Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Sep 25, 2018, 8:18 PM EDT for Monroe County, Michigan. It was in force for 42 min. 5 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
- Sep 25, 2018, 8:18 PM EDT (00:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Monroe County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 8:23 PM EDT | TORNADO 1 | 4 Nw Monroe, MI | TORNADO TRAVELED 4.3 MILES AND CAUSED EF1 DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND GARAGE DOORS ON HOMES NEAR TOBEN AND SOUTH STONEY CREEK RDS IN FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP IN ADDITION TO MANY TREES THAT WERE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. MAXIMUM WINDS AROUND 95-100 MPH AND MAXIMUM WIDT |
| Sep 25, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Monroe, MI | POSSIBLE TORNADO. 3 HOMES SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE NEAR TOBEN RD AND SOUTH STONEY CREEK RD. HOMES ARE UNINHABITABLE. |
| Sep 25, 8:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Monroe, MI | POSSIBLE TORNADO. MONROE COUNTY CENTRAL DISPATCH REPORTED TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP. |
| Sep 25, 8:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Nne Monroe, MI | POSSIBLE TORNADO. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE BLOCKING ROADS NEAR LABO RD IN BERLIN TOWNSHIP. |
| Sep 25, 8:45 PM EDT | TORNADO 0 | 5 S Flat Rock, MI | TORNADO TRAVELED 4 MILES FROM BERLIN TOWNSHIP IN MONROE COUNTY TO WAYNE COUNTY NEAR THE BORDER OF BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP AND THE CITY OF GIBRALTAR. EF0 DAMAGE WAS EXHIBITED WITH MULTIPLE LIMBS AND LARGE TREES DOWNED ALONG WITH MISSING SHINGLES TO A HOME NEAR THE |
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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 983 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted.
689
WFUS53 KDTX 260018
TORDTX
MIC115-260100-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0005.180926T0018Z-180926T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
818 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018
The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Monroe County in southeastern Michigan...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 818 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Maybee, or near Monroe, moving northeast at 25
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 835 PM EDT.
Flat Rock around 855 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Newport, Estral Beach, Scofield, South Rockwood, Woodland Beach,
Stony Point, Bolles Harbor, Detroit Beach and Rockwood.
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 4195 8356 4209 8348 4209 8329 4203 8319
4202 8319 4202 8316 4200 8318 4202 8321
4199 8321 4197 8325 4192 8327 4194 8331
4193 8334 4189 8333 4189 8336 4188 8334
4186 8336 4187 8338 4184 8340
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 226DEG 22KT 4195 8347
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SC2 follow-up statements
636
WWUS53 KDTX 260032
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
832 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018
MIC115-260100-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180926T0100Z/
Monroe MI-
832 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY...
At 831 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Carleton, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Carleton around 835 PM EDT.
Flat Rock around 855 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Newport, South Rockwood, Estral Beach and Rockwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4198 8347 4209 8348 4209 8329 4203 8319
4202 8319 4202 8321 4199 8321 4197 8325
4196 8336
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 226DEG 22KT 4201 8339
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
SC478
WWUS53 KDTX 260044
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
844 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018
MIC115-260100-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180926T0100Z/
Monroe MI-
844 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY...
At 844 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Flat Rock, moving northeast at 30 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 rural areas of
northeastern Monroe County, including the following locations...
Newport, South Rockwood, Estral Beach and Rockwood.
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 4200 8334 4202 8342 4209 8342 4209 8329
4203 8319 4202 8319 4202 8321 4199 8321
4199 8324
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 245DEG 24KT 4204 8329
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JVCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 59 min | |
| Sep 25, 8:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Monroe, Wayne | 15 min |
| Sep 25, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 30 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.