Bad sleeping weather possible tonight, Severe storm possible Monday

We may be close to severe weather tonight over far southern Michigan. Even if there aren’t severe thunderstorms it may be a noisy night at the south end of the Great Lakes State. Late Monday could have more significant severe thunderstorms trying to move through southern Michigan.

Here is the severe weather outlook for tonight through 8 a.m. Monday. What you see here is the average track of thunderstorm complexes over the next few days. Severe storms should develop over the Upper Midwest and race southeast into the Great Lakes region. The round of thunderstorms tonight could hit the very southwest corner of Lower Michigan around midnight and move into the Jackson, Ann Arbor and Detroit areas between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.

It looks like at least two rounds of thunderstorms, one tonight and another round tomorrow afternoon or evening. There may be a third round of storms early Tuesday morning.

The hashed black lines over the southwest corner of Michigan is in an area with a 10 percent chance of significant severe wind gusts up to 75 mph if the line of storms makes it into southwest Michigan. If that’s the case the line of storms could then proceed into Ann Arbor, Jackson and Lansing late Monday.

The radar forecast gives you the idea of two rounds of thunderstorms.

Get ready for some loud storms tonight just when you get sleeping nicely in southern Michigan. Keep the possibility of stronger severe storms in the back of your mind for Monday afternoon.