4Warn Weather – Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds and hail as large as tennis balls across portions of Southeast Michigan Wednesday evening, while most of Metro Detroit escaped the storms following one of the hottest days of the summer.
The most intense thunderstorms remained generally near and north of Interstate 69, affecting portions of the Thumb and Saginaw Valley.
A trained spotter reported 2-inch-diameter hail in Birch Run around 5:38 p.m…