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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2016, 2:46 PM EDT for Bay County, Michigan. It was in force for 44 min. 3 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 8, 2016, 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2016, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Bay County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:49 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 8, 3:00 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 Ne Bentley, MI | |
| Jul 8, 3:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ese Rhodes, MI | 18 INCH DIAMETER WILLOW BRANCH DOWN ON CODY ESTEY ROAD |
| Jul 8, 3:38 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Pinconning, MI | HEAVY RAIN. BREEZY. HAIL. |
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 8, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 130 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 865 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
543
WFUS53 KDTX 081846
TORDTX
MIC017-081930-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0002.160708T1846Z-160708T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
246 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 246 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER RHODES...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
STERLING...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.
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...
BENTLEY AROUND 250 PM EDT.
PINCONNING AROUND 310 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PINCONNING...BENTLEY AND MOUNT FOREST.
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.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
DETROIT/PONTIAC.
&&
LAT...LON 4392 8404 4391 8404 4391 8391 4392 8390
4392 8388 4390 8387 4379 8390 4385 8417
4386 8416 4400 8416 4400 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 282DEG 30KT 4393 8419
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
BEHNKE/MANN4 follow-up statements
862
WWUS53 KDTX 081853
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
253 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
MIC017-081930-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160708T1930Z/
BAY MI-
253 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN BAY COUNTY...
AT 252 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER RHODES...OR 9 MILES WEST OF PINCONNING...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PINCONNING AROUND 315 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4392 8404 4391 8404 4391 8391 4392 8390
4392 8388 4390 8387 4379 8390 4385 8417
4386 8416 4400 8416 4400 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 279DEG 22KT 4391 8414
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MANN926
WWUS53 KDTX 081859
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
259 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
MIC017-081930-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160708T1930Z/
BAY MI-
259 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN BAY COUNTY...
AT 259 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BENTLEY...OR NEAR PINCONNING...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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...
PINCONNING AROUND 315 PM EDT.
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.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4392 8404 4391 8404 4391 8391 4392 8390
4392 8388 4390 8387 4379 8390 4385 8417
4386 8416 4400 8416 4400 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 275DEG 24KT 4390 8408
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MANN805
WWUS53 KDTX 081907
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
307 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
MIC017-081930-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160708T1930Z/
BAY MI-
307 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN BAY COUNTY...
AT 306 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PINCONNING...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PINCONNING AROUND 315 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4392 8404 4391 8404 4391 8391 4392 8390
4392 8388 4390 8387 4379 8390 4385 8417
4386 8416 4400 8416 4400 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 274DEG 25KT 4390 8403
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MANN650
WWUS53 KDTX 081916
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
316 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
MIC017-081930-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160708T1930Z/
BAY MI-
316 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN BAY COUNTY...
AT 315 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER PINCONNING...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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.
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.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4392 8404 4391 8404 4391 8391 4392 8390
4392 8388 4390 8387 4379 8390 4385 8417
4386 8416 4400 8416 4400 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 275DEG 26KT 4389 8395
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MANNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Midland, Saginaw | 56 min |
| Jul 7, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saginaw | 62 min |
| Jul 7, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay, Saginaw, Tuscola | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 10:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 10:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee, Monroe | 92 min |
| Jul 7, 11:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Genesee, Lapeer | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 11:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer, Sanilac, Tuscola | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 11:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Lenawee | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Genesee, Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 12:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Oakland | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 12:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Oakland | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:32 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Lapeer, Saint Clair | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:15 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | DTX | Macomb, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 117 min | |
| Jul 8, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Midland | 77 min |
| Jul 8, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Midland | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 3:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Bay | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron, Tuscola | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Bay | 77 min |
| Jul 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 97 min | |
| Jul 8, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Bay, Saginaw, Tuscola | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 114 min | |
| Jul 8, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Huron, Sanilac | 67 min |
| Jul 8, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Livingston, Shiawassee | 57 min |
| Jul 8, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Sanilac | 52 min |
| Jul 8, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 93 min | |
| Jul 8, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer, Tuscola | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee | 16 min |
| Jul 8, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lapeer | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lapeer, Saint Clair | 63 min |
| Jul 8, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne | 81 min |
| Jul 8, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 93 min | |
| Jul 8, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb | 48 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.