Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Overview

Through the afternoon and early evening of August 3rd, 2022 A storm system that had multiple lines of convection moved through southern Lower Michigan. This system was primarily a wind threat with reports of over 160,000 homes without power. Showers and storms did form along a boundary which caused over 4 inches of rainfall. That caused localized flooding in a few locations.