Gorgeous Wednesday on deck

DETROIT – Michigan saw several tornadoes Monday night. One near Birch Run to Millington was measured as an EF-2 tornado, with winds up to 115 mph.

The twister left a damage path of more than 11 miles and up to 250 miles wide. There were no injuries at the Pine Ridge RV Campground, where the tornado first touched down.

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The tornado in Sanilac County touched down outside Decker, just after 10PM and stayed on the ground for 37 minutes, spanning over 20 miles.  It was rated as an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 95 mph.

The Weather Service says there was a 4th twister that struck St. Clair county, just southwest of Emmett.  It was brief EF-0 tornado that was on the ground for only a minute with maximum winds of 75 mph.

We are still waiting on word about the likely tornado in Sanilac County near Deckerville. We'll update this story when that information is released.

What an abrupt and welcome switch between the damaging storms and humid atmosphere of Monday night. The humidity started dropping early on the heels of a cold front, leaving us with a comfortable, gorgeous afternoon. Temperatures were seasonable.

Wednesday doesn't look much different. If anything, it should be even nicer, with lighter winds and more sunshine. Humidity will still be low and temperatures will again be around 80 degrees.

Our next round of rain rolls in around sunrise on Thursday morning. It looks to be a good soaker with some embedded thunder, but we're not expecting severe weather. Temperatures will max out in the 70s and stay that way into the weekend.


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