NWS Detroit/Pontiac MITO.W 0008April 15, 2026
Tornado Warning: Wayne, MI
The National Weather Service office in Detroit/Pontiac issued a tornado warning for Wayne in Michigan, which was in force until 2:30 a.m. local time on April 15. It was the 8th tornado warning the NWS office in Detroit/Pontiac issued in 2026. Michigan had 29 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 1 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Michigan's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 39 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
- Wayne
- State
- Michigan
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:51 a.m. EDT, April 15, 2026
- Expires
- 2:30 a.m. EDT, April 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDTX TO.W 0008
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Michigan since 2008Every warning type in Michigan
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
TORDTX The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northern Wayne County in southeastern Michigan... * Until 230 AM EDT. * At 151 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Dixboro, or near Canton, moving east at 55 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... Livonia, Romulus, Canton, and Belleville around 155 AM EDT. Taylor, Dearborn, and Greenfield Village around 200 AM EDT. Wyandotte around 205 AM EDT. Downtown Detroit around 210 AM EDT. Belle Isle around 215 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Inkster, Melvindale, Plymouth, Garden City, Wayne, Westland, Ecorse, Southwest Detroit, Allen Park, and Dearborn Heights. This includes the following highways... I-75 between mile markers 35 and 53. I-275 between mile markers 15 and 27. I-94 between mile markers 188 and 216. I-96 between mile markers 188 and 192. M-10 between mile markers 1 and 4. M-14 near mile marker 16. M-39 between mile markers 6 and 10.
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. Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
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.