WEST MICHIGAN — Severe Thunderstorm warnings and boat advisories have been issued for the lakeshore and thousands are without power Tuesday morning.
Winds triggered sirens in Ottawa and Kent Counties around 6:15 a.m.
The Storm Prediction Center placed West Michigan under a severe weather outlook Monday night and the system started passing through around 4:30 a.m., according reports on the Consumers Outage Map.
The region along and west of U.S.-131 falls under a SLIGHT RISK for severe thunderstorms on Tuesday for the morning hours. This is a level two out of five on the Storm Prediction Center severe outlook scale.
The outlook suggests that wind gusts over 60 mph and hail greater than one inch in diameter will be possible.
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After the morning wave, we see the potential for more pop-up storms, leading to a separate SLIGHT RISK for communities south of I-96. The timing of those will be from 2 P.M. to midnight
Tuesday afternoon and evening storm potential is harder to pinpoint with location, given the nature of pop-up storms in the expected environment.
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids released the following statement on Monday:
The primary concerns for severe weather on Tuesday are damaging wind gusts and hail. An isolated tornado is not expected at this time.
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