Canton, MI Warnings, Watches and Advisories

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Canton.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 3 at 12:32AM EDT until September 3 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI

At 1232 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Canton to Dearborn to near Downtown Detroit, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe storms will be near... Livonia, Taylor, Romulus, Downtown Detroit, Dearborn, and Greenfield Village around 1235 AM EDT. Wyandotte around 1240 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Melvindale, Gibraltar, Rockwood, Harper Woods, Westland, Grosse Pointe Shores, Ecorse, Grosse Pointe Woods, Woodhaven, and Lincoln Park.

Flood Warning issued September 3 at 12:25AM EDT until September 3 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Southwestern Macomb County in southeastern Michigan... Southern Oakland County in southeastern Michigan... Northern Wayne County in southeastern Michigan... * WHEN...Until 530 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1223 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated slow moving thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall shifting out of southern Oakland and Macomb counties and continuing over northern Wayne county. Radar estimates indicate from 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are likely across northern Wayne county. The warning may end early for southern Oakland and Macomb counties. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Warren, Livonia, Troy, Southfield, St. Clair Shores, Pontiac, Novi, Milford, Grosse Pointe, Downtown Detroit, Detroit, Sterling Heights, Dearborn, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Northville, Clinton Township, Detroit Zoo, West Bloomfield and Belle Isle. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood