These are the 5 key takeaways from my live broadcast of the MLive morning weather update.

Officials are concerned about extreme weather and potential cuts to forecasting and federal emergency funding.

The Storm Prediction Center put portions of West Michigan into the slight risk category for Friday afternoon into the evening hours. Severe weather is possible.

What's more, three people died in more recent flooding in New Mexico. In south-central New Mexico, slow-moving storms and what was described as "monsoon rains" on Tuesday destroyed a mountain resort town 180 miles southeast of Albuquerque.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. ​​Deadly floods in Texas last week have left at least 111 people dead, with more than 160 still missing.

Michigan is expected to see thunderstorms on June 30 with potential severe weather covering central and southern areas.

Out of an abundance of caution, organizers of the Lake Breeze at Sunset jazz music festival have moved the Saturday night show indoors to the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center. The doors to the Mend

The National Weather Service said waves will build on July 5 and boaters and swimmers should use caution or even stay out of the water.

A March ice storm damaged 900,000 acres of forest in Michigan, delaying the 10-year forest plan by a year, says the DNR. Final approval is now expected by June 2026.