Storm Chaser Levi Mol @wxlevim

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Brandon Copic @BrandonCopicWx

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With potential aurora tonight, the question of "How do I photograph the northern lights with my smartphone?" have been popping up. Well look no further, as we have you covered. Feel free to save this graphic for future use as well!

There is an increased chance of seeing the northern lights tonight. • Best chance is away from city lights • Astronomical dark = between 11 pm and 5 am • Be patient! Auroras are rarely on time.

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High Aurora chances tonight for all of Michigan!! #wmiwx #miwx

We just posted a big article on our Patreon page with an update on the severe weather threats this weekend and the potential for Northern Lights tonight. A G3 Geomagnetic Storm Watch is in effect from the NWS Space Weather Prediction Center, meaning that conditions could be favorable to view the aurora across the state tonight. Level 1/5 "Marginal" risks are also now in place for both Friday and Saturday for parts of our area. Get exclusive access to this forecast and more just like it! Become a community supporter for as little as 3 cents per day! patreon.com/posts/northern…

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UPDATE: Northern lights chances continue for this evening into Friday morning for the entire State of Michigan. A series of solar storms known as CMEs are inbound towards earth and are expected to arrive as early as this afternoon. The anticipated strength of the combined solar storms may be powerful enough to push the northern lights deep into the mid latitudes, giving all of Michigan a chance at viewing. We have a few things for you to consider if you plan to attempt to catch the lights tonight. 1. Aurora does not follow a time schedule. Forecasting is difficult, and we never tell people to lean too heavily on the SWPC time predictions as they are often not correct. It is best forecast in real time as we look at data in front of us. The most heads up we will have is about an hour or so. 2. Given this particular event looks to contain multiple solar storms, there is some amount of uncertainty of how each solar storm is structured. If all of them are aligned properly, this could be an even stronger event. But if they aren't aligned properly, this could be weaker. We won't really know much until we see them arrive at our outer satellites. 3. For those that are new here, we post near constant updates during aurora events, and tonight will be no exception. We have a network of webcams that help track aurora all across Michigan and experienced staff who can read and interpret space weather data. This combination allows us to alert people to viewing opportunities in both an accurate and unique way. 4. Cloud cover. It appears the Upper Peninsula and norther lower Michigan may be socked in with clouds tonight, but southern and central lower may have broken cloud cover to allow for viewing. Cloud forecasts to come at 2pm today. Attention will turn to our outer space satellites which gives us about an hour of "heads up" prior to arrival. Remember, nothing is guaranteed with aurora and it is best forecast in real time. Stay tuned through the day for updates! We will also be posting a camera guide at 4pm for those who want to learn about how to capture the aurora on a smartphone. We will keep you up to date!

How well do you know your types of storms? If you need to brush up on your weather terminology prior to the next severe weather event, this post here is a great start. In Michigan, we often see supercells, multicells, and pop-up cells all the time. We've seen all three types so far this year, and it's only June 3rd, 2026. What other weather terminology would you like to learn from us here at Michigan Storm Chasers?

One of the many reasons I love my job. Mammatus at sunset with the boys @CoreyGerkenWX @PappenheimWx @foxweather @ryanhallyall @WxWiseApp

Did you know? Corn can help pump moisture into the atmosphere! A process called evapotranspiration can release up to 5,000 gallons of water PER ACRE - per day. This can make the muggiest summer days feel unbearable!

Uncondensed tornado south of Allegan, MI. Ground circulation and power flashes observed. Video taken at 11:42 PM. Reported to the NWS #miwx #tornado

It was a historic winter in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan 🌬️ Ranked as “Extreme” in winter severity index in north-central zones. ❄️ 300”+ snow across Marquette, Houghton, Baraga, Ontonagan, & Keewana Counties.

