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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF1 |
| -- Length | 2.85 Miles |
| -- Width | 200 Yards |
| State | MICHIGAN |
| County/Area | MONROE |
| WFO | DTX |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2023-08-24 21:39 EST-5 |
| Begin Location | 2W SOUTH ROCKWOOD |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 42.0661/-83.2927 |
| End Date | 2023-08-24 21:42 EST-5 |
| End Location | 1SE SOUTH ROCKWOOD |
| End Lat/Lon | 42.059/-83.238 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 300.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Thunderstorms producing torrential rainfall led to flooding in the Detroit metro area early Thursday morning (August 24th). Western Wayne county into Monroe county was hardest hit resulting in widespread residential flooding, road closures, and stranded vehicles. Most notable was the closure of Dingell Drive at Detroit Metro Airport which cut off access to the McNamara terminal for several hours. A lengthy closure of I-94 at I-275 was also reported. Numerous rainfall totals in the 3 to 5 inch range were reported mostly in the 6 hour period from midnight to 6 AM. The highest total was 7.36 inches from a CoCoRaHS station in Belleville, a 24 hour total nearly all of which fell during this event. A second round of rapidly developing thunderstorms began to pop up over Central and Southwest Lower Michigan by the early evening hours of August 24th, with the exceptional moisture and instability in place over southern Lower Michigan. The storms quickly grew upscale and became severe, leading to a west-east line of severe thunderstorms which dropped south through southeast Michigan during the evening hours. Strong winds in the mid levels allowed for damaging winds to be the primary hazard, with areas of southeast Michigan seeing 60-80 MPH wind gusts which lead to extensive tree damage and power outages, along with some structural damage to homes. At the peak, close to 500,000 customers lost power in southern lower Michigan. A surface low tracking through southern Lower Michigan was able to help spawn tornadoes, with an EF-2 developing over northeast Ingham. This tornado weakened and tracked into Livingston county near Fowlerville before dissipating. This 12 mile track tornado was by far the strongest and longest duration one of the day, and also resulted in 1 fatality as cars were flipped on I-69 in Ingham county. Short lived-weak QLCS tornadoes spun up over Wayne and northeast Monroe counties as the intense thunderstorm complex exited the state around Midnight. Winds with these tornadoes reached 80-105 mph, but even a few wet micro-burst/straight line winds produced wind gusts to 90 mph embedded in the line of storms. Rainfall rates were intense (1-2��� per hr), but due to the rapid movement of the complex/storms (45-60 MPH), rainfall amounts stayed under 3 inches just about everywhere. Highest rainfall amounts of 1.5-3 inches occurred along the M-59 corridor up to I-69 corridor. Due to heavy rainfall from the previous day (1-3 inches with isolated 5-7 inch totals in Wayne/Monroe counties), even locations which received amounts under 1.5 inches experienced some flooding, mostly low lying/flood prone locations. The Lower River Rouge in Wayne county experienced major flooding and Clinton River in Macomb experienced moderate flooding. Finally, prolific lightning was observed with the thunderstorm complex as it moved through southeast Michigan, producing thousands of cloud to ground strikes, with a good percentage of them being the stronger positive charged ones. |
| Event Narrative | The weak tornado touched down on Carleton Rockwood Road, one mile east of Telegraph Road. The tornado tracked eastward across Armstrong Road where there were numerous large tree limbs down. There were multiple trees that were snapped and tops taken off, along with some house shingles partially torn off near Brandon Road. The tornado continued to track east across I-75 and South Huron River Drive into where numerous large tree limbs were blown down, one of which fell on a house. There was also a roof partially torn off and garage door damaged near South Huron River Drive and North Dixie Highway. Maximum winds were estimated to be 105 mph. The tornado then crossed into Wayne County and moved over the Lake Erie Metropark Golf Course with multiple large tree limbs downed before ending at the Detroit River. The total path length of the tornado as it moved through Monroe and Wayne counties was 5.4 miles. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 16.660M | 0.00K | |||||||
| LAPEER DUPONT ARPT | LAPEER CO. | MI | 08/23/2023 | 08:28 | EST-5 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WYANDOTTE | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/23/2023 | 22:50 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SOUTH LYON | OAKLAND CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 00:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 7.000M | 0.00K |
| OAK GROVE | LIVINGSTON CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 01:12 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 800.00K | 0.00K |
| FLAT ROCK | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 01:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| LA SALLE | MONROE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 01:48 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SALEM | WASHTENAW CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 02:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ERIE | MONROE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 02:53 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OAKVILLE | MONROE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 03:18 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NORTHVILLE | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 03:50 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NORTHVILLE | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 06:00 | EST-5 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 3.000M | 0.00K | |
| OAKVILLE | MONROE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 06:00 | EST-5 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 1.000M | 0.00K | |
| SALEM | WASHTENAW CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 06:00 | EST-5 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEST FIVE PTS | SHIAWASSEE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 20:16 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| FOWLERVILLE | LIVINGSTON CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 20:40 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 70.00K | 0.00K |
| PARKERS CORNERS | LIVINGSTON CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 20:40 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| FENTON | GENESEE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 20:41 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FOWLERVILLE | LIVINGSTON CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 20:44 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ARGENTINE | GENESEE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 20:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HOWELL | LIVINGSTON CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 20:45 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K |
| FOWLERVILLE ARPT | LIVINGSTON CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 20:46 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BRIGHTON | LIVINGSTON CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:00 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GREEN OAK | LIVINGSTON CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:05 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NOVI | OAKLAND CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:07 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ANN ARBOR | WASHTENAW CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:10 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TROY | OAKLAND CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:10 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SALEM | WASHTENAW CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:15 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CHERRY HILL | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:19 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| EASTLAWN | WASHTENAW CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NEWBURG | LENAWEE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PLYMOUTH ARPT | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| REDFORD | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:20 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MT CLEMENS | MACOMB CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:21 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.100M | 0.00K |
| PLYMOUTH | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:22 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BELLEVILLE | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:23 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 60.00K | 0.00K |
| TECUMSEH | LENAWEE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:24 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DETROIT | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:30 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (DTW)DETROIT METRO A | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:33 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRAFTON | MONROE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:38 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000M | 0.00K |
| SOUTH ROCKWOOD | MONROE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:39 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 300.00K | 0.00K |
| WOODHAVEN | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:39 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ROCKWOOD | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:42 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| SOUTH ROCKWOOD | MONROE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:42 | EST-5 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| GIBRALTAR | WAYNE CO. | MI | 08/24/2023 | 21:43 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 16.660M | 0.00K |
