NWS Detroit/Pontiac MITO.W 0013June 9, 2026
Tornado Warning: Saginaw, MI
The National Weather Service office in Detroit/Pontiac issued a tornado warning for Saginaw in Michigan, which was in force until 1:15 p.m. local time on June 9. It was the 13th tornado warning the NWS office in Detroit/Pontiac issued in 2026. Michigan had 17 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 8 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Michigan's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 45 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Detroit/Pontiac MI
- Area
- Saginaw
- State
- Michigan
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:30 p.m. EDT, June 9, 2026
- Expires
- 1:15 p.m. EDT, June 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDTX TO.W 0013
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Michigan since 2008Every warning type in Michigan
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The notice as issued
TORDTX The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Saginaw County in southeastern Michigan... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Marion Springs, or 8 miles west of St. Charles, moving northeast at 20 mph. 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... Merrill around 1235 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Nelson, Hemlock, and Shields.
What the agency told people to 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.