Tornado Warning Issued for Huron and Sanilac Counties in Michigan
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on May 27, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
A Tornado Warning is in effect for northern Sanilac County and southeastern Huron County until 7:30 PM EDT on May 17, 2026, due to a severe thunderstorm with radar-indicated rotation.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Tornado Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Michigan
- Issued
- May 27, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Tornado warnings are short-window notices for the named area. The issuing office is the authority on whether the warning remains active or has been replaced.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Michigan.
Alert Details
A Tornado Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac MI. The alert is effective from May 17, 2026 at 6:49 PM EDT until May 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM EDT. The event code is TOW with VTEC /O.NEW.KDTX.TO.W.0011.260517T2249Z-260517T2330Z/.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northern Sanilac County and Southeastern Huron County in southeastern Michigan. The storm was located near Argyle, or 7 miles east of Cass City, moving east at 40 mph. Locations impacted include Ubly around 6:55 PM EDT, Forestville around 7:10 PM EDT, Tyre, Ruth, Parisville, Palms, White Rock, Minden, Richmondville, and New Greenleaf.
What You Should Do
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.
Expected Conditions
A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Argyle. Hazards include a tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter. Source is radar indicated rotation.
Timeline
The alert is effective immediately from 6:49 PM EDT and expires at 7:30 PM EDT on May 17, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Alerts
All Weather Alerts →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this NWS weather alert: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (1,237 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (high) notices issued closest in time to May 27, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this NWS weather alert.