A Hurricane in Michigan? Not A Chance, Right?

What, are you serious! A Hurricane in Michigan? No way!

Of course you'd be right, no actual hurricane has ever been observed in Michigan under the true definition of a hurricane. The National Weather Service says the definition of a hurricane is:

 "A severe tropical cyclone with maximum 1-minute sustained surface wind speed greater than 64 knots (74 mph) in the North Atlantic Ocean, Carribean Sea, Gulf of America and the Eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico to the International Dateline. West of the Dateline they are known as typhoons."

So, okay check, we're in good shape, right?

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Not exactly, because parts of hurricanes have reached us before. This may happen twice a decade, but this week is the time so get ready for another one this week.

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Even though the hurricane is a couple thousand miles away, its effects will reach us pretty fast with rain from Hurricane Polo expected to be here by Wednesday.

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Okay, we are not going to be getting hurricane force winds or things like that, however, as Polo moves into the U.S. Southwest it will funnel a lot of moisture up our way, so forecasters are saying maybe late Tuesday night it will be getting close and Wednesday and Thursday and even part of Friday look wet.

Also, with this being a lot of tropical moisture, we could see an inch or two, possibly more, of rain. That comes with the territory as will possible thunderstorms.

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Arizona, New Mexico, northern Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Kansas will probably be hit the hardest with some of Polos strength remaining, but it will weaken and just carry lots and lots or rain right into the Midwest and Michigan.

Where's my boat?