Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Here is a look at the past climatology trends from the past 30 years. This is not a forecast.

The first graphic shows the frequency by day of severe weather in Southwest Michigan from 1985 to 2021. The black line is the trend line. Typically the highest occurrence of severe weather is from June to September with peaks and lulls.

Second, is a graph showing the trends of severe storms from 1985 to 2021.

Lastly is a chart showing severe storm events from last year compared to normal. A severe storm event is large, damaging hail or damaging winds.

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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Severe Weather Climatology for Southwest Michigan