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.

There is a marginal risk of severe storms on Friday and more storms are heading to Metro Detroit on Saturday. Latest data looks like we could see these storms arrive as early as noon and remain active through the early evening. Damaging wind gusts around 60 mph and heavy downpours will be the primary hazards.

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.

Isolated severe wind gusts are possible in the late day storms, though widespread severe weather isn't expected. Our weekend winds up half-and-half with a round of afternoon storms on Saturday (severe possible again) and drier weather Sunday.

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.

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

Severe weather expected in Michigan later on June 18, particularly in southern Michigan. Damaging winds with gusts of 20-70 mph are anticipated, and heavy rain could cause flooding. Michigan residents can check their local power provider's website or app for outage updates.

Michigan Severe weather, tornadoes destroy nearly 50 homes in Kalamazoo County, Michigan 24 mobile homes near Portage, MI, among those lost. Associated Press. Published May 13, 2024 8:04pm EDT.