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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Detroit, MI

July 27, 2014Bay County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jul 27, 2014, 2:36 PM EDT for Bay County, Michigan. It was in force for 54 min. 15 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: Jul 27, 2014, 2:36 PM EDT (18:36 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2014, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Detroit, MI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

County Bay County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 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
Jul 27, 2:41 PM EDT	HAIL 2	4 Nnw Auburn, MI	RELAYED VIA SHAVE PROJECT.
Jul 27, 2:43 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	1 E Willard, MI	RELAYED BY SHAVE PROJECT
Jul 27, 2:49 PM EDT	HAIL 2	3 Wnw Kawkawlin, MI	RELAYED VIA SHAVE PROJECT
Jul 27, 2:50 PM EDT	HAIL 1	4 Ssw Linwood, MI	RELAYED VIA SHAVE PROJECT
Jul 27, 2:50 PM EDT	HAIL 2	2 W Kawkawlin, MI	RELAYED VIA SHAVE PROJECT
Jul 27, 2:56 PM EDT	HAIL 2.5	1 Ene Kawkawlin, MI	RELAYED VIA SHAVE PROJECT
Jul 27, 3:00 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	4 Ene Auburn, MI	RECORDED IN MONITOR TWP
Jul 27, 3:00 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	Linwood, MI
Jul 27, 3:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1.5	3 S Linwood, MI	RELAYED VIA SHAVE PROJECT
Jul 27, 3:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	2 Nnw Kawkawlin, MI	RELAYED VIA SHAVE PROJECT.
Jul 27, 3:00 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Kawkawlin, MI
Jul 27, 3:05 PM EDT	HAIL 2	1 Ese Kawkawlin, MI	RELAYED VIA SHAVE PROJECT
Jul 27, 3:10 PM EDT	HAIL 1	4 N Bay City, MI
Jul 27, 3:10 PM EDT	HAIL 1.25	5 N Bay City, MI
Jul 27, 3:10 PM EDT	HAIL 1.5	4 Nne Bay City, MI	IN BANGOR TWP RIGHT ON SAGINAW BAY

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
Jul 27, 1:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 117 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 130 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -266 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1652 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

023 
WFUS53 KDTX 271836
TORDTX
MIC017-271930-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0007.140727T1836Z-140727T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
236 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 234 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  KAWKAWLIN AND LINWOOD AROUND 300 PM EDT.
  BAY CITY STATE RECREATION AREA AROUND 305 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 4378 8392 4374 8394 4368 8391 4365 8386
      4365 8381 4363 8377 4357 8417 4373 8416
      4379 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 256DEG 22KT 4363 8414

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SF

5 follow-up statements

402 
WWUS53 KDTX 271844
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
244 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

MIC017-271930-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140727T1930Z/
BAY MI-
244 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BAY COUNTY UNTIL
330 PM EDT...

AT 243 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR AUBURN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  KAWKAWLIN AND LINWOOD AROUND 255 PM EDT.
  BAY CITY STATE RECREATION AREA AROUND 300 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 4378 8392 4374 8394 4368 8391 4365 8386
      4365 8381 4363 8377 4357 8417 4373 8416
      4379 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 262DEG 24KT 4363 8406

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SF/SC

296 
WWUS53 KDTX 271851
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
251 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

MIC017-271930-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140727T1930Z/
BAY MI-
251 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BAY COUNTY UNTIL
330 PM EDT...

AT 250 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR AUBURN...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  KAWKAWLIN AND LINWOOD AROUND 300 PM EDT.
  BAY CITY STATE RECREATION AREA AROUND 305 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 4378 8392 4374 8394 4368 8391 4365 8386
      4365 8381 4363 8377 4358 8411 4373 8414
      4379 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 256DEG 27KT 4364 8403

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SF/SC

737 
WWUS53 KDTX 271901
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
301 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

MIC017-271930-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140727T1930Z/
BAY MI-
301 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BAY COUNTY UNTIL
330 PM EDT...

AT 259 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR KAWKAWLIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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 AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL BAY
COUNTY.

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 4378 8392 4374 8394 4368 8391 4365 8386
      4365 8381 4363 8377 4358 8411 4373 8414
      4379 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 252DEG 20KT 4364 8394

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SF/SC

149 
WWUS53 KDTX 271917
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
317 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

MIC017-271930-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140727T1930Z/
BAY MI-
317 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BAY COUNTY UNTIL
330 PM EDT...

AT 315 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR KAWKAWLIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  KAWKAWLIN...

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 4364 8406 4370 8393 4368 8391 4365 8386
      4365 8381 4363 8377 4359 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 250DEG 20KT 4365 8389

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SF/SC

056 
WWUS53 KDTX 271926
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
326 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

MIC017-271936-
/O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140727T1930Z/
BAY MI-
326 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM
EDT...

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 9 PM.

LAT...LON 4364 8406 4370 8393 4368 8391 4365 8386
      4365 8381 4363 8377 4359 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 250DEG 20KT 4367 8382

$$

SC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 4:27 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	DTX		40 hr
Jul 27, 7:32 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	DTX	Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne	83 min
Jul 27, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		2 hr
Jul 27, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Bay, Midland	58 min
Jul 27, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Huron, Tuscola	75 min
Jul 27, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Genesee, Livingston, Shiawassee	56 min
Jul 27, 3:39 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	DTX	Tuscola	41 min
Jul 27, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Midland	65 min
Jul 27, 4:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Bay	54 min
Jul 27, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Oakland	80 min
Jul 27, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		106 min
Jul 27, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Bay, Midland, Saginaw	66 min
Jul 27, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Washtenaw	57 min
Jul 27, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Sanilac, Tuscola	78 min
Jul 27, 4:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Bay, Midland	4 hr
Jul 27, 4:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Livingston	4 hr
Jul 27, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Genesee, Saginaw	55 min
Jul 27, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		84 min
Jul 27, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		95 min
Jul 27, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Saginaw	58 min
Jul 27, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Oakland, Wayne	73 min
Jul 27, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		98 min
Jul 27, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lapeer	68 min
Jul 27, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Macomb, Saint Clair	53 min
Jul 27, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Washtenaw	18 min
Jul 27, 5:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Macomb, Oakland, Wayne	4 hr
Jul 27, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Genesee, Saginaw	47 min
Jul 27, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		79 min
Jul 27, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Monroe	64 min
Jul 27, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Lenawee	37 min
Jul 27, 5:55 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	DTX	Lapeer, Saginaw, Sanilac, Tuscola	4 hr
Jul 27, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Saint Clair	47 min
Jul 27, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		76 min
Jul 27, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Washtenaw	57 min
Jul 27, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Livingston, Washtenaw	52 min
Jul 27, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		91 min
Jul 27, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	DTX		92 min
Jul 27, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	DTX	Wayne	41 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.