Overview

• A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for metro Phoenix forecast gusts up to 60 mph and hail as large as three-quarters of an inch, urging residents to move to interior rooms on the lowest floor.
• A Flash Flood Watch covers Oregon’s Lower Treasure Valley and Harney, Baker and Malheur counties, warning that heavy rain could trigger rapid runoff and debris flows near recent wildfire burn scars.
• Doppler radar tracked early Saturday storms in Michigan’s Chippewa and Mackinac counties with 40 mph gusts and marble-size hail.
• Multiple NWS alerts across North, Northwest, Southeast and Central Alabama cautioned gusts of 40–50 mph, pea-size hail and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning on Friday.
• Forecasters are advising people to seek sturdy shelter, avoid flooded roadways and follow ‘turn around, don’t drown’ guidance during severe weather.