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8 tornadoes confirmed in Michigan, 2 in Metro Detroit
The National Weather Service has confirmed two EF-1 tornadoes touched down across Southeast Michigan during the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 15, impacting parts of Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
The two tornadoes in Southeast Michigan were among at least eight confirmed across the state late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, highlighting the scope of a widespread severe weather outbreak across Michigan.
Livonia hiker vanished 33 years ago. But there’s 1 detail his family can’t forget
He’s been missing for 33 years. Do you keep searching -- or do you try to accept that you may never see your loved one again?
That’s the question still hanging over a Michigan family as they mark another year since Jeffrey Zoltowski -- an experienced hiker described as a generous, funny “free spirit” -- disappeared during a solo trip to Hawaii in 1993.
“My logical brain says there’s no way he’s alive, but there’s always that teeny tiny percentage of hope,” his sister, Stephanie Siordia, told Local 4.
Sanford Lake is coming back: What residents are seeing after years of waiting
The Sanford Dam is back in operation nearly six years after its failure, marking a major milestone for a community still recovering from widespread flooding and the loss of Sanford Lake.
Officials said water is beginning to return to Sanford Lake, with full restoration expected by Memorial Day, a development long awaited by lakefront property owners who have lived with a dry lakebed since 2020.
Michigan DNR utilizes 24-inch pumps to stabilize Cheboygan dam water levels
Michigan DNR crews are using two 24-inch pumps at the Cheboygan dam, as officials work to keep the water level from rising further.
The pumps, together, are capable of moving 20,000 gallons per minute.
Weather: Rounds of rainfall across Metro Detroit continue the flood threat
A Flood Watch remains in effect through this evening. Off and on showers remain in the forecast with upward of a half inch for rain in the forecast over ground that is already saturated.
A Marginal Risk for severe weather has been issued for today generally south of a line from Howell to Port Huron. We could see isolated severe storms this afternoon with the main threats being strong winds and large hail. The rain chances are with us all day, but the potential for greater convection (stronger storms) would be this afternoon. However, there are a lot of factors from now until then that will sway the level of that severe threat.