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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.
Very Warm Temperatures For Mid Michigan

Very Warm Temperatures For Mid Michigan

We should see highs near 60°F today and not much rain in the forecast.  There is a little sun shining through right now and it looks to be quite a nice day.  Our normal weather is becoming more of a constant although snow is in the forecast for this weekend.  Hopefully, this will be the last time. Our 9:30 AM temp is 50°F (10°C), the humidity is 68% and skies are mostly cloudy.  Winds are from the SW at 12…

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Sunny But Very Cool in Mid Michigan

Sunny But Very Cool in Mid Michigan

At least we have clear skies but it isn’t nearly as warm outside as it looks.  You can really feel the heat from the sun now streaming though the windows and I’ve noticed that the furnace does run as much on sunny days.  I guess that we can’t really expect much more than that in late March.  It’s hard to believe that this month is almost over. Our 1 PM temperature is 38°F (3°C), the humidity is 36%, and winds…

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Warmer Temps But More Rain For Our Sunday – Mid Michigan

Warmer Temps But More Rain For Our Sunday – Mid Michigan

Why does it always have to rain when we get a nice, warm day?  At least it’s suppose to hold off until later this afternoon or tonight.  We’re waiting for a dry period to get the truck washed but it just isn’t happening.  It looks like we will have some real spring temperatures the latter part of this upcoming week with highs nearing 60°F.  I just hope that it doesn’t bring more tornadoes like the last time we hit 60°F. …

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A Beautiful Day On Tap For Mid Michigan

A Beautiful Day On Tap For Mid Michigan

This morning is starting out with plenty of sun but very chilly.  Highs should reach to near normal, and with the sun and light winds, it should be a great day to be outdoors.  Not sure yet if I’ll take advantage of it yet.  I’ll see what happens later. Our 9:45 AM temperature is 29°F (-2°), the humidity is 71%, and skies are clear.  The pressure is 30.29 in (1025.7 mb) and rising.  Winds are from the NW at 3…

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A Return To Winter – Mid Michigan

A Return To Winter – Mid Michigan

We woke this morning to a trace of snow on our deck, and another brief snow shower came shortly after.  Now the sun is out.  Talk about bipolar weather!  I doubt that out temps today will make it out of the 30s but at least this cold spell will be short lived.  Sunday sounds like it will be the pick day of our week unless that changes.  That’s been happening a lot lately. Right now (9:45 AM) our temp is…

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Damp, Foggy Weather For Our Thursday

Damp, Foggy Weather For Our Thursday

Yesterday began with dry, sun-filtered weather but it wasn’t long before the clouds moved in and we had rain, even mixed with snow at times, the remainder of our day.  We weren’t supposed to get that much rain but there was 0.42″ in my gauge.  This morning is damp, cool and foggy.  I don’t think that we will see much sun if any today.  Temperatures will remain steady.  This was supposed to be our dry week and of course, Mother…

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A Partly Sunny Beginning To Our Wednesday – Mid Michigan

A Partly Sunny Beginning To Our Wednesday – Mid Michigan

This morning has been dry but there is rain on the way for this afternoon.  We could get up to quarter of an inch, so there goes our dry week which was forecasted.  Oh well, at least it’s rain and not snow.  Our truck needs a bath so bad and it just won’t stop raining.  The road nicely dries up and then more rain.  At least our temperatures are remaining at an average level for a change. Our 10:45 AM…

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A Period of Nice, Quiet Weather Expected This Upcoming Week in Mid Michigan

A Period of Nice, Quiet Weather Expected This Upcoming Week in Mid Michigan

Our temperatures are expected to moderate over the next few days with normal to above normal highs by the weekend.  We really aren’t expecting much in the way of precipitation either, so that’s a good thing.  April is just around the corner and I’m hoping that it’s more seasonable that it was last year.  I think that most are tired of this bi-polar weather. Our 9:15 AM temperature is 29°F (-2°C), the humidity is 92% and the pressure is 30.31…

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A Tranquil Week Expected Ahead – Mid Michigan

A Tranquil Week Expected Ahead – Mid Michigan

After the storms of last Thursday, life goes on as a large group of people with chain saws, trucks and other equipment are there helping to clean up the mess.  The final assessment of these storms is that there were four tornadoes total,  two here in Shiawassee County and two in Genesee County.  They were all EF0s except for the one that hit closest to us.  That was rated as an EF2.  The upcoming week is looking to be quite…

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Tornado Cleanup Continues – Mid Michigan

Tornado Cleanup Continues – Mid Michigan

Photo of 3/14/19 tornado taken near Durand, Mi   There are still a lot of road closures in the Durand area and authorities are warning people to stay away from the affected areas.  There appears to be much more damage than what I first thought.  There were two tornadoes that went through our county.  The first was an EF0, and the second is now claimed to be an EF2.  That’s the one that hit Vernon, a small village five miles…

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