June 18, 2014 Severe Weather Event

Overview

Southeast Michigan saw active weather in both the morning and afternoon on Wednesday, June 18th, with the afternoon convection turning severe. Previous convection during the morning hours had moved off and there was enough instability for the thundersorm complex over southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois to hold together as it crossed Lake Michigan and into lower Michigan. This line of storms raced across the state bringing winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning with numerous reports of trees down, power outages, and local flooding.

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Radar

Radar loop courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM). Yellow boxes are severe thunderstorm warnings, and blue boxes are special marine warnings. Note: Times are in CDT

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Local Storm Reports

Image courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM). Yellow boxes are severe thunderstorm warnings, red box is a tornado warning, and purple boxes are special marine warnings. Local Storm Reports (LSR) are also shown plotted on the map.