Southeast Michigan again at risk of severe thunderstorms for Thursday
Following a tumultuous week of heavy rain and overnight severe weather, a flood watch remains in effect for all of Metro Detroit through late Thursday.
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Following a tumultuous week of heavy rain and overnight severe weather, a flood watch remains in effect for all of Metro Detroit through late Thursday.
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"I didn't think it would get this bad," Jillian Lors of Cheboygan County said about the high water that damaged her home.
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Early Wednesday morning, residents in Monroe County received countless alerts of a tornado warning urging them to seek shelter. Minutes later, another notification was sent with the all clear.
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Metro Detroit's forecast includes damaging wind gusts, heavy rain and a chance of a tornado on Wednesday.
Terrance Friday from CBS News Detroit has been talking to residents of Cheboygan County, Michigan, as flooding worsens in that part of the state. "I didn't think it would get this bad," one resident said as she tried to salvage items from her home.
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A flood watch has been issued for all of Southeast Michigan, to be in effect from 8 p.m. Tuesday through late Thursday night.
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The Wayne County community of Romulus was among those affected by power outages in the aftermath of severe weather late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center placed all of Southeast Michigan into the "enhanced risk" (level 3/5) for severe weather on Tuesday.
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A severe weather threat with high winds, hail and the possibility of tornadoes exists for Tuesday in Southeast Michigan.
A mother of an 11-year-old girl from Walled Lake, Michigan, is sick to her stomach, saying her daughter has seen a drone flying outside her bedroom window for the last three years.
The center was initially activated on Friday after heavy rain in Cheboygan caused water levels to rise along the river and the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex.
Officials say the evacuation of low areas is unrelated to the Cheboygan Dam and Lock, which is being monitored due to rising water levels.
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Conditions near the Cheboygan Lock and Dam continue to worsen, with the river levels just 7.68 inches below the top of the dam as of 7 a.m. Tuesday, State of Michigan officials said.
The National Weather Service has placed Southeast Michigan including Metro Detroit in the area of "enhanced risk" (3 out of 5) for severe weather for Tuesday. Here's what to look for and when.
