The Local 4 Weather Team has been tracking the severe weather threat and Ben Bailey is posting updates throughout the night.
WATCH: Live Radar
[10 p.m.]
Some welcome rain is falling in Lenawee County, while stronger storms remain southwest. Looking at the latest high resolution model, this may be ALL we see tonight. That new data suggests the entire line of severe weather now in Illinois and northern Indiana will stay southwest of us.
[9:15 p.m.]
Updated Severe Risk from the Storm Prediction Center shows minimal changes for us. The slight risk area now is confined south of 8 Mile Rd. A marginal risk exists from Detroit north to Lapeer and Marysville.
[9 p.m.]
At least two confirmed tornadoes and one funnel cloud reported in northern Illinois, about 60 miles west of Chicago. This is the line that will become the dominant severe weather player as it moves east-southeast. We'll be watching the northern end of the line to see how far it develops into Michigan.
[7:40 p.m.]
A line of non-severe storms moving southeast may clip our southern counties in the next 1-2 hours, but this is not the severe threat that concerns us most. That is still on track to move in after midnight. The storms on radar now are moving east- southeast at about 60 mph.
[7:20 p.m.]
A Tornado Watch has been posted for the southern end of Lake Michigan and northern Illinois until 2 a.m. Even though we are not included in the watch, this is where we expect the strongest storms will form in the next few hours. Those storms will move east-southeast at about 40 mph.
