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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

September 7, 2021Clare County, Osceola County, Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at Sep 7, 2021, 1:08 PM EDT for Clare County, Osceola County, Michigan. It was in force for 40 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
Sep 7, 2021, 1:08 PM EDT (17:08 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2021, 1:48 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Clare County, MI, Osceola County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 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
Sep 7, 12:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 202 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 2021-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1621 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

961 
WFUS53 KGRR 071708
TORGRR
MIC035-133-071815-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0012.210907T1708Z-210907T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
108 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Clare County in central Michigan...
  Northern Osceola County in central Michigan...

* Until 215 PM EDT.
    
* At 108 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles west of Marion, or 12 miles north of Evart,
  moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  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...
  Marion around 120 PM EDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Harrison.

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 4416 8506 4416 8461 4390 8461 4395 8547
      4416 8548 4417 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 270DEG 42KT 4408 8531 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

HOVING
2 follow-up statements
399 
WWUS53 KGRR 071737
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
137 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

MIC133-071746-
/O.CAN.KGRR.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210907T1815Z/
Osceola MI-
137 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN OSCEOLA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
central Michigan.

LAT...LON 4416 8461 4390 8461 4393 8509 4416 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 269DEG 34KT 4407 8498 

$$

MIC035-071815-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210907T1815Z/
Clare MI-
137 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT FOR CLARE
COUNTY...
    
At 136 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southeast of Vogel Center, or 18 miles northeast
of Evart, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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...
  Harrison.

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 4416 8461 4390 8461 4393 8509 4416 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 269DEG 34KT 4407 8498 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

NJJ
238 
WWUS53 KGRR 071748
SVSGRR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
148 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

MIC035-071758-
/O.CAN.KGRR.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210907T1815Z/
Clare MI-
148 PM EDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CLARE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
central Michigan.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Grand Rapids.

LAT...LON 4416 8461 4390 8461 4393 8509 4416 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 270DEG 42KT 4407 8478 

$$

NJJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 11:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR91 min
Sep 7, 12:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMason65 min
Sep 7, 12:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRLake, Osceola58 min
Sep 7, 12:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR87 min
Sep 7, 12:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRROceana66 min
Sep 7, 1:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRLake, Newaygo37 min
Sep 7, 1:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR60 min
Sep 7, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatGRROsceola38 min
Sep 7, 1:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMuskegon, Oceana54 min
Sep 7, 2:01 PM EDTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryGRRMuskegon4 hr
Sep 7, 2:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClare46 min
Sep 7, 2:13 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRClare30 min
Sep 7, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRIsabella, Mecosta, Newaygo55 min
Sep 7, 2:23 PM EDTTornado WarningGRRIsabella21 min
Sep 7, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRKent, Ottawa39 min
Sep 7, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMontcalm56 min
Sep 7, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton, Gratiot, Ionia64 min
Sep 7, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR83 min
Sep 7, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRVan Buren55 min
Sep 7, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRAllegan, Barry, Kalamazoo42 min
Sep 7, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRBarry, Calhoun, Eaton47 min
Sep 7, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRIngham, Jackson50 min
Sep 7, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRClinton29 min

Nearby

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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.