Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 5:01PM EDT until May 17 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 2:01pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
SVRDTX
The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Bay County in southeastern Michigan...
North central Saginaw County in southeastern Michigan...
* Until 600 PM EDT.
* At 501 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Freeland,
moving northeast at 30 mph.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR FREELAND, BAY CITY.
HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
siding, and vehicles.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Bay City, Auburn, Freeland, and Zilwaukee around 505 PM EDT.
Kawkawlin and Essexville around 510 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bay City
State Recreation Area and Shields.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
SNM:TORMENTA DE GRANIZO DESTRUCTIVA en esta area hasta 600 PM EDT. Tome refugio ahora
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORMENTA SEVERA en efecto para esta area hasta las 6:00 PM EDT por granizo DESTRUCTIVO del tamano de una pelota de beisbol. Tome refugio en un edificio, alejado de las ventanas. Las personas y los animales al aire libre seran gravemente heridos.
Area Description:
Bay, MI; Saginaw, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Sender: