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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Detroit, MI
NWS Detroit, MI issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT for Saginaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 45 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 9, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT (16:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2026, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Detroit, MI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Saginaw County, MI
The radar
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1:14 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 N Freeland, MI | Reports of 30 to 40 homes with damage- roof and siding damage as well as a number of campers overturned in the Freeland area. |
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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 356 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS53 KDTX 091630
TORDTX
MIC145-091715-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0013.260609T1630Z-260609T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1230 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Saginaw County in southeastern Michigan...
* Until 115 PM EDT.
* At 1230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Marion Springs, or 8 miles west of St.
Charles, moving northeast at 20 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...
Merrill around 1235 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Nelson, Hemlock, and Shields.
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 4348 8437 4348 8417 4357 8417 4357 8405
4352 8405 4352 8403 4326 8424 4330 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 204DEG 18KT 4333 8431
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DRK2 follow-up statements
037
WWUS53 KDTX 091646
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1246 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
MIC145-091715-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260609T1715Z/
Saginaw MI-
1246 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAGINAW COUNTY...
At 1246 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Merrill, or 9 miles northwest of St. Charles, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Freeland around 1250 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hemlock and Shields.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4348 8433 4348 8417 4357 8417 4357 8405
4352 8405 4352 8403 4333 8418 4338 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 204DEG 18KT 4340 8426
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DRK030
WWUS53 KDTX 091658
SVSDTX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1258 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
MIC145-091715-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260609T1715Z/
Saginaw MI-
1258 PM EDT Tue Jun 9 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN SAGINAW COUNTY...
At 1257 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Freeland, moving north at 30 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...
Freeland around 105 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Shields.
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 4348 8425 4348 8417 4357 8417 4357 8405
4352 8405 4352 8403 4341 8412 4343 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 200DEG 24KT 4345 8416
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DRKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 11:50 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Saginaw, Shiawassee | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 12:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Saginaw, Shiawassee | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 1:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Genesee | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 2:01 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | DTX | Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne | 30 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | DTX | Wayne | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Macomb, Saint Clair | 80 min |
| Jun 9, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Wayne | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | DTX | Huron | 64 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.