Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at May 12, 2014, 4:55 PM EDT for Monroe County, Michigan. It was in force for 65 min. 2 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 12, 2014, 4:55 PM EDT (20:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2014, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Monroe County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 4:55 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 E Dundee, MI | NO DAMAGE |
| May 12, 5:22 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Ene Monroe, MI | ROPE TORNADO REPORTED NEAR DETROIT BEACH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1025 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
100
WFUS53 KDTX 122055
TORDTX
MIC115-122200-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0005.140512T2055Z-140512T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
455 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 451 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUNDEE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MAYBEE AND OAKVILLE AROUND 500 PM EDT.
SCOFIELD AROUND 505 PM EDT.
CARLETON AROUND 515 PM EDT.
NEWPORT AROUND 525 PM EDT.
SOUTH ROCKWOOD AND ESTRAL BEACH AROUND 530 PM EDT.
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 4185 8361 4193 8377 4208 8377 4209 8329
4204 8321 4203 8316 4199 8318 4198 8322
4196 8325 4192 8327 4193 8331 4188 8333
4186 8338 4179 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 249DEG 25KT 4198 8358
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BEHNKE4 follow-up statements
846
WWUS53 KDTX 122108
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
508 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
MIC115-122200-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140512T2200Z/
MONROE MI-
508 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 503 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MAYBEE...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MONROE AND CARLETON AROUND 520 PM EDT.
NEWPORT AROUND 530 PM EDT.
STONY POINT AROUND 535 PM EDT.
ESTRAL BEACH AND SOUTH ROCKWOOD AROUND 540 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4194 8356 4209 8355 4209 8329 4203 8319
4203 8316 4199 8318 4198 8322 4196 8325
4192 8327 4193 8332 4188 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 268DEG 19KT 4196 8347
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
MR951
WWUS53 KDTX 122123
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
523 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
MIC115-122200-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140512T2200Z/
MONROE MI-
523 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 521 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MONROE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
STONY POINT AROUND 530 PM EDT.
ESTRAL BEACH AROUND 535 PM EDT.
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 4193 8332 4195 8342 4202 8339 4201 8330
4200 8317 4200 8318 4199 8319 4198 8322
4196 8325 4192 8327
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 266DEG 24KT 4196 8333
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
MR316
WWUS53 KDTX 122133
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
533 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
MIC115-122200-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140512T2200Z/
MONROE MI-
533 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 529 PM EDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST
NORTHEAST OF MONROE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL AFFECT DETROIT BEACH AND STONY POINT AT 532
PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4193 8333 4200 8330 4200 8318 4198 8322
4196 8325 4192 8327
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 275DEG 24KT 4194 8325
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
MR773
WWUS53 KDTX 122139
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
539 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
MIC115-122149-
/O.CAN.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140512T2200Z/
MONROE MI-
539 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4193 8333 4200 8330 4200 8318 4198 8322
4196 8325 4192 8327
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 275DEG 24KT 4194 8319
$$
MRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Shiawassee | 6 hr |
| May 12, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston, Washtenaw | 58 min |
| May 12, 3:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Livingston, Washtenaw | 57 min |
| May 12, 3:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Genesee, Livingston, Oakland | 6 hr |
| May 12, 3:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Washtenaw | 57 min |
| May 12, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee, Monroe | 55 min |
| May 12, 4:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Livingston, Washtenaw | 46 min |
| May 12, 4:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Monroe, Wayne | 62 min |
| May 12, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | DTX | Genesee, Livingston, Oakland, Shiawassee | 6 hr |
| May 12, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston | 55 min |
| May 12, 5:57 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Livingston | 6 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.