Tornado Warning — Oakland, MI — Sep 3, 2026

NWS DTX · ETN 22 · National Weather Service warning

Tornado Warning for Oakland — radar, warned-area polygon and storm motion

Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office DTX issued a tornado warning at 20:12 UTC on Sep 3, 2026 covering Oakland, MI. The warning was in effect for 4 minutes, ending at Sep 3, 2026 20:16 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 42.37, -82.97, moving east-southeast at about 54 mph.

Timeline

Issued: Sep 3, 2026 20:12 UTC
Last updated: Sep 3, 2026 20:14 UTC
Ended: Sep 3, 2026 20:16 UTC

Counties Affected

Oakland, MI

Towns in the Path

Berkley, MI Birmingham, MI Farmington Hills, MI Ferndale, MI Hazel Park, MI Madison Heights, MI Novi, MI Oak Park, MI Royal Oak, MI Southfield, MI

Storm Reports

Time	Location	County / State	EF	Remarks
Sep 3, 2026 20:12 UTC	Lincoln Park	Wayne, MI	EF0°	A brief EF-0 tornado impacted areas around Memorial Park in Lincoln Park on the afternoon of September 3. (DTX)
Sep 3, 2026 20:14 UTC	2 NE Comerica Park	Wayne, MI	EF2°	An EF-2 tornado impacted east Detroit on the afternoon of September 3... touching down near the Poletown East neighborhood and tracking southeastward... eventually cros (DTX)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).