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Hail, Damaging Winds Likely in Severe Weather

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Wayne County and several others in southeast Michigan that is expected to bring 2-inch hail and damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.

A storm that has already begun to hit the western suburbs of Detroit is expected to move this way shortly. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstrom watch for Wayne County and several others in southeast Michigan that expires at 9 p.m.

They also issued a hazardous weather outlook statement at 4:52 p.m. warning of possible hail as large as two inches in diameter and damaging winds that may reach up to 60 miles per hour.

In a second statement issued at 8:12 p.m., the winds are expected to reach up to 70 miles per hour and isolated tornadoes are possible.

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The storm is moving east at 20 miles per hour and late tonight the area could experience dense fog due to another front moving in and settling upon the area.

Scattered thurnderstorms are forecasted in the coming days and into early next week with the highest potential for such on Saturday night into Sunday morning.

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Fog is also expected to coat the region early Friday, when the temperature high is forecasted to be 64 and partly sunny conditions.


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