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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
300 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

MIZ021-022-027-028-170745-
Otsego MI-Kalkaska MI-Antrim MI-Crawford MI-
300 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OTSEGO...SOUTHEASTERN ANTRIM...
NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHEASTERN KALKASKA COUNTIES THROUGH 345
AM EDT...

At 300 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Alba to near Kalkaska.
Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Gaylord, Mancelona, Elmira, Frederic, Vanderbilt, Sparr, Otsego Lake
State Park, Pickerel Lake, Darragh, Chester Township, Alba, Eastern
Corwith Township, Waters, Hartwick Pines State Park, and Blue Lake
Township.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4470 8458 4471 8515 4502 8500 4520 8450
      4520 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0700Z 251DEG 18KT 4499 8496 4472 8511

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

GILLEN