Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 7:29PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 17, 2026 - 4:29pm
Expires:
July 17, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 729 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles northwest of
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore to near Grand Island to 11 miles
north of Shot Point. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Munising, Grand Island, Miners Castle, Pictured Rocks National
Lakeshore, Chapel Lake, Au Train, Shingleton, M-28 between Shingleton
and Seney, Grand Sable Dunes, Christmas, Cusino Lake, Beaver Lake,
Grand Portal Point, Au Sable Point, Wetmore, Melstrand, Snyder Lake,
Van Meer, Nawakwa Lake, and Kingston Lake.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Alger; Northern Schoolcraft
Forcast Office:
NWS Marquette MI
Sender: