West Michigan Faces 15% Severe Storm Risk With Damaging Winds, Hail and Possible Tornadoes

3 articles · Updated · WWMT-TV · Jun 16

Storms are expected to organize over West Michigan after 2 or 3 p.m., with the most dangerous line developing after 5 or 6 p.m. and bringing the main threat of damaging winds, large hail and a tornado or two.
The Storm Prediction Center raised the damaging-wind risk to 15%, with the highest concern from southeast Cass County through Battle Creek to Charlotte; hail risk also increased to 15% from Kent County southward.
Forecasters said low-level atmospheric rotation could support a tornado between 5 and 7 p.m., and they expect a few to several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, with a Tornado Warning still possible.
Rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is also possible through midnight, raising flooding concerns because soils have already absorbed 2 to 4 inches over the past week, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.

Sources

As supercells become more common in the Great Lakes, are warnings enough to prevent future tornado tragedies?

With extreme weather now the norm, how can Michigan's farms survive the growing threat of catastrophic floods?

Is Michigan's infrastructure ready for the escalating costs and dangers of climate-fueled superstorms?