Tornado Warning Extreme Michigan | Effective 04-04-2026 14:49

Headline: 
Tornado Warning issued April 4 at 5:49PM EDT until April 4 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event: 
Tornado Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 4, 2026 - 2:49pm
Expires: 
April 4, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
TORDTX The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Wayne County in southeastern Michigan... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 548 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Belleville, or 7 miles southeast of Ypsilanti, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Taylor, Romulus, Canton, and Dearborn around 555 PM EDT. Wyandotte and Greenfield Village around 600 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Inkster, Wayne, Melvindale, Ecorse, Allen Park, Dearborn Heights, New Boston, Lincoln Park, Southgate, and Garden City. This includes the following highways... I-75 between mile markers 35 and 44. I-275 between mile markers 13 and 21. I-94 between mile markers 188 and 209. I-96 near mile marker 183. M-39 between mile markers 6 and 10.
Instruction: 
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SNM:AVISO DE TORNADO hasta las 6:15 PM EDT. Refugiese ahora. Consulte medios informativos
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORNADO en efecto hasta las 6:15 PM EDT. Busque refugio ahora en un sotano o en el interior de un cuarto en el nivel mas bajo de un edificio seguro. Si esta al aire libre, en una casa movil, o en un vehiculo, debe ir al edificio seguro mas cercano y protegerse de proyectiles. Consulte los medios informativos.
Area Description: 
Wayne, MI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI