Tornado warnings last night!

**mtburb** · June-24-10, 07:00 AM

Five tornado warnings were issued by my local National Weather Service office last night! Here's a sample of one:

000
WFUS53 KDTX 240205
TORDTX
MIC115-161-163-240300-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0011.100624T0205Z-100624T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1005 PM EDT WED JUN 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHTENAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...
SOUTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT

* AT 1002 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MILAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
OAKVILLE AND WHITTAKER AROUND 1010 PM EDT.
WILLIS AND MAYBEE AROUND 1015 PM EDT.
SUMPTER TOWNSHIP AND SCOFIELD AROUND 1020 PM EDT.
WALTZ AND WILLOW AROUND 1025 PM EDT.
FLAT ROCK AROUND 1035 PM EDT.
WOODHAVEN AND ROCKWOOD AROUND 1040 PM EDT.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
WYANDOTTE... WILLIS... TRENTON...
TAYLOR... SALINE... ROMULUS...
MILAN... MAYBEE... GROSSE ILE...
FLAT ROCK... CARLETON... BELLEVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4208 8378 4209 8380 4217 8382 4226 8312
4222 8311 4217 8311 4217 8313 4213 8313
4208 8315 4206 8318 4202 8318 4199 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 269DEG 32KT 4210 8367

$$

A tornado was reported to be on the ground somewhere between Milan and Maybee. When I was looking out to see what was going on, it was raining so hard I could not even see my backyard from inside! The downriver communites and northern Monroe County communities sounded their sirens several times for a few minutes, including at 10:20 PM.

**Pam** · June-24-10, 07:53 AM

Seems like the sirens have gone off more times in the past week than they did all last summer.

**Meddle** · June-24-10, 08:22 AM

Five tornado warnings were issued by my local National Weather Service office last night!

And?

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**Downriviera** · June-24-10, 08:40 AM

Fox 2 news put what they said was a trained weather spotter on the air live last night. This guy didn't sound like he was trained in anything, except maybe beer pong. He described seeing a funnel cloud descending in the Merrimen I-94 area. They asked him where he was and he said Wick and Vreeland. Well Vreeland is nowhere near Wick Rd. Then he says he sees the tornado on the ground and dirt flying and all kinds of damage. Fox 2 got punked big time.

**Danny** · June-24-10, 08:45 AM

Michigan is part of tornado county, brace yourselves for the BIG ONE!

Retroit · June-24-10, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by Danny

Michigan is part of tornado county, brace yourselves for the BIG ONE!

Maybe [[or Maybee) the scrupulous banks won't have to keep hiring looters to create brownfields on which to build pre-suburbanesque housing.

**Ray1936** · June-24-10, 11:00 AM

sheesh....earthquakes, tornados.....sure am glad I moved to Nevada.....

**FlyingJ** · June-24-10, 01:39 PM

Did this ground planes @ Metro?

Originally Posted by Danny

Michigan is part of tornado county, brace yourselves for the BIG ONE!

I'll never convince my friends in Oklahoma of that one-on the other hand I was passing thru Wichita when a tornadic storm was doing the same, the local news covered it like they do the earthquakes out here; a dozen reporters & "experts" spewing hearsay & speculation to a frightened & rattled populace

**Downtown Lady** · June-24-10, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Downriviera

Fox 2 news put what they said was a trained weather spotter on the air live last night. This guy didn't sound like he was trained in anything, except maybe beer pong. He described seeing a funnel cloud descending in the Merrimen I-94 area. They asked him where he was and he said Wick and Vreeland. Well Vreeland is nowhere near Wick Rd. Then he says he sees the tornado on the ground and dirt flying and all kinds of damage. Fox 2 got punked big time.

Yes, they asked him if there was damage near the airport from the funnel cloud, and he said "massive".

**LeannaM** · June-24-10, 06:35 PM

We've had two tornado sirens this year [[two in two days, nonetheless). When I was younger we had two tornadoes on the exact day and month two years apart. Neither killed anybody.

I live in Missouri, though. It's not as bad as Oklahoma, but they're pretty common here.

**Downriviera** · June-24-10, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by Downtown Lady

Yes, they asked him if there was damage near the airport from the funnel cloud, and he said "massive".

I'm still pretty peeved about this. I'm about 5 miles directly east of the airport so naturally we were concerned. Fox 2 weatherman identified the guy on the phone as a trained weather spotter, so you assume the guy is legit. How can they put someone on the air like that without verifiying who he says he is, especially during a severe weather alert report.

**Philbo** · June-24-10, 10:39 PM

Part of the problem is that the 2 hours of training by the NWS does not necessarily make you a " trained " weather spotter. They teach you the basics, but it takes a lot of experience to accurately report a tornado especially at night. Of course everybody would know a mile wide tornado if they see it.

