Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jul 31, 2018, 11:54 PM EDT for Monroe County, Michigan. It was in force for 51 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
- Jul 31, 2018, 11:54 PM EDT (03:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2018, 12:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Monroe County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:54 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
733
WFUS53 KDTX 010354
TORDTX
MIC115-010445-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0002.180801T0354Z-180801T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1154 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2018
The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Monroe County in southeastern Michigan...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 1154 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Monroe, moving north at 10 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...
Maybee around 1215 AM EDT.
Carleton around 1225 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Scofield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4195 8349 4209 8356 4209 8331 4194 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 170DEG 9KT 4196 8342
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DG3 follow-up statements
898
WWUS53 KDTX 010412
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1212 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
MIC115-010445-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180801T0445Z/
Monroe MI-
1212 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY...
At 1211 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Monroe, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Maybee around 1230 AM EDT.
Carleton around 1245 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Scofield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4195 8349 4209 8356 4209 8331 4194 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 180DEG 6KT 4197 8344
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DG315
WWUS53 KDTX 010425
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1225 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
MIC115-010445-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180801T0445Z/
Monroe MI-
1225 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY...
At 1225 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Carleton, moving north at 10 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...
Carleton around 1230 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Scofield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4200 8349 4207 8353 4209 8350 4209 8331
4196 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 191DEG 19KT 4203 8339
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DG726
WWUS53 KDTX 010450
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1250 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
MIC115-010500-
/O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180801T0445Z/
Monroe MI-
1250 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 4200 8349 4207 8353 4209 8350 4209 8331
4196 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 170DEG 9KT 4209 8340
$$
DGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 10:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 6 hr | |
| Jul 31, 11:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Monroe | 52 min |
| Aug 1, 12:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Wayne | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 12:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | DTX | Monroe, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:49 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 79 min | |
| Aug 1, 1:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Wayne | 40 min |
| Aug 1, 1:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Macomb, Oakland | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | DTX | Monroe, Wayne | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Midland | 55 min |
| Aug 1, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 88 min | |
| Aug 1, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Saginaw | 63 min |
| Aug 1, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Tuscola | 66 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.