🌱 Where the Melvindale tornado hit hardest and what’s being done now
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- Where the Melvindale tornado hit hardest and what’s being done now
Also on today's calendar: Thurston Varsity Softball @ Melvindale and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 67, low: 38.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 50 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cleanup underway after 2 EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Southeast Michigan (tv20detroit.com) — Cleanup is underway after an EF-1 tornado briefly touched down in Melvindale around 2:14 a.m., damaging roofs, trees, and local businesses near Wall, Ruth, and Outer Drive. The storm was part of a pair of EF-1 tornadoes that also hit Ann Arbor, with officials urging anyone with damage in affected communities to report it to their city. 
📸 Around Melvindale
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Melvindale Varsity Baseball @ Thurston
Lee M. Thurston High School, 26255 Schoolcraft, Redford Township
4:00 pm
Monday April 20
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Other local events
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S.T.E.M. with Dash!
Melvindale Public Library Melvindale, MI 48122
1:00 pm -
Native Plants For Michigan Gardeners
Melvindale Public Library Melvindale, MI 48122
6:00 pm -
Thurston Varsity Softball @ Melvindale
Melvindale High School , 4500 Enterprise Dr , Allen Park
5:00 pm -
Redford Union Varsity Softball @ Melvindale
Melvindale High School , 4500 Enterprise Dr , Allen Park
6:00 pm -
Garden City Girls Varsity Soccer @ Melvindale
Melvindale High School , 4500 Enterprise Dr , Allen Park
5:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Monday April 27
Monday May 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fordson Girls JV Soccer @ Allen Park
Allen Park High School , 18401 Champaign Rd , Allen Park
4:30 pm -
Sound Bath by Candlelight Wyandotte
Downriver Council For the Arts , 81 Chestnut St , Wyandotte
7:00 pm -
Allen Park Jaguars vs Inter-City Baptist Chargers
Allen Park High School , 18401 Champaign Rd , Allen Park
7:00 pm -
EMO NIGHT WITH ALL AMERICAN THROWBACKS - POP PUNK / EMO PARTY BAND
District 142 - Live Music & Event Venue , 142 Maple St , Wyandotte
8:00 pm -
Quix Bowl State Tournament
Crestwood High School , 419 S State St , Ann Arbor
7:00 am -
Rotary Free Shred Day
City of Southgate , 14400 Dix Toledo Rd , Southgate
9:30 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burlington posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Allen Park. Apply here.
- The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Music Teacher Store 323 in Allen Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melvindale here.
🗞 Nearby News
Allen Park
- 8 Tornadoes Touched Down In MI During Severe Storms Tuesday Night: NWS (patch.com)
- O'NEILL: Israel not to blame for war in Iran (thenewsherald.com)
- Lions may use NFL draft to address needs at offensive tackle and edge rusher (apnews.com)
Lincoln Park
- 8 'weak' tornadoes responsible for damage in Michigan (freep.com)
Detroit
- Man Charged In Metro Detroit Kidnapping, Sex Assault Of Teen At Bus Stop: Prosecutor (patch.com)
- MI Man Hit With Ax In Road Rage Incident: Report (patch.com)
- More Storms To Hit Detroit Area Thursday, Friday (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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