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Albion Department of Public Safety
Monday July 18th, 2016 :: 01:37 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:30AM Monday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... KALAMAZOO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN... WESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 230 AM EDT

* AT 133 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PORTAGE... MOVING EAST AT 40 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.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KALAMAZOO... BATTLE CREEK... PORTAGE... EASTWOOD... WESTWOOD... SPRINGFIELD... VICKSBURG... GALESBURG... UNION CITY... SCHOOLCRAFT... CLIMAX... RICHLAND... BURLINGTON... BROWNLEE PARK... GREATER GALESBURG... LEVEL PARK-OAK PARK... SOUTH GULL LAKE... COMSTOCK NORTHWEST... FULTON... PARCHMENT... HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: CALHOUN ... KALAMAZOO

Instructions:

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

Address/Location
Albion Department of Public Safety
WILLIAM L. RIEGER MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Albion, MI 49224

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 517-629-3933

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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