4Warn Weather – Unusual rounds of strong to severe storms are about to hit Metro Detroit. Round one is overnight into the early morning hours Tuesday (3 a.m. - 8 a.m.).
Tuesday - Wednesday
Round two will be between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
This means most thunderstorms will occur during the night, and nocturnal storms are typically stronger and more dangerous than those during the day. Here are a few reasons why this happens.
Nighttime tornado fatalities are increasing, and one study suggests tornadoes that occur at night are more than twice as likely to be deadly than those during the day.
Some of the reasons are obvious. First, most people are sleeping and are not aware of warnings. This is where the 4Warn Weather App can be a lifesaver.
Keep your phone on your nightstand, and the 4Warn Weather App will put a pin where you are. If severe weather is close to your home, it will alert you.
Nocturnal tornadoes are also dangerous because they are harder to see.
Imagine driving in the darkness of night in a storm and how easily an approaching tornado could be missed.
Daytime storms may have more instability, but at night, we have something called a low-level jet stream that intensifies as the boundary layer begins to decouple from the rest of the atmosphere.
Keep that 4Warn Weather App handy, and while I do the weather tomorrow night, you can track the storms right along with me!
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