Severe Weather Update...

Here's a look at the current Tru-Track Doppler Radar picture.  You see the Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10 PM EDT shaded in yellow.  You also see two active Severe Thunderstorm Warnings - a large one covering the Grand Rapids Metro and points north, and the one for the blog, covering Washtenaw and Livingston Counties.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING - JACKSON, INGHAM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A  
  
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
  SOUTHEASTERN INGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...  
  NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...  
  
* UNTIL 315 PM EDT  
  
* AT 244 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FITCHBURG...  
  AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
  
  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
  
  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
  
  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.  
  
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
  STOCKBRIDGE...        WATERLOO TWP...       MUNITH...  
  FITCHBURG...          BUNKER HILL...        WATERLOO...  
  MILLVILLE...  
  
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
  
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
  
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING  
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING  
KILLS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO  
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.  
 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 151
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
245 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2014

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
  CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
  LAKE ERIE
  LAKE MICHIGAN

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 245 PM UNTIL
  1000 PM EDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...
  ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 50
STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF MUSKEGON MICHIGAN TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF DETROIT MICHIGAN.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR 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. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

&&

Noisy, Blowhard Storms Later...

Good Morning!

A potentially busy day for us here in South Central Michigan so let's have a look and see what's cooking!

RIGHT NOW:  Plenty of shower and thunderstorm activity to be had - here's Tru-Track Doppler:

You can see the broken line of storms stretching from Adrian back northwest up to Big Rapids.

SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES:  The Storm Prediction Center has placed us into the standard "slight risk for severe weather.  Here's a look at the detail on that:

Thankfully, no moderate risks on the map like there were yesterday, resulting in several tornadoes across Nebraska and Kansas.  The primary threats from these storms for us later today will be small hail, gusty straight line winds and locally heavy rains.

I will have a detailed forecast for you by 1 PM!

Potential For Severe Weather Today & Tomorrow

Good Afternoon!

Happy Mother's Day to any moms reading this!

Let's get right to it - the next couple of days you need to be weather savvy here in South Central Michigan, with the threat of severe weather including possibly a tornado in the picture.  I'll let the maps do the talking for me:

Storm Prediction Center Risk Outline

Current Watch Map as of  4:30 EDT

SPC Day 2 Risk Outline - note that basically the entire lower 2/3 of Michigan is in play for this one.

Forecast is forthcoming.  All of you Moms, enjoy the balance of your day!