Damaging winds, hail, heavy rain: What to know about storms hitting Metro Detroit Monday, Tuesday

Multiple rounds of strong-to-severe thunderstorms are expected to move across Metro Detroit on Monday and Tuesday.

The storms may bring damaging winds, large hail, torrential rainfall and isolated tornadoes.

We issued a 4Warn Weather Alert for both afternoons and evenings of May 18 and May 19.

Severe weather risk today

A Slight Risk for severe weather covers nearly all of southeast Michigan Monday as an approaching disturbance interacts with unstable air and increasing humidity. Scattered thunderstorms could develop later this afternoon and evening.

These storms will have the potential to produce:

• Damaging wind gusts

• Large hail

• Locally heavy rainfall

• Isolated tornadoes

The primary window for severe weather is expected between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., although a few isolated storms could develop earlier in the afternoon. Rain and thunderstorms may also linger into the late evening hours.

Another round possible Tuesday

The severe weather pattern is expected to continue Tuesday with another Slight Risk (Level 2 out 5) covering all of southeast Michigan. Warm, unstable conditions will clash with an approaching cold front and once again support thunderstorm development during the afternoon and evening hours, especially between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s storms may again be capable of producing:

• Damaging wind gusts

• Large hail

• Heavy downpours

• Isolated tornadoes

Make sure to monitor our forecasts closely and have multiple ways to receive weather warnings during both days.

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