WEST MICHIGAN- The National Weather service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 9 p.m. for most of West Michigan excluding Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon Counties.
The impacted counties are:
ALLEGAN BARRY BERRIEN BRANCH CALHOUN CASS CLINTON EATON GENESEE GRATIOT HILLSDALE HURON INGHAM IONIA JACKSON KALAMAZOO LAPEER LENAWEE LIVINGSTON MACOMB MONROE OAKLAND SAGINAW SANILAC SHIAWASSEE ST. CLAIR ST. JOSEPH TUSCOLA VAN BUREN WASHTENAW WAYNE
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH TOWARDS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 96 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...HAIL TO AROUND ONE INCH IN DIAMETER...TORRENTIAL RAIN AND VERY FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MINOR STREET FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH WHICH WILL SHIFT THE THREAT TOWARDS SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY.
