Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
Issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI
719 WWUS83 KDTX 052308 SPSDTX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 708 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 MIZ048-053-060015- Bay MI-Saginaw MI- 708 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BAY AND SAGINAW COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT... At 708 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Kawkawlin to near Freeland to near St. Charles. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Saginaw, Bay City, Kawkawlin, Zilwaukee, and Bridgeport around 715 PM EDT. Essexville around 720 PM EDT. Munger around 730 PM EDT. Birch Run around 735 PM EDT. Frankenmuth around 740 PM EDT. Reese around 745 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these storms include Swan Creek, Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Carrollton, Garfield, Fosters, Arthur, Burt, Buena Vista Township, Gera, and Bay City State Recreation Area. People attending Bay City Fireworks Festival should seek safe shelter immediately! This includes the following highways... I-75 between mile markers 134 and 168. I-675 between mile markers 1 and 7. US-10 between mile markers 129 and 139. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4359 8417 4366 8416 4367 8381 4363 8369 4360 8369 4359 8370 4359 8369 4322 8370 4322 8417 TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 262DEG 22KT 4366 8402 4346 8406 4326 8410 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ MV