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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
149 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/18/2026 TORNADIC WATERSPOUT EVENT
BRADFORD LAKE TORNADIC WATERSPOUT
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.1 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/18/2026
START TIME: 233 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 1.1 SSW WATERS, MI
START LAT/LON: 44.8639 / -84.7089
END DATE: 05/18/2026
END TIME: 234 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1.0 SSW WATERS, MI
END_LAT/LON: 44.8651 / -84.7078
A TORNADIC WATERSPOUT BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ON BIG BRADFORD LAKE IN
SOUTHERN OTSEGO COUNTY. THE WATERSPOUT PRODUCED MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE
BRANCHES AND FREE STANDING OBJECTS ALONG A PORTION OF THE EASTERN
SHORE OF THE LAKE.
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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