Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wayne County, MI
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NOAA issued it on September 3, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Detroit/Pontiac has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wayne County in southeastern Michigan until 1:00 AM EDT on September 3, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Wayne County, Michigan
- Issued
- September 3, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Wayne County, Michigan.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac MI. The alert is effective from September 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT until September 3, 2026 at 1:00 AM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Wayne County in southeastern Michigan. Severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Northville to near Greenfield Village to near Downtown Detroit, moving southeast at 40 mph. Locations impacted include Livonia, Taylor, Canton, Dearborn, Wyandotte, Greenfield Village, Downtown Detroit, Melvindale, Gibraltar, New Boston, Rockwood, Harper Woods, Westland, Grosse Pointe Shores, Ecorse, Grosse Pointe Woods, and Woodhaven.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 12:00 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were indicated by radar with 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected along with wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from September 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT and expires at 1:00 AM EDT the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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