If you were planning on spending time outdoors this weekend in metro Detroit, you may want to reschedule.
The National Weather Service predicts a risk for severe storms Friday across Southeast Michigan due to fronts moving up from Ohio and in from the west. There is a 30% chance of rain on Friday with the risk of thunderstorms increasing after 2 p.m. The NWS has issued a hazardous weather outlook that warns of the potential for both high wind gusts and localized flooding.
The risk increases on Saturday, with the potential greater particularly in the afternoon and evening, according to meteorologist Steve Freitag of the National Weather Service office in White Lake. Temperatures in the high 90s — potentially pushing up into the 100s — combined with a cold front coming from the west create a greater chance for severe thunderstorms…