Media Summary: It was hard to miss that stellar light show with the line of storms that dropped through West Michigan Thursday night. (Aug. It has to do a lot with how things are set up in the watch and warning categories. (June 24, 2021) Facing South over a small bay on Spring Lake roughly 9:15 p.m. Thursday. (Dave Sella/ReportIt)

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It was hard to miss that stellar light show with the line of storms that dropped through West Michigan Thursday night. (Aug. It has to do a lot with how things are set up in the watch and warning categories. (June 24, 2021) Facing South over a small bay on Spring Lake roughly 9:15 p.m. Thursday. (Dave Sella/ReportIt) Storms can change from moment to moment, making attaching warnings difficult in some circumstances. (April 10, 2025) Wednesday, July 28 was met with a Moderate Risk for West Michigan from the Storm Prediction Center. This doesn't happen very ... Today's question comes from Elizabeth, who asked "I heard the

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Ask Ellen: Why last night's storm was so mesmerizing

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It was hard to miss that stellar light show with the line of storms that dropped through West Michigan Thursday night. (Aug.

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Ask Ellen: Why call storm warnings if they are far away?

Ask Ellen: Why call storm warnings if they are far away?

It has to do a lot with how things are set up in the watch and warning categories. (June 24, 2021)

Ask Ellen: Why does wind move in different directions

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Ask Ellen: Why last night's storm was so mesmerizing?

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Facing South over a small bay on Spring Lake roughly 9:15 p.m. Thursday. (Dave Sella/ReportIt)

Ask Ellen: Why didn't the storm that hit me upgrade to a tornado warning?

Ask Ellen: Why didn't the storm that hit me upgrade to a tornado warning?

Storms can change from moment to moment, making attaching warnings difficult in some circumstances. (April 10, 2025)

Ask Ellen: Why didn't Michigan get hit as hard in Wednesday's storms?

Ask Ellen: Why didn't Michigan get hit as hard in Wednesday's storms?

Wednesday, July 28 was met with a Moderate Risk for West Michigan from the Storm Prediction Center. This doesn't happen very ...

Ask Ellen: I heard tornado sirens, why didn't my phone go off?

Ask Ellen: I heard tornado sirens, why didn't my phone go off?

Today's question comes from Elizabeth, who asked "I heard the

Ask Ellen: How do potholes form?

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