Michigan Severe Weather: Thunderstorms push into Metro Detroit Monday
FOX 2 - Storms are hitting Southeast Michigan Monday afternoon with thunder, lightning, and downpours in the forecast.
The National Weather Service announced a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for much of the Lower Peninsula as extreme weather pushed through the state.
Severe Weather in Michigan
The bulk of the bad weather expected to hit the state will arrive after 5 p.m. and continue well into the evening.
Showers are possible until 2 a.m. before tapering off in the early morning on Tuesday.
Timeline:
Rain is expected to begin around 4:30 p.m. before picking up into the early evening. The worst of the rain will be between 9 p.m. and midnight.
Thunder is expected to accompany the rain, beginning around the same time and continuing until 3 a.m.
Fortunately, wind will not be much of a threat during the recent storm.
Humidity is also expected to drop with the arrival of storms.
Storms, tornadoes hammer Midwest
Dig deeper:
Wisconsin and Indiana were slammed by bad weather earlier on Monday with multiple tornado warnings being issued for each state.
Video from FOX Weather showed destruction in Neenah, Wisconsin. Homes and cars were destroyed.
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