Tomorrow marks the 28 year anniversary since the 1998 Derecho which killed 4 and injured another 146 people. This derecho produced winds as high as 130mph which is equivalent to that of an EF-2 tornado. Michigan averages about 1 derecho every single year, and they are more common in southern Michigan during the summer months of June, July, and August. While not every derecho will be as powerful as that of May 31st 1998, it still serves as a stark reminder that it doesn't have to be a tornado to be highly impactful and dangerous. Straight line wind events should always be taken just as seriously.

How to stay in touch with us: Did you know that West Michigan Weather is on multiple social media and content creation platforms? Have you ever heard us say, "Have multiple ways to receive warnings?" Well, the same applies to updates from us; make sure you have multiple ways to receive updates from us. We offer a variety of options so that you can always get the latest information from us. Sometimes, technical difficulties and/or social media algorithms, either on your end or our end, may make it difficult or impossible for you to see our forecasts and live streams, leaving you vulnerable to dangerous weather hazards. Thankfully, we don't see any hazardous weather in the near term, but it never hurts to have a plan, and we'd love it if you made us part of your plan by following us on every platform we offer. Facebook facebook.com/westmiwx By far our most popular social media platform, so we spend a lot of time creating content here and interacting with all of you! Our Facebook page is 100% free to follow and features daily forecasts, informational posts, live weather coverage, and so much more! YouTube youtube.com/@wmiwx Contrary to popular belief, our YouTube channel is 100% free to follow or "subscribe" to, as YouTube calls it. This platform offers push notifications for when we go live during weather coverage or when we do weather briefings ahead of significant events. We also post regular, non-live content here, including recaps, chase footage, and weather forecast updates in video form. X (formerly Twitter) x.com/westmiwx Also, 100% free to follow us. This platform offers daily forecasts, informational posts, and live weather coverage! Patreon patreon.com/westmiwx Patreon is unique. Patreon offers both 100% free AND paid membership plans. Everyone gets push notifications and emails when we issue new forecast posts or news updates. The special thing about Patreon is that it is a great way to support our efforts and get a little something in return as a thank you. Paid members on Patreon get early access, and often even exclusive access, to certain longer-range forecasts and early thoughts on potential hazardous weather setups. Patreon members also get early and exclusive access to our ever-popular School Closing Outlooks. Instagram instagram.com/westmichiganwe… Instagram is 100% free to follow and offers more of the story side of West Michigan Weather with more frequent photography-style content, but also offers daily forecast updates as well. Website westmichiganweather.net As always, we also offer a website that hosts links to all of our social media content, more about our story and history, ways to get to know our team, and more detailed event reviews.

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Michigan Storm Chasers @MiStormChasers

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Welcome to Michigan. Here’s the typical schedule we deal with on an average day 6am Try not to freeze to death. Wear layers. Drink coffee 10am Becomes more tolerable, still chilly… but manageable 2pm Take all those layers off! It’s way too hot out for them now. 4pm Who

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I hate that my video of an average severe thunderstorm has more than 6x times the amount of views as my video of a rare March violent tornado in Michigan shredding houses.

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Join us on YouTube tonight at 9pm for a special "hangout" style live stream as we celebrate reaching 100,000 YouTube Subscribers! We plan to do some giveaways, answer questions, talk about future plans, and more! See you tonight!

When there is no severe weather ongoing in the state but you still want live on demand weather updates, current conditions, and a glance at our weather cams across the state, we will direct you to a brand new, dedicated YouTube account! On this YouTube channel, you find a 24/7 live stream running which cycles through a statewide weather overview, city forecasts, active alerts, and weather cameras. We expect this to also be ready to go in June, but it is still under development so it may be delayed as late as July. Stay tuned for it's release, and for more details!

@DrewBrummelWX Love it 😎

If you're on the Wasatch Front, you probably noticed a large pryocumulus cloud develop over a prescribed fire! Here's a timelapse of the plume development and a display of the instability in place over northern Utah #utwx

Woah look at the MSC chaser convergence! 📍Jenison, MI