Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
Issued by NWS Marquette, MI
357 WWUS83 KMQT 161816 SPSMQT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Marquette MI 216 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 MIZ002-009-161915- Ontonagon MI-Gogebic MI- 216 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GOGEBIC AND CENTRAL ONTONAGON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT/215 PM CDT/... At 214 PM EDT/114 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 11 miles north of Wakefield, or 14 miles southwest of Porcupine Mountains State Park, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ontonagon, Porcupine Mountains State Park, Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield, Hurley, Bergland, Northern Lake Gogebic, Silver City, Greenland, Norwich, Thomaston, Little Girls Point, Van Buskirk, Fourteen Mile Point, Copper Peak, Lake of the Clouds, Clark Lake, White Pine, and Ironwood Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until these storms pass. && LAT...LON 4690 8967 4691 8946 4706 8918 4709 8900 4716 8895 4686 8893 4632 9007 4635 9012 4650 9022 4652 9030 4659 9040 TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 240DEG 49KT 4664 8997 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ JV