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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI

712 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026

 

MIZ069-075-076-042345-

Oakland MI-Washtenaw MI-Wayne MI-

712 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN WAYNE...SOUTHERN

OAKLAND AND NORTHEASTERN WASHTENAW COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...



At 711 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from Whitmore Lake to near Salem to near Canton.

Movement was northeast at 40 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Livonia, Troy, Southfield, Pontiac, Novi, Romulus, Canton, Royal Oak,

Birmingham, South Lyon, Northville, Salem, Detroit Zoo, Whitmore

Lake, West Bloomfield, Westland, Farmington Hills, Rochester Hills,

Dearborn Heights, and Madison Heights.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 4222 8348 4234 8367 4243 8379 4243 8367

      4252 8367 4268 8344 4265 8318 4247 8308

      4246 8308

TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 229DEG 33KT 4244 8373 4238 8361 4228 8345 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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