Detroit, MI – Residents across a wide portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula face a threat of severe weather Wednesday, with the potential for isolated tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail. The primary window for severe storms will open late Wednesday afternoon and extend into the evening, impacting major cities including Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Flint.
According to the National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac, the region is under a “Slight Risk” for severe thunderstorms on Wednesday, June 18. Forecasters warn that all storm hazards are possible, including winds gusting up to 60 mph, hail up to one inch in diameter, and “a couple of tornadoes.”
The most favorable conditions for severe weather development are expected to align Wednesday afternoon. Cities from Ann Arbor to Saginaw are included in the risk area, where scattered to widespread thunderstorms are likely to move through. Officials advise residents to have multiple ways to receive weather alerts and to be prepared to act if warnings are issued.
Michiganders should secure loose outdoor objects that could be tossed by high winds and review their family’s severe weather safety plan. The threat is expected to diminish overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning, but residents should monitor for updated alerts as the storm system gets closer.
