Powerball

The lack of meaningful cold air / snowcover globally thus far, and even what's projected heading into early November, is not exactly a great signal for a sustained winter pattern any time soon. That being said, things can certainly flip on a dime, and that doesn't preclude intermittent cold shots or even snowfall opportunities. BTW, the SSWE / Polar Vortex hype every season by certain mets is becoming some real shit.

Long range 12z GFS was brutal for you all...

This you @Jonger?

EF-2 tracking 3.5 miles. 1 man was injured trying to protect this newborn from a falling tree, but fortunately no fatalities.

Mary Sheffield (Detroit's mayor) says the NWS informed her privately it was a tornado, although their final official public report along with the rating is still pending. This is the first tornado to touch down in Detroit proper since the historic July 1997 outbreak. At the very least, I'm thinking EF-1 (possibly EF-2).

DTX plans to do a formal survey tomorrow.

More and more evidence via X coming in that a tornado might have in fact touched down the lower east side of the city. Widespread damage.

https://x.com/metrodetroitn/status/2095634694255829219

Multiple active tornado warnings across Metro Detroit right now with Round 4, including all of Wayne County...

Just cloud cover and maybe some sprinkles, but that will knock down temps briefly until the weekend. It was the 3rd top 10 hottest Summer and 4th top 20 hottest Summer though within the past 5 years...

Round 3 looking lock and loaded for later this morning...

Seems like parts of the Detroit area have seen at least several inches of rain from tonight's round, and possibly more on the way...

Well damn, looks like round 2 for Detroit right now...

Those Detroit storms literally just popped up out of nowhere. Turning into a Flash Food situation even (not necessarily a bad thing with how dry that area's been).

I have never seen a Tornado Warning that large in area before now...