Here's a severe weather update...marginal risk today, but an isolated tornado is possible. Wednesday looks like a big severe weather day across IL and IN, where there is a moderate or level 4 risk. I've got more on my blog here: bsteffen.substack.com/p/chan… #miwx #severe #tornado

The 3-4 week forecast is out from the Climate Prediction Center for June 27-July 10. It looks a touch cooler than average in the Great Lakes and Northeast. Check it out: bsteffen.substack.com/p/long… #miwx

Here's a satellite pic. (partly sunny to sunny in Michigan), radar (chance of a shower or storm starting tomorrow PMM), the Holland Beach and Mackinac Island. It's a relatively cool day. Here's current temperatures: Kalamazoo 68°, Grand Rapids 69°, Big Rapids 70°, Mackinac Island 61°, South Haven Beach 63°, Holland Beach 62°. Water Temperatures: Ludington 68°, Duck Lake 67°, Muskegon 64°, Hoffmaster St Park 65°, Grand Haven 60°. Inland Reeds Lake has a water temperature of 75°. #miwx

Another big severe weather day (inc. tornadoes) is possible Wed. PM. Here's the details: bsteffen.substack.com/p/chan…

Change of air mass - it's rather cool in Michigan. Current temperatures: Battle Creek 61° (light rain will end soon there), Grand Rapids 64°, Ludington 66° (warmer there because the sun's been out there). Mackinac Island is 55° and Copper Harbor (at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula) is currently just 47° degrees with a north wind at 20 mph and a peak gust of 35 mph. How about that for a day in mid-June! It's only 61 degrees at the South Haven Lighthouse. Water temperatures: Ludington 62°, Duck Lake 70°, Muskegon 66°, Grand Haven 67°, Holland 67°. Waves at Lake Michigan are around 3 feet. There's a Beach Hazards Statement for West Michigan beaches south of Muskegon until 8 pm. Inland Reeds Lake has a water temperature of 74°. The images are a satellite pic. (some sun at the lakeshore especially in Oceana Co.), radar (rain has ended northwest of a line from Kalamazoo to Lansing). The rain will continue to move off to the east. There's the South Haven Pier and and Holland Beach. Happy Flag Day.

Cooler air is moving into Michigan. These are afternoon temperatures. for this Sunday. We're going to see lots of days in the low-mid 70s in the coming week, very comfortable. I've got more on my blog on substack. open.substack.com/pub/bsteff…

A few light showers and sprinkles have formed in the Muskegon area. There are showers and thundershowers north and northwest of Chicago. The rain is moving east. We continue a chance of showers or a thundershower into early Sunday AM. #miwx

Here's a satellite pic. (mostly sunny over most of SW Michigan), radar (chc of a shower or t-shower this evening/tonight), the Holland Beach and the Holland Farmer's Market (winding down for the day). Current air temperatures: Benton Harbor 81° (southwest wind missing Lake Michigan, Grand Rapids 81°, Comstock Park 78°, Big Rapids 77°, S Haven Beach 72°, Muskegon Beach 66°, Mackinac Island 64°, Copper Harbor 55°. Water temperatures: Ludington 68°, Duck Lake 70°, Muskegon 71°, Hoffmaster S.P. 69°, Grand Haven 65°, Holland 68°, S. Haven buoy 65°. It's breezy...last hour gusts to 29 mph in Grand Rapids, 35 mph at Muskegon and 37 mph at Houghton Lake. No rain in our area now, but there is a Marginal (level 1) risk of a severe thunderstorm this evening/early tonight over most of Lower Michigan. The sun is highest in the sky in mid-late June. Grab some sun block if you'll be outside this PM. #miwx

Two EF0 tornadoes touched down as storms rushed through West Michigan Thursday night, the National Weather Service has confirmed. woodtv.com/news/kent-county/…

Here's a satellite pic. (sunshine and blue sky in southern Lower Michigan), wide radar (next rain tomorrow PM/night), the Holland Beach and Windmill Island. Current air temperatures: Kalamazoo 75, Grand Rapids 73, Cadillac 72, Mackinac Island 64. Water temperatures: Ludington 68, Mears 64, Duck Lake 69, Muskegon 68, Grand Haven 63, Holland 68. Reeds Lake (inland) 77. #miwx

The damaging wind swath from Wednesday, June 10 has been preliminarily confirmed as a derecho. The wind swath had a track length over 400 miles with a footprint just under 100,000 square miles. The strongest known gust was measured at over 94 mph.

As of midnight, there are 803,610 customers without power in the United States. The highest number of outages are in Illinois (291,641), Indiana (190,062) and Michigan (76,918). At this time, there are 54,702 Consumers Energy customers without power. That includes 24.2% of Barry Co., 22.4% of Ionia Co., 17.5% of Branch Co. and 16.8% of Calhoun County. #outages #miwx

Here's radar. Area of rotation aloft in SW Ingham Co. heading toward Lansing. Looks like the threat is diminishing northwest of a line from Holland to Grand Rapids to Greenville.

Tornado Warning including Waverly MI, Grand Ledge MI and Portland MI until 10:30 PM EDT

A Tornado Watch has been issued for the following counties, Genesee, Livingston, Saginaw, Bay, Midland, Shiawassee until Jun 12 2:00AM. Go to wxyz.com/weather for details.

Two tornadoes in Barry Co. - one near Hastings and south of Clarksville

Tree damage reported in Allegan Co. at Holland and Allegan and in Ottawa Co. at Zeeland. So far, no confirmed tornado touchdowns in Michigan. Tornado Warning for Ottawa Co. has ended...the warning for Kent Co. goes until 9:45 pm. 76 mph gust at Michigan City IN. #miwx #inwx

TORNADO WARNING KENT COUNTY!