Dexter, MI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT LIVINGSTON AND NORTHWESTERN
WASHTENAW COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...

At 755 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles west of Mason to 6 miles southeast of
Leslie to near Brooklyn. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Chelsea and Gregory around 820 PM EDT.
Fowlerville and Pinckney around 835 PM EDT.
Howell and Dexter around 840 PM EDT.
Oak Grove around 850 PM EDT.
Brighton, Hamburg, Cohoctah, and Whitmore Lake around 855 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Plainfield, Hudson
Mills Metropark, Delhi Mills, Pleasant Lake, Pinckney State
Recreation Area, Parkers Corners, Hudson Mills, Lakeland, Lyndon
Township, and Chilson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN;
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

...Air Quality Alert in effect today and extended through Saturday
July 18th...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
(EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Alert for July 17 and July 18, 2026,
for elevated levels of fine particulate due to wildfire smoke.
Concentrations on Friday will range from Very Unhealthy in southern
areas to Hazardous in the north. On Saturday concentrations will
range from Unhealthy of Sensitive Groups (USG) in the south to Very
Unhealthy in northern portions of the state.

This is a Statewide Air Quality Alert.

Plumes of smoke from Canadian wildfires continue to drift across the
region. Elevated fine particulate due to the smoke will continue
through Saturday. The threat of increased ozone may come into play
Saturday as well.

Everyone should seek cleaner air indoors and keep activity levels
low. While indoors, take action to improve the indoor air quality
such as:
- closing windows and minimize opening of doors
- if HVAC systems are not equipped with MERV-13 filters or higher,
use portable air cleaners
- avoid activities that make indoor air quality worse: burning
candles, using vacuums without a HEPA filter, using gas stoves more
than necessary, smoking, spraying aerosol products

If you must be outdoors for short periods of time:
- Wear an N95 or P100 respirator marked with bNIOSH.b The respirator
should fit tightly, collapse as you breathe in and not let air in
from the sides.
- Do not use masks for children under age 2.

For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan visit the MiAir site:
Michigan.gov/MiAir

For up-to-date air quality data nationally visit EPAbs Air Now site:
AirNow.gov

For further health information, please see MDHHSb Wildfire Smoke and
Your Health site: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-
prev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke