THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR LAKE MICHIGAN 
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
611 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2017
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE UNTIL 715 PM EDT
AT 611 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 25 NM NORTHWEST OF MANISTEE LIGHTHOUSE...MOVING EAST AT 35 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND LARGE HAIL.
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. LARGE HAIL COULD RESULT IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORTAGE LAKE...WILLIAMSPORT...MANISTEE...FRANKFORT AND PIERPORT
Instructions:
IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. LARGE HAIL COULD RESULT IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
Address/Location
Benzie County Office of Emergency Management
448 Court Pl
Beulah, MI 49617
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 231-882-0567
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- NWS Rebroadcast