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The annual Perseids Meteor shower is visible in Michigan this summer, according to the American Meteor Society (AMS). The Perseids get their name from the constellation Perseus, because it is the point in the sky from which the shower comes.

Some have criticized a slow federal response to the recent deadly flooding in Texas. Critics have linked the response to budget cuts to the National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

During the next few days, the National Weather Service predicts many Michiganders should expect single digit highs during the day, sub-zero low temperatures at night and wind chills approaching 25 degrees below zero.

The storm is expected to hit the state of Michigan starting Thursday night and intensify on Friday.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for areas in southeast Michigan including Metro Detroit, Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne.

Forecasters are extending a winter storm warning to Friday in West Michigan with some areas likely to get more than a foot of snow.

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