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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

June 26, 2021Ingham County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2021, 6:28 PM EDT for Ingham County, Michigan. It was in force for 32 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
Jun 26, 2021, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2021, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Ingham County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 1:05 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 492 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2021-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
492 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
493 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

912 
WFUS53 KGRR 262228
TORGRR
MIC065-262300-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0010.210626T2228Z-210626T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
628 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Ingham County in south central Michigan...

* Until 700 PM EDT.
    
* At 628 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
  were located along a line extending from 5 miles southwest of Perry
  to near Mason, moving east at 35 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Williamston...         Webberville...         Bell Oak...
  Haslett...             Okemos...              

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 4267 8415 4259 8442 4277 8439 4277 8437
      4278 8436 4278 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 248DEG 29KT 4277 8431 4259 8437 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MEADE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 8:57 PM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryGRR14 hr
Jun 26, 3:32 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRR36 hr
Jun 26, 11:37 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRAllegan, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Ottawa4 hr
Jun 26, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR3 hr
Jun 26, 2:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRMuskegon4 hr
Jun 26, 3:10 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningGRRAllegan, Barry, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kent, Montcalm and 2 more43 hr
Jun 26, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRAllegan57 min
Jun 26, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMecosta59 min
Jun 26, 3:39 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRClare, Isabella, Mecosta15 min
Jun 26, 3:49 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementGRRAllegan, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren24 hr
Jun 26, 4:44 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRIonia31 min
Jun 26, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRBarry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo65 min
Jun 26, 4:58 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGRRCalhoun, Eaton47 min
Jun 26, 5:05 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRClinton28 min
Jun 26, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRIngham55 min
Jun 26, 5:29 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRCalhoun, Kalamazoo61 min
Jun 26, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton17 min
Jun 26, 5:32 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedGRRIngham58 min
Jun 26, 5:43 PM EDTTornado WarningGRREaton32 min
Jun 26, 5:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGRRCalhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson2 hr
Jun 26, 6:12 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRCalhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson63 min
Jun 26, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRCalhoun, Ingham, Jackson61 min
Jun 26, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRVan Buren51 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.