Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Aug 1, 2018, 12:44 AM EDT for Wayne County, Michigan. It was in force for 31 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
- Aug 1, 2018, 12:44 AM EDT (04:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2018, 1:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Wayne County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 12:45 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Lincoln Park, MI | ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. |
| Aug 1, 12:46 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Taylor, MI | REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO A COMERICA BANK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 60 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.
099
WFUS53 KDTX 010444
TORDTX
MIC163-010515-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0003.180801T0444Z-180801T0515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1244 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Wayne County in southeastern Michigan...
* Until 115 AM EDT.
* At 1244 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Taylor, moving northeast at 15 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...
Wyandotte around 105 AM EDT.
Dearborn and Greenfield Village around 115 AM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Melvindale, Ecorse, Allen Park, River Rouge, Lincoln Park, Riverview,
Southgate and Dearborn Heights.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4218 8329 4232 8327 4233 8304 4231 8309
4226 8312 4224 8315 4223 8315 4223 8314
4221 8315 4218 8314 4216 8316 4217 8316
4218 8315 4219 8315 4215 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 205DEG 12KT 4220 8325
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DG2 follow-up statements
681
WWUS53 KDTX 010455
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1255 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
MIC163-010515-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180801T0515Z/
Wayne MI-
1255 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WAYNE COUNTY...
At 1255 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located south of Dearborn, or near Lincoln Park, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly areas of central
Wayne County, including the following locations... Melvindale,
Ecorse, Allen Park, River Rouge, Lincoln Park, Southgate, Dearborn
Heights and Riverview.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4219 8328 4232 8327 4233 8304 4231 8309
4226 8312 4224 8315 4223 8315 4223 8314
4221 8315 4219 8315 4218 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0455Z 211DEG 19KT 4227 8318
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DG958
WWUS53 KDTX 010508
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
108 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
MIC163-010517-
/O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180801T0515Z/
Wayne MI-
108 AM EDT WED AUG 1 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WAYNE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 115 AM
EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible as additional thunderstorms move through the area.
LAT...LON 4219 8328 4232 8327 4233 8304 4231 8309
4226 8312 4224 8315 4223 8315 4223 8314
4221 8315 4219 8315 4218 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0507Z 205DEG 12KT 4231 8316
$$
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 |
| Jul 31, 11:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Monroe | 51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.