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Author: Cathie Ursu

I have lived in Michigan all of my life and became very interested in the weather after the 1953 Flint tornado. This was one of the few EF5 tornadoes in our state's history (since records have been kept). Although we are not strangers to severe storms in Michigan, EF5 tornadoes are very rare. I live in an area where we rarely get a good thunderstorm, in fact, we haven't had one all summer. When I lived down by Detroit, they were frequent during the spring and summer months. I love experiencing the four seasons here in Michigan and I wouldn't live anywhere else.
A Little Rain To Start Our Day, And Plenty Of Heat To Go With It.

A Little Rain To Start Our Day, And Plenty Of Heat To Go With It.

We received 0.15″ of rain overnight, and there wasn’t even any rain in the forecast.  At least I didn’t hear of any.  But regardless, everything got a little wet overnight, and even though it ended by morning. the clouds have remained most of the day.  We have had periods of filtered sun but more clouds than sun.  Considering how warm it is, I think that’s a good thing.  We are looking at highs in the upper 80s today, and the…

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A Perfect Summer Day In Mid Michigan

A Perfect Summer Day In Mid Michigan

Dad’s couldn’t have had a nicer Father’s Day than what today has been.  We’ve had mostly sunny skies, light winds, and comfortable temperatures.  My oldest son came to spend the day with us and we cooked chicken on the grill.  I made some homemade ice cream for desert, and we sat outdoors most of the day, just enjoying our great weather.  We have another blast of hot air coming for next week, and it seems like it has gone from…

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A Pleasant Day For Mid Michigan

A Pleasant Day For Mid Michigan

The heat has left us for now, and we have a couple of very pleasant days before it gets hot once again.  I should be outdoors enjoying it instead of sitting here at my computer, and I think I’m going to do exactly that. Our 1:30 PM temperature is 80°F, the humidity is 40%, and skies are clear.  Winds are from the SSW at 6-15 mph and the pressure is 29.95 in and steady.  The dew point is 51°F and…

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Another Hot One For Mid Michigan

Another Hot One For Mid Michigan

Yesterday’s heat broke many records and ushered in severe weather in our upper peninsula.  It wasn’t anything though compared to what Wisconsin had.  Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms moved across Wisconsin most of the afternoon, but lost much of it’s strength when crossing Lake Michigan.  The western portions of the state saw strong storms which did cause some damage and power outages.  Here in mid Michigan, we just had some light rain and a little thunder and lightning.  There was only…

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Severe Weather To Our Northwest – Mid Michigan

Severe Weather To Our Northwest – Mid Michigan

Record heat is affecting us today with highs expected in the mid 90s.  Thunderstorms are beginning to develop over western Wisconsin and are expected to move into northern Michigan later.  Tornadoes are also a possibility.  Our weather here is expected to remain calm but like an oven.  A local meteorologist was warning anyone doing any camping up north to keep their eyes to the sky today.  I’m just happy that we aren’t there.  I hate severe weather while staying in…

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No Severe Weather For Us – Mid Michigan

No Severe Weather For Us – Mid Michigan

We have to admit that those storms last night looked pretty impressive crossing Lake Michigan, but they decided to swing to the south after landing on our western shore.  The southwest and southern-most counties got the worst of it, but I don’t think there was much actual severe weather.  As far as rain goes, we only got 0.14″ here where I live, but we did get a great lightning show from it.  I also noticed that the storms were diminishing…

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Thunderstorms In Our Forecast – Mid Michigan

Thunderstorms In Our Forecast – Mid Michigan

If you look out right now, storms would seem like the most unlikely thing to happen.  The humidity is low and there are no clouds to be seen.  But I’ve already received several weather statements that we could get some heavy thunderstorms, some even severe, late this afternoon and overnight.  Temps today should reach the low 80s with 90s expected for the rest of the week.  Usually we get severe weather with an approaching cold front, but not this time. …

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A Nice Summer Weekend For Mid Michigan

A Nice Summer Weekend For Mid Michigan

This has been a very nice weekend, with comfortable temperatures, and just enough of a breeze to open the windows are air out the house.  There were some showers popping up on radar yesterday, but my area seemed to remain dry.  There were a few drops in my rain gauge this morning so I think we may had had a sprinkle overnight.  Today has been sunny with just a few passing clouds and there is no rain expected.  Highs will…

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Another Cloudy Day In Mid Michigan

Another Cloudy Day In Mid Michigan

We had a heavy, brief shower yesterday afternoon, which dropped almost half an inch in about 20 minutes.  Today there are more showing up on radar but I don’t think they’ll reach us.  The grass is growing about an inch a day with all this rain, and whenever they predict a dry period for us, it rains anyway.  With gas prices what they are, it’s costing a small fortune just keeping up with the lawn.  We are expecting a hot…

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Rain On The Way For Mid Michigan

Rain On The Way For Mid Michigan

We have had a few sprinkles so far today, but heavier rain is moving in from the southwest.  It has been on the radar since this morning and doesn’t seem to to moving very fast.  But local forecasters are assuring us that it is coming.  Highs today won’t even reach the 70s, but the 80s will be returning next week.  It looks like this will be a fairly wet weekend coming up before our next round of sunny weather. Our…

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