**mtburb** · June-27-10, 01:01 PM

It's on again! Right now there is a tornado warning in Washtenaw County! Here's the report as of this writing:

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
148 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010

MIC161-271845-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100627T1845Z/
WASHTENAW MI-
148 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WASHTENAW COUNTY UNTIL 245
PM EDT...

AT 144 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SALINE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP AROUND 200 PM EDT.
ANN ARBOR AND BARTON HILLS AROUND 205 PM EDT.
YPSILANTI AROUND 210 PM EDT.
DIXBORO AROUND 215 PM EDT.
SALEM AROUND 225 PM EDT.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
WILLIS... DIXBORO... YPSILANTI...
WHITMORE LAKE... SALINE... SALEM...
MANCHESTER... DEXTER... CHELSEA...
ANN ARBOR...

A SECOND STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHELSEA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHERN WASHTENAW COUNTY BY 152 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4243 8414 4243 8356 4209 8354 4208 8388
4217 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 223DEG 28KT 4214 8382

$$

To everyone living in that county stay safe! Some communites are activating their sirens. Watching on Fox 2 right now. Anybody watching it too?

**Magnatomicflux** · June-27-10, 01:11 PM

you got one for wayne now too. better batten down the hatches here in Windsor as well!
Now it's time to watch the blue green flashes of poor old SW Detroit. Everytime I'm at work here in the west end,and there's any kind of storm, that's all I can see over there and feel so bad for the people living in 100 year old homes with no siding and holes in the roof.

**mtburb** · June-27-10, 01:12 PM

And now this:

TORNADO WARNING
MIC163-271915-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0014.100627T1803Z-100627T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
203 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 315 PM EDT

* AT 201 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MILAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SUMPTER TOWNSHIP AROUND 225 PM EDT.
BELLEVILLE AROUND 235 PM EDT.
NEW BOSTON AROUND 240 PM EDT.
CANTON AROUND 250 PM EDT.
ROMULUS AROUND 255 PM EDT.
WAYNE AROUND 300 PM EDT.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
DETROIT... WYANDOTTE... TRENTON...
TAYLOR... ROMULUS... NORTHVILLE...
LIVONIA... GROSSE POINTE... GROSSE ILE...
FLAT ROCK... DOWNTOWN DETROIT... DEARBORN...
CANTON... BELLEVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4209 8330 4209 8354 4244 8356 4245 8287
4240 8288 4238 8291 4233 8293 4233 8294
4236 8294 4235 8299 4228 8311 4225 8312
4217 8311 4217 8313 4213 8313 4206 8318
4203 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 237DEG 16KT 4212 8365

$$

SF/SC

Dearborn is where I live!!!!!!!!!

It was updated. It said it will hit:

Belleville and Willow at 2:20,
New Boston at 2:25,
Romulus and Wayne at 2:30,
Taylor and Inkster at 2:40,
Dearborn Heights and Riverview at 2:45 and
Allen and Lincoln Parks at 2:50.

Updated again.

Now it will be near

Romulus right now!,
Brownstown and Woodhaven ten minutes from now,
Riverview and Southgate 15 minutes from now and
Wyandotte and Grosse Ile 20 minutes from now.

**Roq** · June-27-10, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by mtburb

And now this:

Dearborn is where I live!!!!!!!!!

It was updated. It said it will hit:

Belleville and Willow at 2:20,
New Boston at 2:25,
Romulus and Wayne at 2:30,
Taylor and Inkster at 2:40,
Dearborn Heights and Riverview at 2:45 and
Allen and Lincoln Parks at 2:50.

Damn!! I'm on my way to the GSCC fair....I think ill wait a bit and see where the tornadoes go.

**mtburb** · June-27-10, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Roq

Damn!! I'm on my way to the GSCC fair....I think ill wait a bit and see where the tornadoes go.

Are you in Wayne or Oakland counties? Because both have tornado warnings.

**Roq** · June-27-10, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by mtburb

Are you in Wayne or Oakland counties? Because both have tornado warnings.

I'm in Southern Macomb, but I had 97.1 on and they said a tornado warning to include "Royal Oak, Southfield, etc.." and the fair is at approx. 6 / Gratiot.

The warning is over at 3:15...I'll just go then.

**Roq** · June-27-10, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Downriviera

How can they put someone on the air like that without verifiying who he says he is, especially during a severe weather alert report.

They do it all the time. In such a rush to be the first news outlet with the "scoop".

Capt. Janks has done this to I don't know HOW many news services.

BaBaBooey!

**Pam** · June-28-10, 09:24 AM

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100....-Clair-County

There have been more tornadoes and warnings in Metro Detroit so far this summer than the entire summer in 2009. That's due to the way storms have swept the region, forecasters say.
"We've had a funnel boundary that's been nearly stationary from Iowa across Chicago and southern Michigan. This has allowed storms to develop," meteorologist Steve Considine said.
"We've had a lot of unstable air, heat and humidity. Those ingredients have helped to fuel the amount of storms."

Are we done yet? I hope so.