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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2015, 10:25 PM EDT for Kalamazoo County, Van Buren County, Michigan. It was in force for 50 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 22, 2015, 10:25 PM EDT (02:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2015, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
Counties Kalamazoo County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 10:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Alamo, MI | SPOTTER ESTIMATED 60-70 MPH WINDS IN THE AREA. SPOTTER STATED THAT THE WIND GREATLY INCREASED FROM A VARYING DIRECTION BEFORE DYING DOWN. |
| Jun 22, 10:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Richland, MI | SEVERAL TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADS IN RICHLAND, COOPER, AND ROSS TOWNSHIPS. REPORTED BY KALAMAZOO CO. ROAD COMMISSION. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 9:17 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 2155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 461 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 798 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 7.6
- Supercell composite
- 31.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
058
WFUS53 KGRR 230225
TORGRR
MIC077-159-230315-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0002.150623T0225Z-150623T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1025 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...
EASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT
* AT 1025 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF WESTWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 35
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...
WESTWOOD AROUND 1035 PM EDT.
KALAMAZOO...EASTWOOD AND COMSTOCK NORTHWEST AROUND 1045 PM EDT.
RICHLAND AND GREATER GALESBURG AROUND 1050 PM EDT.
GALESBURG AND SOUTH GULL LAKE AROUND 1055 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MENTHA...COMSTOCK...PARCHMENT...MIDLAND PARK...COOPER...KENDALL...
ALAMO AND AUGUSTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4231 8582 4238 8583 4242 8566 4242 8531
4222 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 264DEG 32KT 4234 8577
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75
$$
TJT2 follow-up statements
717
WWUS53 KGRR 230239
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1039 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015
MIC159-230248-
/O.CAN.KGRR.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T0315Z/
VAN BUREN MI-
1039 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4230 8576 4240 8576 4242 8566 4242 8531
4222 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 263DEG 29KT 4235 8564
$$
MIC077-230315-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T0315Z/
KALAMAZOO MI-
1039 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
KALAMAZOO COUNTY...
AT 1038 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SPOTTERS
REPORTED ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS IN ALAMO AT 1030 PM.
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...
EASTWOOD AND COMSTOCK NORTHWEST AROUND 1045 PM EDT.
RICHLAND AND GREATER GALESBURG AROUND 1055 PM EDT.
GALESBURG AND SOUTH GULL LAKE AROUND 1100 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MIDLAND PARK...COOPER...COMSTOCK...PARCHMENT...ALAMO AND AUGUSTA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4230 8576 4240 8576 4242 8566 4242 8531
4222 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 263DEG 29KT 4235 8564
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<1.00IN
$$
04409
WWUS53 KGRR 230310
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1110 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015
MIC077-230319-
/O.EXP.KGRR.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150623T0315Z/
KALAMAZOO MI-
1110 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1115 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4230 8576 4240 8576 4242 8566 4242 8531
4222 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 264DEG 32KT 4235 8564
$$
04The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 9:25 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 10 days |
| Jun 22, 9:25 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 35 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:59 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 9 hr | |
| Jun 22, 10:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 10:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 12 hr |
| Jun 22, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Eaton | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 53 min | |
| Jun 22, 10:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Allegan, Van Buren | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 11:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 11:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 12 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham, Jackson | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Calhoun | 34 min |
| Jun 22, 11:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson | 12 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ingham | 12 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Jackson | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 12:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton, Ionia | 12 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:35 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 39 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:57 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | GRR | Clinton | 3 days |
| Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Jackson | 10 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 6 days |
| Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 53 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 3 days |
| Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 6 days |
| Jun 23, 3:49 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Barry | 7 days |
| Jun 23, 11:02 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Eaton | 69 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:02 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ionia | 33 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:02 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Calhoun | 23 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:02 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan | 10 days |
| Jun 23, 11:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Calhoun, Eaton | 24 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:36 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Allegan, Muskegon, Ottawa, Van Buren | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:35 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Kent | 4 days |
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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.