Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 11:58AM EDT until July 1 at 12:30PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 1, 2026 - 8:58am
Expires:
July 1, 2026 - 9:30am
Description:
At 1157 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Charlevoix to near Bellaire to near Sharon,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement. WInd damage and power outages are being
reported across northwest lower Michigan.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
These severe storms will be near...
Petoskey, Boyne City, East Jordan, Mancelona, Antrim, Sharon,
Horton Bay, Young State Park, Bayshore, and Sigma around 1200 PM
EDT.
Elmira, Boyne Falls, Alba, Clarion, Bay View, Warner Township, and
Walloon Lake around 1205 PM EDT.
Petoskey State Park around 1210 PM EDT.
Gaylord, Frederic, Vanderbilt, Otsego Lake State Park, Waters, and
Reasoners Corner around 1215 PM EDT.
Wolverine around 1220 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Bates,
Blue Lake Township, and Lake Bellaire.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on the water, 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:
Antrim, MI; Charlevoix, MI; Cheboygan, MI; Crawford, MI; Emmet, MI; Grand Traverse, MI; Kalkaska, MI; Otsego, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Gaylord MI
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