People heading out early Thursday morning will notice a major difference from earlier this week. Jackets, hoodies, and long sleeves will likely be needed during the morning commute, especially with northeast winds occasionally gusting near 20 mph.
Dark, turbulent skies rolled over Metro Detroit Tuesday afternoon as severe thunderstorms pushed across Southeast Michigan, bringing damaging winds, hail, and dramatic cloud formations that transformed the skyline within minutes.
Another active round of severe weather is expected to move across Metro Detroit on Tuesday afternoon and evening as a cold front moves into the area.
The main window for intense storms Tuesday is between roughly 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday as a strong cold front pushes into Southeast Michigan. The storms may produce damaging wind gusts, large hail, torrential rainfall, and even an isolated tornado.
Damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes, and heavy rain are all possible across Southeast Michigan
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4Warn Weather Alerts have been issued for Monday and Tuesday as storms may bring damaging winds, large hail, torrential rainfall, and isolated tornadoes across Metro Detroit.
Residents of manufactured housing in a Southeast Michigan community are taking a rare step and forming a resident union.
Manufactured housing residents at a Southeast Michigan community are taking the rare move and creating a resident-union. It comes after Local 4 reported on a series of stories about issues plaguing communities across the region.
Southeast Michigan will keep temperatures above normal into the start of the coming week, but along with the heat will come chances for strong thunderstorms.
Temperatures will climb to around 80 degrees this weekend before surging close to 90 degrees Monday, giving the region its first extended taste of summerlike warmth and humidity.
Temperatures will climb steadily through the weekend and into next week, with highs nearing 80 degrees Saturday and Sunday before potentially pushing into the upper 80s by Monday and Tuesday.
A Freeze Warning remains in effect for the Thumb region, while a Frost Advisory covers the remainder of Southeast Michigan through 8 a.m.
Metro Detroit is in for another cold night, with frost and near freezing temperatures possible early Tuesday morning before a wetter pattern arrives Tuesday afternoon and evening.
The Detroit National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne, Livingston, Oakland, and Genesee counties from midnight tonight until 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Scattered rain and possibly strong storms will develop across southeast Michigan Saturday afternoon.
A Frost Advisory remains in effect until 8 a.m. for all counties in Southeast Michigan except Macomb, Wayne and Monroe.
A lottery player won a $1.67 million Lotto 47 jackpot over the weekend, and the winning ticket was sold in Southeast Michigan.
People living in manufactured housing communities across Southeast Michigan say their water is brown and yellow. They’re asking Local 4 to find out why.
An invasive beetle is continuing to spread across Michigan, and scientists at Michigan State University want to hear from you if you spot it.
An abnormally warm and mostly quiet stretch across Southeast Michigan is coming to an end as a more unsettled pattern develops heading into Friday and the weekend.
Warm sunshine returns Thursday before rain chances increase heading into Friday and the weekend across Southeast Michigan.
Southeast Michigan saw some sunshine this morning and midday. As a cold front sinks across the region, we’ll introduce the chance for rain this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms are possible, but nothing severe is expected.
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A childhood visit to the Henry Ford Museum sparked Mikala Sposito's passion for welding. Now, at 21, she's the first woman ever to represent the United States in the International World Skills Welding Competition.
Overnight low temperatures will drop into the 30s by Sunday Morning; 20s by Monday Morning
Showers and thunderstorms will move through Metro Detroit to start the weekend, but the threat for severe weather is expected to remain mainly west of Southeast Michigan.
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U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell is demanding answers from the Trump Administration after mail delays hit Southeast Michigan, leaving some residents waiting on medications, bills and legal documents.
Cleanup continued Wednesday after overnight storms spawned two EF-1 tornadoes in Southeast Michigan, toppling trees, damaging homes and businesses in Downriver communities, and leaving some neighborhoods without power for hours.
As the threat of tornadoes moved out of southeast Michigan, flooding remained a major concern in some communities, including a mobile home park in Wayne County.
The National Weather Service has confirmed two EF-1 tornadoes touched down across Southeast Michigan during the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 15, 2026, impacting parts of Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
Another round of severe weather is moving through Southeast Michigan on Wednesday, following a series of storms that left damage in many areas overnight.
The calendar says April, but Michigan’s early severe weather is happening because the atmosphere has been acting more like late spring/early summer.
The calendar says April, but Michigan’s early severe weather is happening because the atmosphere has been acting more like late spring/early summer.
Dearborn Heights police and emergency management officials are monitoring weather conditions overnight as a flood watch remains in effect across Southeast Michigan through Thursday night, city officials said.
There are storm chances five of the next six days in Metro Detroit, and we’ve got a look at some of the early timing and when the risks are greatest.
A stretch of soaking rain across Michigan has erased drought conditions statewide, marking a dramatic turnaround just as the growing season begins, but shifting global weather patterns could shape what comes next.
A spring warmup is arriving just in time for a packed weekend across Southeast Michigan, bringing improving weather for baseball fans, championship celebrations, and anyone ready to spend more time outside.
It’s been a rainy first week of April across Southeast Michigan. The last month has brought a surplus of moisture across the Great Lakes.
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Tornadoes may not be the first thing many people think about in Southeast Michigan, but they are a real part of our weather. The last few years have been a strong reminder.
Damaging thunderstorms that swept through Southeast Michigan Saturday afternoon and evening are leaving behind downed trees, power lines and structural damage, forcing some families to shift their focus from Easter preparations to cleanup and recovery.
Severe thunderstorms watches and tornado warnings have been issued for multiple communities in Southeast Michigan on Saturday.
A warm front lifting through the region is helping temperatures rebound from the 30s earlier in the day into the 60s by late evening, while also setting the stage for unsettled weather.
Families across Metro Detroit are feeling the squeeze of rising costs and economic uncertainty, and United Way for Southeastern Michigan is responding with $5.3 million in funding spread across 95 local nonprofits in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
Here's the two-hour window for when we're expecting a line of potentially severe storms to move through Metro Detroit on Tuesday.
Strong to severe storm chances are returning to Metro Detroit, and they’re bringing a risk of tornadoes, large hail, and flooding.
A 4Warn Weather Alert has been issued for Thursday afternoon and evening due to the threat of severe storms across Southeast Michigan.