Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 2:48PM EDT until May 18 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 11:48am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 247 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pickerel Lake,
or 15 miles southwest of Onaway, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Afton around 250 PM EDT.
Onaway, Tower, and Allis Township around 255 PM EDT.
Onaway State Park around 305 PM EDT.
Ocqueoc and Black Lake around 310 PM EDT.
Huron Beach around 315 PM EDT.
Forty Mile Point around 330 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Pigeon
River State Forest and Moltke Township.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near any inland lakes or rivers across southeastern
Cheboygan and northwestern Presque Isle counties, get away from the
water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can
strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to
safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Cheboygan, MI; Presque Isle, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Gaylord MI
Sender: