Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. 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.