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Severe storms sweep across parts of Southeast Michigan Sunday

Severe storms moved through parts of Southeast Michigan early on Sunday afternoon. 

According to the National Weather Service, a severe thunderstorm warning was in effect for Monroe County until 1:45 p.m. The storm was capable of producing wind gusts of up to 60 mph and half-dollar-sized hail. Officials said a similar alert was in effect in Wayne County and southeastern Washtenaw County until 1 p.m.

A partial ground stop at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus, Michigan, on Sunday afternoon is halting some departing eastbound and Canada-bound flights due to thunderstorms, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Police in Plymouth, Michigan, said Ann Arbor Road between Southworth Avenue and General Drive was closed for part of Sunday afternoon due to heavy flooding. The road has since reopened. 

The storms and rain showers are expected to be completely out of the region by late Sunday afternoon.

Conditions on Sunday evening will be mostly cloudy with temperatures in the high 60s.

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