Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Weather Forecast Office
Overview
On the evening of August 28th, severe storms rolled across lower Michigan bringing heavy rains and damaging winds to portions of the area. A thunderstorm complex moved over Wisconsin in the afternoon and traveled across Lake Michigan before traveling across lower Michigan. The severe weather over Southeast Michigan was focused over the Tri-Cities and Thumb areas. Damaging winds brought down trees and power lines, leaving many homes without power.Radar:
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| Radar Loop from 8:30pm to 3:00am on August 28, 2018 Courtesy Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM)  | 
		
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                Detroit/Pontiac, MI
                9200 White Lake Road
                                White Lake, MI 48386
                
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