The Ford Fireworks display will be illuminating the sky above the Detroit River tonight.
The show is scheduled to start at 9:06 p.m., an hour earlier than planned due to weather, according to The Parade Company in Detroit.
The weather call was made by The Parade Company and the Detroit Police Department and other key partners with because of the looming bad weather.
Both Environment Canada and the National Weather Service have issued thunderstorm watches for the area.
Several roads along the Windsor riverfront will be closed, starting at 6 p.m. Windsor Police say all downtown streets north of Wyandotte Street will be shut down. Riverside Drive will be closed from Huron Church Road to Devonshire Road.
There are free shuttle buses running from Devonshire Mall to the fireworks from 6 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
The return services will start right after the show and run until 12:15 a.m.
Free secure bicycle parking will be available at Charles Clark Square from 7:00 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. courtesy of the Windsor Bicycling Committee.
For public safety reasons, police are asking cyclists, e-bike riders, and skateboarders to refrain from riding within the road closures, riverfront trail, and any area around pedestrians.
Ford Motor Co. has been the event's title sponsor since 2013.
