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2015 [KDTX] DETROIT Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 5

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Storm Based Warning History

578 
WFUS53 KDTX 230216
TORDTX
MIC151-230300-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0005.150623T0216Z-150623T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1016 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN SANILAC COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
    
* AT 1015 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARGYLE...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CASS
  CITY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  A SECOND POSSIBLE TORNADIC STORM WAS ALSO LOCATED NORTHEAST OF 
  ARGYLE.

  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...
  ARGYLE AROUND 1020 PM EDT.
  SANDUSKY AROUND 1030 PM EDT.
  DECKERVILLE AROUND 1035 PM EDT.
  CARSONVILLE AROUND 1045 PM EDT.
  PORT SANILAC AROUND 1055 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ELMER...RICHMONDVILLE...DECKER...PALMS...SNOVER...MCGREGOR AND
MINDEN.

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 4337 8254 4344 8311 4362 8311 4369 8261
      4354 8259 4343 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 269DEG 30KT 4353 8301 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BT
375 
WWUS53 KDTX 230228
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1028 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

MIC151-230300-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150623T0300Z/
SANILAC MI-
1028 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANILAC COUNTY...
    
AT 1027 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SANDUSKY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

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...
  DECKERVILLE AROUND 1035 PM EDT.
  CARSONVILLE AROUND 1045 PM EDT.
  PORT SANILAC AROUND 1055 PM EDT.

A SECOND STORM SOUTHWEST OF FORESTVILLE COULD ALSO PRODUCE A 
TORNADO. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PALMS...MCGREGOR AND RICHMONDVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4341 8288 4349 8297 4362 8281 4369 8261
      4354 8259 4343 8254 4337 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 285DEG 33KT 4350 8286 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BT
078 
WWUS53 KDTX 230243
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1043 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

MIC151-230300-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150623T0300Z/
SANILAC MI-
1043 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANILAC COUNTY...
    
AT 1042 PM EDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER DECKERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CARSONVILLE AROUND 1045 PM EDT.
  PORT SANILAC AROUND 1100 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MCGREGOR AND RICHMONDVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4346 8280 4353 8281 4359 8273 4362 8260
      4354 8259 4343 8254 4337 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 270DEG 30KT 4351 8271 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BT
596 
WWUS53 KDTX 230300
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1100 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

MIC151-230310-
/O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150623T0300Z/
SANILAC MI-
1100 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SANILAC COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4346 8280 4353 8281 4359 8273 4362 8260
      4354 8259 4343 8254 4337 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 269DEG 30KT 4351 8271 

$$

BT
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578 
WFUS53 KDTX 230216
TORDTX
MIC151-230300-
/O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0005.150623T0216Z-150623T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1016 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN SANILAC COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
    
* AT 1015 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ARGYLE...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CASS
  CITY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  A SECOND POSSIBLE TORNADIC STORM WAS ALSO LOCATED NORTHEAST OF 
  ARGYLE.

  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...
  ARGYLE AROUND 1020 PM EDT.
  SANDUSKY AROUND 1030 PM EDT.
  DECKERVILLE AROUND 1035 PM EDT.
  CARSONVILLE AROUND 1045 PM EDT.
  PORT SANILAC AROUND 1055 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ELMER...RICHMONDVILLE...DECKER...PALMS...SNOVER...MCGREGOR AND
MINDEN.

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 4337 8254 4344 8311 4362 8311 4369 8261
      4354 8259 4343 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 269DEG 30KT 4353 8301 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BT
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375 
WWUS53 KDTX 230228
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1028 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

MIC151-230300-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150623T0300Z/
SANILAC MI-
1028 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANILAC COUNTY...
    
AT 1027 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SANDUSKY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

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...
  DECKERVILLE AROUND 1035 PM EDT.
  CARSONVILLE AROUND 1045 PM EDT.
  PORT SANILAC AROUND 1055 PM EDT.

A SECOND STORM SOUTHWEST OF FORESTVILLE COULD ALSO PRODUCE A 
TORNADO. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PALMS...MCGREGOR AND RICHMONDVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4341 8288 4349 8297 4362 8281 4369 8261
      4354 8259 4343 8254 4337 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 285DEG 33KT 4350 8286 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BT
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078 
WWUS53 KDTX 230243
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1043 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

MIC151-230300-
/O.CON.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150623T0300Z/
SANILAC MI-
1043 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SANILAC COUNTY...
    
AT 1042 PM EDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
OVER DECKERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CARSONVILLE AROUND 1045 PM EDT.
  PORT SANILAC AROUND 1100 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MCGREGOR AND RICHMONDVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 4346 8280 4353 8281 4359 8273 4362 8260
      4354 8259 4343 8254 4337 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 270DEG 30KT 4351 8271 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BT
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596 
WWUS53 KDTX 230300
SVSDTX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1100 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

MIC151-230310-
/O.EXP.KDTX.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150623T0300Z/
SANILAC MI-
1100 PM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SANILAC COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MICHIGAN.

LAT...LON 4346 8280 4353 8281 4359 8273 4362 8260
      4354 8259 4343 8254 4337 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 269DEG 30KT 4351 8271 

$$

BT

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