Michigan Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/01/2026 07:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 10:59AM EDT until July 1 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 1, 2026 - 7:59am
Expires: 
July 1, 2026 - 8:45am
Description: 
SVRAPX The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Leelanau County in northern Michigan... Benzie County in northern Michigan... Grand Traverse County in northern Michigan... * Until 1145 AM EDT. * At 1059 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 22 miles northwest of Sleeping Bear Point to near Empire, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Empire, Sleeping Bear Point, Glen Arbor, Burdickville, Maple City, and Glen Haven around 1105 AM EDT. Cedar around 1110 AM EDT. Leland, Bingham, Greilickville, Fouch, and Lake Leelanau around 1115 AM EDT. Suttons Bay and Peshawbestown around 1120 AM EDT. Northport, Omena, Old Mission, and Mapleton around 1125 AM EDT. Elk Rapids, Grand Traverse Light, and Leelanau State Park around 1130 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Wallin, Good Harbor, Blaine Township, and Bates.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on a lake, 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: 
Benzie, MI; Grand Traverse, MI; Leelanau, MI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Gaylord MI