Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. 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.