This article was reported and written by Joni Hubred-Golden.
Severe weather in northern Oakland County triggered Royal Oak emergency sirens at around 7:35 p.m. Monday.
According to Farmington Public Safety, the sirens were meant to alert local residents to rapidly changing weather conditions. At 7:18 p.m., the National Weather Service (NWS) issued an alert about a line of storms extending from Lapeer to Goodrich, moving southeast at 45 miles per hour, producing 70-mile-per-hour winds and hail the size of pingpong balls.
The NWS warning also indicated that tornadoes can form quickly under current conditions in the affected areas.
The storms were not expected to reach as far south as Royal Oak. The severe thunderstorm warning expired at 8:15 p.m.
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