The Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is urging residents, businesses and property owners to report damage from recent severe weather events.
Strong winds and heavy rain tore through Lincoln Park early Wednesday, leaving businesses shuttered, trees uprooted and residents spending the day cleaning up the aftermath.
A 4Warn Weather Alert has been issued for Metro Detroit on Tuesday, April 14, as another round of storms is expected.
Strong storms swept through parts of Metro Detroit Saturday evening, downing trees, toppling power lines and damaging property across Monroe and Wayne counties.
Severe storms are eyeing SE Michigan Thursday -- tornadoes, damaging winds, huge hail, and flooding all possible. We’re breaking down what each threat could mean for you and when to stay alert.
Thunderstorms caused flash flooding in portions of West Virginia and spawned a tornado in Kentucky, while a wintry mix coated trees and roads and even dropped “thunder ice” in several states.
Atmospheric moisture will fuel afternoon and evening storms. Overall conditions will be favorable for some storms to become strong as a cold front sweeps southward.
A 4Warn Weather Alert day is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon and evening as a line of strong storms moves through Metro Detroit.
Rain returns for Thursday as we go under a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Highs return to 80 degrees.
Storms are heading toward Metro Detroit on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday this week. Here’s when they’ll arrive and when they’ll be strongest.
We are in peak storm season and we know that means power outages. A generator is all you need to help keep the lights on when the sky gets dark, but do you know how to install it?
Hurricanes are one of several types of tropical cyclones that occur in oceans and coastal regions. Here's how they differ from other storms.
Hurricanes -- like the storm currently making landfall in Florida -- are one of several types of tropical cyclones that occur in oceans and coastal regions.
There are many ways to categorize a hurricane. The storm’s central pressure is one way. The height of its storm surge is another. How much rain it drops is another. And, of course, the strength of its wind is another. But what causes a hurricane to strengthen or weaken? The answer is simple enough, but multifaceted.
The early morning rain and thunder is settling down as the showers move out of the area through the rest of this Wednesday morning.
We had to close a few windows early this Tuesday morning if you opened them as the cold front came through late yesterday. Temperatures here in Metro Detroit are in the middle and upper 50s outside your home under mostly clear skies and a lighter wind NW 5-10mph and with some of that patchy fog. Fog is unavoidable for parts of our area following a little bit of rain and a dip in morning temps. It will warm nicely throughout the day today with sun and a shift in the wind.
Local 4 has seen extensive damage across Metro Detroit, and Tuesday night, one Macomb County family will have to make repairs to their new home.
DTE Energy said strong winds that tore through Michigan Monday night took down more than 3,000 power lines.
A girl was electrocuted after coming into contact with an electrical line that had fallen in the city of Monroe during as severe storms crossed through Southeast Michigan Monday night.
That was an impressive line of storms late Wednesday creating dozens of severe storm reports from wind damage to hail and super soaking cells.
Strong to severe thunderstorms are moving through southeast Michigan this afternoon, and with these a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for all of southeast Michigan until 8pm this evening.
If you step outside early today, you know that we are not yet over the hump of heat here in Metro Detroit.
Good Wednesday morning! It’s starting to feel a little nicer out there after a cold front came through late Tuesday leaving Metro Detroit temperatures in the middle and upper 60s as you head out today. Conditions are mostly dry even though clouds are pouring in here with just a few very light rain showers here and there through the morning drive on this Hump Day. We will be on the fringe of showers and shower chances the next few days and today is no exception.
Does it look like it’s about to rain when you look out your window? Well, the Local 4Casters are expecting plenty of wet weather in Metro Detroit over the next three days.
A tornado touched down Friday in the area of Gaylord, Michigan, the National Weather Service confirmed.
Showers and storms come closer and overrun Detroit and southeast Michigan Saturday night. Rain becomes heavy with flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder while many try to sleep.
We’re tracking rain as it moves through Southeast Michigan on Sunday, March 6, as well as snow as it moves through the region on Monday, March 7 and into March 8.
There was a lot of interest in this week’s storm, not just here in southeast Michigan, but over the entire eastern half of the nation.
A powerful storm system is blowing through the Great Plains and Midwest, combining with unusually warm temperatures to close highways and prompt numerous tornado warnings.
Following severe winds that caused tens of thousands of power outages across Michigan Saturday, utility company Consumers Energy says power should be restored to most by the end of Monday.
The governor of Kentucky is holding a news conference Saturday morning to discuss the deadly tornadoes that ripped through the state overnight Friday.
DTE Energy on Thursday announced a plan to invest billions of dollars into Michigan’s electric grid following a summer of continuous power outages across Southeast Michigan.