Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Calhoun County in south central Michigan... Van Buren County in southwestern Michigan... Allegan County in southwestern Michigan... Southern Barry County in southwestern Michigan... Kalamazoo County in southwestern Michigan...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 755 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near South Haven to near Mattawan to 5 miles northeast of Centreville, moving northeast at 35 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... Portage... Albion... Hastings... Marshall... Battle Creek... Allegan... South Haven... Paw Paw... Wayland... Otsego... Plainwell... Vicksburg... Hartford... Galesburg... Mattawan... Lawton... Bangor... Decatur... Homer...
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGAN, MI ... BARRY, MI ... CALHOUN, MI ... KALAMAZOO, MI ... VAN BUREN, MI
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 these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP ALBIONMI followed by your message, to 888777
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