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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Aug 28, 2016, 1:12 PM EDT for Lenawee County, Monroe County, Michigan. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2016, 1:12 PM EDT (17:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Lenawee County, MI, Monroe County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:15 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 1263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
419
WFUS53 KDTX 281712
TORDTX
MIC091-115-281800-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0004.160828T1712Z-160828T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
112 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...
SOUTHERN LENAWEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 200 PM EDT
* AT 111 PM EDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING BRIEF WEAK
TORNADOES IS EXTENDING FROM NEAR MAYBEE TO NEAR FAYETTE...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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.
* THESE TORNADIC STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
IDA AROUND 115 PM EDT.
MONROE AROUND 135 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE
BLISSFIELD...
MORENCI...MONROE...DUNDEE...TEMPERANCE...IDA...PETERSBURG...LUNA
PIER... OTTAWA LAKE AND DEERFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 4181 8436 4197 8362 4199 8316 4190 8326
4189 8331 4184 8335 4172 8341 4173 8347
4171 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 1711Z 262DEG 13KT 4197 8355 4174 8431
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JVC4 follow-up statements
819
WWUS53 KDTX 281729
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
129 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016
MIC091-115-281800-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160828T1800Z/
MONROE MI-LENAWEE MI-
129 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
MONROE AND SOUTHERN LENAWEE COUNTIES...
AT 128 PM EDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING BRIEF WEAK
TORNADOES IS EXTENDING FROM NEAR MAYBEE TO MORENCI...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THESE TORNADIC STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MONROE AROUND 140 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE
BLISSFIELD...
MORENCI...MONROE...DUNDEE...TEMPERANCE...IDA...PETERSBURG...LUNA
PIER... OTTAWA LAKE AND DEERFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4181 8436 4181 8434 4197 8362 4199 8316
4190 8326 4189 8331 4182 8337 4172 8341
4173 8347 4171 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 265DEG 21KT 4196 8350 4173 8418
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JVC327
WWUS53 KDTX 281744
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
144 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016
MIC091-115-281800-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160828T1800Z/
MONROE MI-LENAWEE MI-
144 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN LENAWEE COUNTIES...
AT 144 PM EDT...A LINE OF STORMS PRODUCING BRIEF WEAK TORNADOES IS
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MONROE TO NEAR MORENCI...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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.
THESE TORNADIC STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MONROE AROUND 150 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE
BLISSFIELD... TEMPERANCE...MONROE...IDA...PETERSBURG...OTTAWA
LAKE...LUNA PIER... LAMBERTVILLE...WOODLAND BEACH AND SAMARIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 4173 8346 4172 8416 4179 8412 4197 8349
4199 8316 4190 8326 4189 8331 4182 8337
4172 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 262DEG 13KT 4197 8342 4174 8410
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JVC457
WWUS53 KDTX 281753
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
153 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016
MIC091-281801-
/O.CAN.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160828T1800Z/
LENAWEE MI-
153 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LENAWEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED. THEREFORE...THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4173 8346 4173 8364 4192 8362 4197 8349
4199 8316 4190 8326 4190 8330 4182 8337
4172 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 262DEG 13KT 4197 8339 4174 8407
$$
MIC115-281800-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160828T1800Z/
MONROE MI-
153 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
MONROE COUNTY...
AT 151 PM EDT...A LINE OF STORMS PRODUCING BRIEF WEAK TORNADOES IS
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MONROE TO 7 MILES EAST OF MORENCI...MOVING EAST
AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT 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.
THESE TORNADIC STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MONROE AROUND 155 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE
TEMPERANCE... MONROE...IDA...LUNA PIER...LAMBERTVILLE...WOODLAND
BEACH...SAMARIA...LA SALLE...TOLEDO BEACH AND ERIE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 4173 8346 4173 8364 4192 8362 4197 8349
4199 8316 4190 8326 4190 8330 4182 8337
4172 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 262DEG 13KT 4197 8339 4174 8407
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JVC437
WWUS53 KDTX 281800
SVSDTX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
200 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016
MIC115-281810-
/O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160828T1800Z/
MONROE MI-
200 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEAR CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 4173 8346 4173 8364 4192 8362 4197 8349
4199 8316 4190 8326 4190 8330 4182 8337
4172 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 262DEG 13KT 4197 8339 4174 8407
$$
JVCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Lenawee | 39 min |
| Aug 28, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Monroe | 27 min |
| Aug 28, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Monroe | 60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.