Our day started out with clouds, and rain was showing on radar, but I thought that it would stay to our north. My son had a procedure done at the hospital this morning, and when we were ready to leave, it was pouring. We had some shopping to do after, and when we came out of the store, the rain had stopped and there didn’t seem to be anymore heading our way on radar. Right now, the clouds remain and…
The storms that were predicted on Tuesday never happened, at least not in my area. I haven’t heard of any damage reports so I think that the severity was a false alarm. That happens a lot in weather predicting here in Michigan. That’s not to say that some didn’t get some pretty good thunderstorms, but very few, if any, reached severe level. The cold front has now moved through and our highs today will barely reach “warm”. At first they…
With Hurricane Dorian dominating the headlines, Michigan could have it’s own drama unfolding if today’s forecast is accurate. We have the possibility of strong to severe storms moving in late this afternoon. My county has already had two tornadoes this year and I certainly hope that it doesn’t happen again today. I feel so bad for the people in the Bahamas with what they’re going through. It’s a nightmare to be sure. I pray for their safety and that this…
This morning is a bit cool and clouds have moved in over the past few hours. We don’t have much planned for today. My kids are all here and we had our last home campfire of the year last night. It doesn’t really seem like we had much summer this year . . . . .only July and half of August. Now it really feels like fall. I keep hoping that we will have an extended autumn but extended forecasts…
There was only supposed to be a slight chance of rain for today but that has already changed. Now it looks like there will be a good change for rain almost all day. Hurricane Dorian has become a category 5 storm although it looks like Florida will be spared at this time. Not so for the Carolina’s as they are now bracing for impact. The Bahamas are getting the full force of Dorian at this time and I’m afraid that…
The New Lothrop tornado was first evaluated as an EF0. I think that it will be more like an EF2 after all assessments are done. There is every bit as much damage as what was done by the March 20th tornado that struck my area. This just shows that anytime a severe TS waning is issued, one must be prepared for tornadoes as well. This tornado formed so quickly that there was no time to issue any warnings,. Thankfully there…
There were a line of thunderstorms which crossed over the state from the northwest late yesterday leaving 0.62″ of rain in my gauge. Severe TS warnings were issued well into the storm and by that time we could determine that for ourselves. A weak tornado was even confirmed just east of New Lothrop shortly after 9 PM and that was about the time that we got it here. There was heavy rain, pea sized hail, strong winds and plenty of…
We should see highs near 80° today, then another cool down. I received an alert from one of my weather apps that severe weather is possible for my area tonight. The high school football season is starting tonight so this is not a good forecast for our football players. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate until the games are over. This morning is very cool with temps in the 50s when I got up, but they are warming up quickly. Skies…
Local meteorologists are saying that this cool down will probably be permanent, and temperatures reaching into the 80s will be few and far between. I’m hoping that they’re wrong although I love the 70s. This has been a strange August. We are usually baking in high temperatures, high humidity, and high dew points. This year has been an exception. We received a little rain overnight which we really needed, and I see that northern Michigan did also. They were really…
I’m loving this cool weather. It’s just perfect for opening the windows and airing out the house. Highs today should reach the mid to upper 70s and a nice breeze. It just doesn’t get any better than that. Our 2 PM temperature is 75°F (24°C), the humidity is 55%, and winds are from the southeast at 7 mph. The pressure is 30.21 in and falling. Skies are mostly cloudy. The dew point is 58°F (14°C) and visibility is 10 miles. …