Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2014, 5:56 PM EDT for Saginaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 49 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
- Jun 11, 2014, 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2014, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Saginaw County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 5:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw St. Charles, MI | GARAGE BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION. |
| Jun 11, 6:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | St. Charles, MI | 2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE DOWNED. |
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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
204
WFUS53 KDTX 112156
TORDTX
MIC145-112245-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0006.140611T2156Z-140611T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
556 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN SAGINAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
* AT 554 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. CHARLES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
ST. CHARLES AROUND 605 PM EDT.
GARFIELD AROUND 610 PM EDT.
SHIAWASSEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AROUND 625 PM EDT.
FOSTERS AROUND 635 PM EDT.
BRIDGEPORT AROUND 645 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 4332 8434 4347 8370 4322 8370 4322 8393
4318 8394 4314 8429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 247DEG 18KT 4327 8420
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BT3 follow-up statements
289
WWUS53 KDTX 112208
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
608 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014
MIC145-112245-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140611T2245Z/
SAGINAW MI-
608 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL SAGINAW COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM EDT...
AT 604 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ST. CHARLES...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SWAN CREEK AROUND 615 PM EDT.
SHIAWASSEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AROUND 625 PM EDT.
BURT AROUND 635 PM EDT.
FOSTERS AROUND 640 PM EDT.
BRIDGEPORT AROUND 645 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.
&&
LAT...LON 4322 8416 4334 8427 4347 8370 4322 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 258DEG 18KT 4329 8412
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BT578
WWUS53 KDTX 112225
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
625 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014
MIC145-112245-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140611T2245Z/
SAGINAW MI-
625 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN SAGINAW COUNTY
UNTIL 645 PM EDT...
AT 621 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED EAST OF ST. CHARLES...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
SHIAWASSEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AROUND 630 PM EDT.
FOSTERS AND BURT AROUND 640 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4322 8400 4336 8418 4347 8370 4322 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 258DEG 18KT 4331 8404
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BT939 WWUS53 KDTX 112242 SVSDTX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 642 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014 MIC145-112252- /O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140611T2245Z/ SAGINAW MI- 642 PM EDT WED JUN 11 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN SAGINAW COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 4322 8400 4336 8418 4347 8370 4322 8370 TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 258DEG 18KT 4333 8392 $$ BT
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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.