Oh boy! What a weather we are having!

**mtburb** · October-26-10, 12:16 PM

Look at the weather we have right now! My county in bold

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
325 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND ON WEDNESDAY...

.RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER MINNESOTA TODAY WILL SEND A
POWERFUL COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT. VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
IMMEDIATELY ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

WINDS WILL DIE DOWN A BIT TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT.
HOWEVER...A SECOND SURGE OF VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY AS THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS
NORTHERN ONTARIO. WIND GUSTS ON WEDNESDAY OF 60 TO 65 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL LIKELY BE OF GREATER DURATION IN COMPARISON TO THOSE TODAY.

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-262015-
/O.CON.KDTX.HW.W.0001.101026T1400Z-101027T0100Z/
/O.CON.KDTX.HW.A.0002.101027T1400Z-101028T0100Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEE R...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
325 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON.

* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH IMMEDIATELY ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

* WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND TREE
LIMBS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* STRONG WINDS WILL RE-DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SC

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 724
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1105 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

TORNADO WATCH 724 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MIC001-005-011-015-017-019-025-035-037-039-045-049-051-055-057-
063-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-081-085-087-091-093-099-101-105-
107-111-113-115-117-121-123-125-127-129-133-135-139-143-145-147-
151-155-157-159-161-163-165-262200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0724.101026T1505Z-101026T2200Z/

MI
. MICHIGAN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALCONA ALLEGAN ARENAC
BARRY BAY BENZIE
CALHOUN CLARE CLINTON
CRAWFORD EATON GENESEE
GLADWIN GRAND TRAVERSE GRATIOT
HURON INGHAM IONIA
IOSCO ISABELLA JACKSON
KALAMAZOO KALKASKA KENT
LAKE LAPEER LENAWEE
LIVINGSTON MACOMB MANISTEE
MASON MECOSTA MIDLAND
MISSAUKEE MONROE MONTCALM
MUSKEGON NEWAYGO OAKLAND
OCEANA OGEMAW OSCEOLA
OSCODA OTTAWA ROSCOMMON
SAGINAW SANILAC SHIAWASSEE
ST. CLAIR TUSCOLA VAN BUREN
WASHTENAW WAYNE WEXFORD
$$

Wow! Very dangerous combination!

**MCP-001** · October-26-10, 12:29 PM

I've just seen a Dodge Ram, a cow and what looked like the Wicked Witch of the West just fly past my window...

Stosh · October-26-10, 02:21 PM

Much ado about nothing.

**Crystal** · October-26-10, 02:30 PM

Check out the severe winds:

http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere...&timeoffset=-1

**Wintersmommy** · October-26-10, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Stosh

Much ado about nothing.

Ditto...this was all hype

**gazhekwe** · October-26-10, 02:32 PM

Well, the worst passed us without any strong gusts or any damage, just one burst of rain. I had run a pot of coffee and pulled in some decorations just in case. Still another chance to wallop us through the evening and tomorrrow.