Alert archive / Michigan / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2023, 10:21 PM EDT for Wayne County, Michigan. It was in force for 19 min. 3 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 24, 2023, 10:21 PM EDT (02:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2023, 10:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 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), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 10:23 PM EDT | TORNADO | Edgewater Heights, MI | Confirmed EF-1 tornado in Belleville, with maximum winds of 90 mph and a path length of 3 miles. |
| Aug 24, 10:23 PM EDT | TORNADO | Edgewater Heights, MI | The weak tornado touched down near the Wagner Homestead Farm with mainly leaf and twigs blown down. The tornado tracked southeast and crossed Elwell road near Belmont Drive. Three were downed and uprooted. The tornado hit the Mobile Manor Trail Park. A tree wa |
| Aug 24, 10:33 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ene Romulus, MI | MEASURED AT DETROIT METRO AIRPORT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 3019 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 803 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 10.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KDTX 250221
TORDTX
MIC163-250300-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0013.230825T0221Z-230825T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1021 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023
The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Wayne County in southeastern Michigan...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 1021 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Canton, moving east at 50 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...
Romulus around 1030 PM EDT.
Taylor around 1035 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include New
Boston, Inkster, Wayne, Westland, Garden City and Dearborn Heights.
This includes the following highways...
I-275 between mile markers 11 and 26.
I-94 between mile markers 188 and 202.
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 4217 8354 4236 8355 4230 8325 4212 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 284DEG 45KT 4229 8347
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
KDK2 follow-up statements
892
WWUS53 KDTX 250227
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1027 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023
MIC163-250300-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230825T0300Z/
Wayne MI-
1027 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY...
At 1027 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Romulus, moving east at 50 mph. There is also a
second severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado over
Belleville, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Dearborn around 1040 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include New
Boston, Inkster, Wayne, Westland, Garden City and Dearborn Heights.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4217 8353 4233 8344 4230 8325 4212 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 281DEG 45KT 4228 8337
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
KDK726
WWUS53 KDTX 250240 RRA
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1040 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023
MIC163-250250-
/O.CAN.KDTX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230825T0300Z/
Wayne MI-
1040 PM EDT Thu Aug 24 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
southeastern Michigan.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
all of Wayne County.
LAT...LON 4217 8353 4233 8344 4230 8325 4212 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 284DEG 45KT 4224 8315
$$
KDKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saginaw | 48 min |
| Aug 24, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lapeer | 35 min |
| Aug 24, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee | 60 min |
| Aug 24, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 67 min |
| Aug 24, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Saginaw, Shiawassee | 65 min |
| Aug 24, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 74 min | |
| Aug 24, 9:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Genesee | 20 min |
| Aug 24, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 70 min | |
| Aug 24, 9:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee, Lapeer | 25 min |
| Aug 24, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Genesee, Livingston, Washtenaw | 76 min |
| Aug 24, 9:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Oakland | 74 min |
| Aug 24, 9:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Saginaw and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 9:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Livingston | 14 min |
| Aug 24, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Lenawee, Washtenaw | 69 min |
| Aug 24, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | DTX | 74 min | |
| Aug 24, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Monroe, Wayne | 72 min |
| Aug 24, 10:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Washtenaw, Wayne | 27 min |
| Aug 24, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 10:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | DTX | Washtenaw, Wayne | 2 hr |
| Aug 24, 10:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Monroe | 10 min |
| Aug 24, 10:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Wayne | 8 min |
| Aug 24, 11:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | DTX | Macomb | 45 hr |
| Aug 25, 1:10 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | DTX | Wayne | 21 days |
| Aug 25, 4:47 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | DTX | Macomb | 12 hr |
| Aug 25, 10:06 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | DTX | 48 hr |
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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.