Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lix. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued later this evening.late tonight at 500 AM CDT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 121 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BAY GENESEE HURON LAPEER LENAWEE LIVINGSTON MACOMB MIDLAND MONROE OAKLAND SAGINAW SANILAC SHIAWASSEE ST. CLAIR TUSCOLA WASHTENAW WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADRIAN, ALMONT, ANN ARBOR, BAD AXE, BAY CITY, BRIGHTON, BROWN CITY, CANTON, CARO, CASEVILLE, CASS CITY, CROSWELL, DEARBORN, DECKERVILLE, DURAND, FERNDALE, FLINT, FOWLERVILLE, HARBOR BEACH, HOWELL, IMLAY CITY, LAMBERTVILLE, LAPEER, LEXINGTON, LINCOLN PARK, LIVONIA, MARLETTE, MARYSVILLE, MAYVILLE, MIDLAND, MILLINGTON, MONROE, NOVI, OWOSSO, PIGEON, PONTIAC, PORT HURON, REDFORD, REESE, ROYAL OAK, SAGINAW, SANDUSKY, SEBEWAING, SOUTHFIELD, ST. CLAIR SHORES, STERLING HEIGHTS, TAYLOR, TEMPERANCE, TROY, UBLY, VASSAR, WARREN, WATERFORD, AND WESTLAND.