BLANC AROUND 950 PM EDT.
  ATLAS AROUND 955 PM EDT.
  GOODRICH AROUND 1000 PM EDT.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
  SWARTZ CREEK...       LINDEN...             GRAND BLANC...
  GOODRICH...           GAINES...             FENTON...

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 4299 8346 4287 8345 4287 8369 4278 8369
      4278 8392 4297 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 256DEG 26KT 4286 8389

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

OROW/RBP
885 
WWUS53 KDTX 290132
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
932 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

MIC049-290215-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130529T0215Z/
GENESEE MI-
932 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY
UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

AT 928 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LINDEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
  GRAND BLANC AROUND 945 PM EDT.
  GOODRICH AND ATLAS AROUND 950 PM EDT.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
  LINDEN...             GRAND BLANC...        GOODRICH...
  GAINES...             FENTON...

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 4293 8391 4299 8346 4287 8345 4287 8369
      4278 8369 4278 8372 4280 8391
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 255DEG 35KT 4284 8375

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

OROW/RBP
238 
WWUS53 KDTX 290143
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
943 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

MIC049-290215-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130529T0215Z/
GENESEE MI-
943 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL GENESEE
COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

AT 941 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAND BLANC...
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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 TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GRAND BLANC AROUND 950 PM EDT.
  ATLAS AND GOODRICH AROUND 1000 PM EDT.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
  GRAND BLANC...        GOODRICH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 8371 4299 8346 4287 8345 4287 8369
      4289 8372
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 234DEG 24KT 4290 8369

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

OROW/RBP
837 
WWUS53 KDTX 290153
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
953 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

MIC049-290215-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130529T0215Z/
GENESEE MI-
953 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL GENESEE
COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

AT 950 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAND BLANC...AND MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  GOODRICH AND ATLAS AROUND 1000 PM EDT.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
  GRAND BLANC...        GOODRICH...

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 4299 8346 4298 8346 4287 8345 4287 8359
      4290 8364 4296 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 243DEG 28KT 4290 8356

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

OROW/RBP
127 
WWUS53 KDTX 290206
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1006 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

MIC049-290215-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130529T0215Z/
GENESEE MI-
1006 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL GENESEE
COUNTY UNTIL 1015 PM EDT...

AT 1003 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GOODRICH...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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 TORNADIC STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
GENESEE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 8351 4297 8351 4299 8346 4292 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 238DEG 26KT 4295 8346

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

OROW/RBP
861 
WWUS53 KDTX 290218
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1018 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

MIC049-290228-
/O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130529T0215Z/
GENESEE MI-
1018 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GENESEE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

LAT...LON 4292 8351 4297 8351 4299 8346 4292 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 238DEG 26KT 4295 8346

$$

OROW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 8:32 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXShiawassee58 min
May 28, 9:06 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXGenesee24 min
May 28, 10:03 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedDTXLapeer57 min
May 28, 10:24 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXGenesee66 min
May 29, 3:49 AM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryDTX36 hr

Nearby

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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.