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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
705 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Van Buren County in southwestern Michigan...
  Kalamazoo County in southwestern Michigan...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 704 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mattawan, or
  8 miles southeast of Paw Paw, moving east at 40 mph. The path of
  this storm includes the Portage area where recovery efforts are
  underway from earlier severe weather.

  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...             Vicksburg...
  Galesburg...           Mattawan...            Lawton...
  Schoolcraft...         Climax...              Comstock Northwest...
  Westwood...            Fulton...              Augusta...
  Oshtemo...             Comstock...            Scotts...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southwestern
Michigan.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.


&&

LAT...LON 4207 8584 4224 8582 4237 8530 4207 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 254DEG 35KT 4216 8575

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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TJT