159 FPUS73 KDTX 020323 NOWDTX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1122 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2002 MIZ047>049-053>055-020400- BAY-HURON-MIDLAND-SAGINAW-SANILAC-TUSCOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAD AXE...BAY CITY...CARO...MIDLAND... SAGINAW...SANDUSKY 1122 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2002 .NOW... ...TORNADO WATCH 567 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDING FROM HURON COUNTY TO MIDLAND COUNTY AT 1120 PM...WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST AND REACH CROSWELL... MILLINGTON...AND SAGINAW BY MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. HOWEVER... CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR STORMS TO INCREASE ABOVE SEVERE LIMITS FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ BT