Showing posts with label severe weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label severe weather. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued

TUE MAY 15 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WASHTENAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN UNTIL 4:45 P.M. EDT

* AT 308 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BRIDGEWATER...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANN ARBOR...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... ANN ARBOR AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF BARTON HILLS BY 320 PM EDT... YPSILANTI...DIXBORO AND 9 MILES NORTH OF WHITTAKER BY 325 PM EDT... 7 MILES NORTH OF WILLIS BY 330 PM EDT... 9 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM BY 335 PM EDT...

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

Perhaps this means I get to skip out of work early seeing that I can't possibly stay away from windows at my office!