Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 6:17PM EDT until May 17 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 3:17pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
SVRAPX
The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Benzie County in northern Michigan...
Northern Manistee County in northern Michigan...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 617 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 16 miles west of Pierport to 12 miles northwest of
Orchard Beach State Park to 9 miles west of Manistee, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Arcadia and Pierport around 630 PM EDT.
Frankfort, Onekama, Elberta, Bear Lake, and Wildwood around 635 PM
EDT.
Norwalk around 640 PM EDT.
Beulah and Benzonia around 645 PM EDT.
Thompsonville, Kaleva, and Honor around 650 PM EDT.
Copemish around 655 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Wallin, Blaine Township, and Pere Marquette State Forest.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Benzie, MI; Manistee, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Gaylord MI
Sender: