THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 35 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN ALLEGAN BARRY KALAMAZOO KENT OTTAWA VAN BUREN IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN MUSKEGON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLEGAN, ALLENDALE, BANFIELD, BRADLEY, COVERT, DORR, DOWLING, EASTMANVILLE, FENNVILLE, GRAND RAPIDS, GRAND VALLEY, HARTFORD, HASTINGS, HOLLAND, IRVING, JENISON, KALAMAZOO, KEELER, LAMONT, MARNE, MATTAWAN, MCDONALD, MIDDLEVILLE, MUSKEGON, NORTON SHORES, OTSEGO, PAW PAW, PLAINWELL, PORTAGE, SOUTH HAVEN, WAYLAND, WOODBURY, AND WYOMING.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGAN, MI ... BARRY, MI ... KALAMAZOO, MI ... KENT, MI ... MUSKEGON, MI ... OTTAWA, MI ... VAN BUREN, MI
