Forecast: Quiet night for SE Michigan

All watches, warnings have expired

DETROIT – Before getting to the forecast, just a quick word about taking warnings seriously.

A little after 2:30 this afternoon, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for a storm tracking right along the Livingston-Washtenaw County border. Ben Bailey broke into programming here on Local 4 with the warning, and those of you who follow me on Twitter saw a tweet from me highlighting the large hail potential. About twenty minutes later, EGG size hail was reported with this storm.

Now I want you to think about this: solid chunks of ice the size of eggs falling, with a terminal velocity of about 125 mph by the time it hits you in the head if you're caught outside.

The reason I share this with you is that a lot of people don't take Severe Thunderstorm Warnings seriously. To them, if it's not a tornado, then it's not important. Well, there's a reason that the National Weather Service issues those warnings. In addition to the type of hail that can seriously injure you (or, at least seriously damage your car or house), a severe thunderstorm can also generate destructive wind that's as strong as a tornado. And I haven't even mentioned the deadly lightning and flash floods. THESE STORMS ARE DANGEROUS, and you need to take them seriously.

Fortunately, we now get a reprieve from the severe weather -- perhaps for a day. Read on:

Skies will become partly cloudy tonight, and areas that got the heavy rain today may have some patchy fog develop later tonight. Lows in the upper 50s (15° Celsius for you Canadians). Light southwest wind shifting to the northwest as a weak cold front swings through.

Mostly sunny and very pleasant on Thursday, with highs in the upper 70s to near 80° (27° Celsius). Southeast wind at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday's sunrise is at 6:02 AM, and Thursday's sunset is at 9:00 PM as we now enter the longest days of late spring and early summer: late May into mid July.

Mostly clear Thursday night, with lows near 60°.

Partly cloudy on Friday, and warming up again with highs in the mid 80s. Thunderstorm chances start to ramp up again by late afternoon and evening and, once again, we have the potential for strong or severe storms. I'll keep a close eye on this and update you tomorrow.

Showers and thunderstorm chances continue Friday night, with lows in the upper 60s.

Mostly cloudy on Saturday with showers and thunderstorms likely. With a bit of luck, the activity may taper off by late afternoon, and we possibly can salvage some dry weather for our date night plans. Highs in the mid 70s.

Gradual clearing Saturday night, with lows in the upper 40s.

Mostly sunny and much cooler on Sunday, with highs in the mid 60s.

Mostly clear Sunday night, with lows in the mid 40s.

Mostly sunny on Monday, with highs near 70°.

Mostly clear and milder Monday night, with lows in the mid 50s.

Partly cloudy on Tuesday, with highs in the mid 70s.

Partly cloudy Tuesday night, with lows near 60°.

Partly cloudy on Wednesday with a scattered thunderstorm threat as our humidity start creeping up again. Highs near 80°.

Power outages

DTE Energy says there are 13,000 customers without power in metro Detroit.

How to report a power outage

Report any outages or downed wires to Consumers Energy at 1-800-477-5050 or DTE Energy at 1-800-477-4747.

View outage maps:

ConsumersEnergy.com/outagemap

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