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'Hazardous Weather' Coming Ahead Of Thanksgiving
A storm with gusty winds will hit Southeastern Michigan just before Thanksgiving, making holiday travel tricky.
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN — Thanksgiving week is here and this year it brings wet weather. Lots of it.
Northern Michigan is expected to be hit with some 16 or more inches of snow on Thanksgiving. Around Southeastern Michigan, we aren't so unlucky, but we won't escape the storm completely.
The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook as rain, wind and slick roads encapsulate Wednesday before the holiday.
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The forecast says there is a chance for thunderstorms tonight as low pressure system
lifts north of the area. "Locally heavy downpours resulting in ponding on roads will be possible," according to the NWS. Wind gusts up to 45 mph will be possible along and south of M-59 during the day Wednesday. Gusts up to 40 mph can be expected farthernorth.
This impacts the following counties: Midland, Bay, Huron, Saginaw, Tuscola, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Genesee, Lapeer, St. Clair, Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe.
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Here's a look at the full forecast for Thanksgiving week:
Wednesday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then a chance of rain after 3pm. Temperature rising to near 54 by 11am, then falling to around 44 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph becoming southwest 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday night
A chance of rain before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Friday Night
Rain and snow likely, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 33.
Saturday
Rain and snow likely before noon, then rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42.
Saturday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Info via weather.gov.
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