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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this tornado warning at Nov 10, 2024, 5:50 PM EST for Gratiot County, Michigan. It was in force for 25 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
- Nov 10, 2024, 5:50 PM EST (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2024, 6:15 PM EST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Gratiot County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 5:50 PM EST | TORNADO | 3 Nw Perrinton, MI | EF-0, peak winds 65 mph. Tornado path was along Hayes Road between Rich Road and Alger Road in rural southwest Gratiot County. Sporadic and isolated damage to trees. |
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 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 695 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
195
WFUS53 KGRR 102250
TORGRR
MIC057-102315-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0021.241110T2250Z-241110T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
550 PM EST Sun Nov 10 2024
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Gratiot County in central Michigan...
* Until 615 PM EST.
* At 550 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northeast of Carson City, or 7 miles southwest
of Ithaca, moving east 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Ithaca around 555 PM EST.
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 4317 8479 4328 8481 4339 8437 4317 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 257DEG 39KT 4323 8472
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CAS2 follow-up statements
687
WWUS53 KGRR 102302
SVSGRR
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
602 PM EST Sun Nov 10 2024
MIC057-102315-
/O.CON.KGRR.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-241110T2315Z/
Gratiot MI-
602 PM EST Sun Nov 10 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL GRATIOT COUNTY...
At 601 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ithaca, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Gratiot County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4339 8437 4327 8437 4326 8458 4333 8460
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 248DEG 43KT 4331 8453
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
CAS689 WWUS53 KGRR 102314 SVSGRR Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 614 PM EST Sun Nov 10 2024 MIC057-102320- /O.EXP.KGRR.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-241110T2315Z/ Gratiot MI- 614 PM EST Sun Nov 10 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL GRATIOT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM EST... The storm which prompted the warning for Gratiot County has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service Grand Rapids. LAT...LON 4339 8437 4327 8437 4326 8458 4333 8460 TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 257DEG 39KT 4333 8443 $$ CAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 3:00 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | GRR | 3 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Ottawa | 38 min |
| Nov 10, 4:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kalamazoo | 45 min |
| Nov 10, 4:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Kent | 41 min |
| Nov 10, 5:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Montcalm | 45 min |
| Nov 10, 5:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Eaton | 35 min |
| Nov 10, 5:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Gratiot | 32 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.