Funnel Cloud: Livingston

[Jimmy252]

Funnel cloud spotted , 4:45 PM, M-59 and Grand River. National weather service confirming that a weak rotation is present in the storm cell. Heard on Livingston County Sheriff Dispatch MPSCS TG 2146

[Flintstone4680]

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10:00PM EDT
Issue Time: 5:04PM EDT, Monday Jun 8, 2009
Valid Until: 10:00PM EDT, Monday Jun 8, 2009
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THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 10:00PM EDT
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Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested Tornado Watch Number 351 Nws Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 405 PM EDT Mon Jun 8 2009

The Nws Storm Prediction Center Has Issued A Tornado Watch For Portions Of

Southern Lower Michigan Lake Huron Lake Michigan

Effective This Monday Afternoon And Evening From 405 PM Until 1000 PM EDT.

Tornadoes... Hail To 2 Inches In Diameter... Thunderstorm Wind Gusts To 70 Mph... And Dangerous Lightning Are Possible In These Areas.

The Tornado Watch Area Is Approximately Along And 85 Statute Miles East And West Of A Line From 10 Miles North Northeast Of Saginaw Michigan To 25 Miles West Southwest Of Jackson Michigan. For A Complete Depiction Of The Watch See The Associated Watch Outline Update (wous64 Kwns Wou1).

Remember... A Tornado Watch Means Conditions Are Favorable For Tornadoes And Severe Thunderstorms In And Close To The Watch Area. Persons In These Areas Should Be On The Lookout For Threatening Weather Conditions And Listen For Later Statements And Possible Warnings.

Other Watch Information... Continue... Ww 350...

Discussion... Scattered Thunderstorms Are Developing Along The Surface Warm Front As It Continues To Lift Newd Across Srn Lower MI In Advance Of The Synoptic Low And Mid Level Trough Moving Enewd From Wi/Il. The Boundary Layer Has Destabilized S Of The Warm Front Where Temperatures Of 75-80 F And Mid 60s Dew Points Are Resulting In Moderate Instability /Mlcape Of 1000-1500 J/Kg/. Meanwhile... Vertical Shear Remains Sufficient For Supercells With A Threat For A Couple Of Tornadoes... Especially Right Along The Surface Warm Front. In Addition To The Tornado Threat... The Stronger Storms Will Produce Large Hail And Damaging Winds... With A Large Hail Threat Continuing With Elevated Storms N/Ne Of The Warm Front.

Aviation... Tornadoes And A Few Severe Thunderstorms With Hail Surface And Aloft To 2 Inches. Extreme Turbulence And Surface Wind Gusts To 60 Knots. A Few Cumulonimbi With Maximum Tops To 500. Mean Storm Motion Vector 24030.