Weather updates: Severe storms moving through Metro Detroit

Ben Bailey provides updates on storm threat throughout Tuesday night

DETROIT – There's a threat of severe storms in Metro Detroit throughout Tuesday night, and Local 4Caster Ben Bailey will provide updates as the forecast evolves.

10:53 p.m.

Our major severe weather threat has passed. The next line of storms working in from central Michigan has weakened significantly, but overnight there is a small chance that any thunderstorm could produce a wind gust reaching 50-60 mph.

A cold front will finally arrive near daybreak, sweeping the rain and storms out. Cooler, drier air will work in for the remainder of the week.

9:12 p.m.

Tornado warnings have all been canceled in Southeast Michigan.

The only report of damage we’ve received so far is in Frenchtown Township. One large tree came down, along with some wires.

8:55 p.m.

A tornado warning was issued for Wayne County until 9:30 p.m., and the tornado warning for Monroe County was extended until 9:30 p.m.

The storm is impacting primarily Northern Monroe County and southeastern Wayne County.

8:22 p.m.

A tornado warning was issued for Monroe County until 9:00 p.m. A storm capable of producing a tornado was spotted moving toward Monroe County at 25 mph

8:01 p.m.

The 4 Live Radar is tracking thunderstorms with widespread heavy rain between I-275 and US-23.

Right now, there are no warnings with these storms, but be on guard for potential localized flash flooding, especially in areas that got soaked Tuesday morning where the ground is saturated. This is moving northeast, as well toward Detroit.

7:21 p.m.

A tornado warning has been issued for parts of Midland County. It’s a radar-indicated tornado, so nothing has been spotted so far. The storm is moving northeast toward Saginaw Bay at 30 mph.

In our area, we're seeing mostly rain. Most of it is in our South and Metro zones, and it's moving northeast.

6:52 p.m.

We’re continuing to monitor Tuesday night's severe storm threat. Right now, the 4 Live Radar is showing rapid storm development across parts of our South Zone, moving northeast at 30 mph.

There are no watches or warnings in effect for Southeast Michigan at this time. The next few hours will be the most critical for severe storms.

Stay with ClickOnDetroit for updates.


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Ben loves his job at Local 4 because broadcast meteorology challenges him to crack Mother Nature’s code, then find new and creative ways to tell that story to people.

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