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Monroe County, Mich., has a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. today Friday Aug. 1. There is the potential for winds up to 60 mph and hail up to one inch in diameter.
National Weather Service - Detroit.
– Paula Wethington
By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com
Well, this is WAYYYY behind the headlines. But did you see that little snippet about Houston, Texas, in today’s Associated Press story in the print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News about Tropical Storm / possibly soon Hurricane Dolly?
In the Houston area on Monday, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett asked residents of the state’s most populous county to keep their gas tanks full, stock up on supplies and make sure they have plans ready to either evacuate or ride out a storm.
My college-age daughter, Karolyn, is spending this summer living with relatives in Houston. She was able to line up a job that pays a lot better than she could earn in Michigan, so that’s where she’s been soaking up the sun and beach shells and … now, hurricane alerts!
Those of us relatives in southeast Michigan / northwest Ohio have been teasing her via e-mail during the past day or so. Teasing and gentle reminders of “keep your cell phone charged” are all that we can do. Her other relatives down there are taking care of business.
The tropical storm warnings include the county south of Houston, according to the most recent maps from the National Weather Service’s Houston/Galveston district.
If you’re a news junkie, here is a list of every newspaper in Texas that has a web site, including Houston Chronicle and The Herald in Brownsville.
By the way, The Monroe Evening News does like to include local stories when possible for national events. If you live in, or are formerly from, Monroe County, Mich., and have a story to tell about Hurricane Dolly, contact city editor Doug Donnelly at doug@monroenews.com or at 734-240-5777.
By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com
It’s 3:30 p.m. Tuesday July 8, and we’ve got a nasty downpour taking place in downtown Monroe.
The power to The Monroe Evening News building on Front St. blinked off momentarily, but came back.
FYI for those of you are are near, or will be driving, in the Toledo / Oregon area ….
The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a tornado warning for Lucas County, Ohio, until 3:30 p.m. today Tuesday July 8.
Monroe County, Mich., is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m. today Tuesday July 8.
The National Weather Service in Detroit has issued a flood warning for the River Raisin. The river is expected to crest in Monroe Sunday morning.
For details, go to the NWS web site.
By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com
The National Weather Service in Detroit has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Monroe County, Mich., until 10 p.m. today July 2.
By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com
There is another round of power outages this morning, most likely weather-related.
Monroe County Central Dispatch has received reports of outages on the east side of Monroe and along the Dixie Hwy. area. That coincides with where I saw power out this morning in northeast Monroe.
Dispatchers also have reports of power outages in the Summerfield-Ida West area.
DTE Energy has an outage map by zip code in pdf format that, as of 6:45 a.m. today, is showing current outages in the 48162 (north Monroe) and 48166 (Newport) zip codes.
Feel free to chime in here or on MonroeTalks as to where else you’ve noticed electrical problems today.
By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the city of Monroe and parts of Monroe County until 3:15 p.m. today Monday June 23.
By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Monroe County, Mich., until 7 p.m. today Saturday June 21.
By Paula Wethington /paula@monroenews.com
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Monroe County, Mich., until 9 p.m. today Sunday June 15.
By Paula Wethington /paula@monroenews.com
Monroe County, Mich., is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. today Friday June 13.
By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com
Power came back on to my home in Monroe about 8 p.m. Wednesday - nearly a 48-hour run.
If you’d like to read up on how we got by, there are follow up stories at Monroe on a Budget.
By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com
The American Red Cross has these tips about coping with an electricity blackout.
By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com
People are chatting at MonroeTalks about the storm damage the past few days.
And in case you missed it, Jessika at Not From Around Here posted storm photos from a couple of days ago.
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