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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Detroit, MI

July 31, 2018Monroe County, Michigan

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2018-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 82 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2018-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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

$$

DG
3 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

$$

DG
315 
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

$$

DG
726 
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 

$$

DG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 10:03 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDTX6 hr
Jul 31, 11:38 PM EDTTornado WarningDTXMonroe52 min
Aug 1, 12:44 AM EDTTornado WarningDTXWayne31 min
Aug 1, 12:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningDTXMonroe, Wayne2 hr
Aug 1, 12:49 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX79 min
Aug 1, 1:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDTXMacomb, Wayne40 min
Aug 1, 1:33 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryDTXMacomb, Oakland3 hr
Aug 1, 2:57 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningDTXMonroe, Wayne6 hr
Aug 1, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXMidland55 min
Aug 1, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningDTX88 min
Aug 1, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXSaginaw63 min
Aug 1, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementDTXTuscola66 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.