Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2021, 4:44 PM EDT for Ionia County, Michigan. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 26, 2021, 4:44 PM EDT (20:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Ionia County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 4:57 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Lake Odessa, MI | ROOF TORN OFF A HOUSE. TREES SHREDDED. TREE ON STRUCTURE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:05 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
685
WFUS53 KGRR 262044
TORGRR
MIC067-262145-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0003.210626T2044Z-210626T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
444 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Ionia County in south central Michigan...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 444 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lake Odessa, or 11 miles west of Portland, moving
northeast at 40 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...
Ionia around 455 PM EDT.
Portland around 500 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lyons,
Sebewa, Clarksville, Hubbardston, Pewamo and Muir.
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 4277 8499 4277 8519 4283 8527 4312 8490
4312 8484 4290 8484 4287 8483
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 226DEG 37KT 4283 8511
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
LAURENS3 follow-up statements
404
WWUS53 KGRR 262048
SVSGRR
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
448 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
MIC067-262145-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210626T2145Z/
Ionia MI-
448 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR EASTERN
IONIA COUNTY...
At 448 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Lake Odessa, or 9
miles west of Portland, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Ionia around 455 PM EDT.
Portland around 500 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lyons,
Hubbardston, Pewamo and Muir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4279 8500 4279 8512 4287 8517 4312 8490
4312 8484 4290 8484 4287 8483
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 232DEG 34KT 4285 8508
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
TJT793
WWUS53 KGRR 262100
SVSGRR
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
MIC067-262145-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210626T2145Z/
Ionia MI-
500 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN IONIA COUNTY...
At 500 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Portland, moving northeast at 45 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
southeastern Ionia County, including the following locations...
Lyons, Pewamo, Muir and Hubbardston.
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 4279 8500 4279 8512 4285 8513 4309 8484
4290 8484 4287 8483
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 247DEG 39KT 4288 8496
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
TJT841
WWUS53 KGRR 262115
SVSGRR
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
515 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
MIC067-262124-
/O.CAN.KGRR.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210626T2145Z/
Ionia MI-
515 PM EDT Sat Jun 26 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IONIA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds and
lightning are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for south central
Michigan.
LAT...LON 4279 8500 4279 8512 4285 8513 4309 8484
4290 8484 4287 8483
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 226DEG 37KT 4299 8481
$$
TJTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 8:57 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | 14 hr | |
| Jun 26, 3:32 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 36 hr | |
| Jun 26, 11:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Ottawa | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 3 hr | |
| Jun 26, 2:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Muskegon | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kent, Montcalm and 2 more | 43 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Allegan | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Mecosta | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Clare, Isabella, Mecosta | 15 min |
| Jun 26, 3:49 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | GRR | Allegan, Muskegon, Oceana, Ottawa, Van Buren | 24 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Kalamazoo | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 4:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Calhoun, Eaton | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 5:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Clinton | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Ingham | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 5:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Calhoun, Kalamazoo | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Clinton | 17 min |
| Jun 26, 5:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Ingham | 58 min |
| Jun 26, 5:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Eaton | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 5:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GRR | Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 6:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | GRR | Ingham | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Calhoun, Ingham, Jackson | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GRR | Van Buren | 51 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.