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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
244 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-086>088-095>099-182200-
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-
ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-
MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-
WESTERN MACKINAC-EASTERN MACKINAC-
MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
BEAVER ISLAND AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS-CHARLEVOIX-
244 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WHILE MOST OF THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN SUB-SEVERE, A FEW STORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MARGINALLY SEVERE SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE FOR TORNADOES AS WELL
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF M-55.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND
RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. REPORTS MAY BE
MADE ONE OF THREE WAYS:
ONLINE: WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/NWSGAYLORD
TWITTER: TWITTER.COM/NWSGAYLORD
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.
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STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5 NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
WHITEFISH BAY (U.S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT IROQUOIS MI-
ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E. POTAGANNISSING BAY-
244 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN MICHIGAN
NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE HURON, LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE SUPERIOR.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
WHILE MOST OF THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN SUB-SEVERE, A FEW STORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MARGINALLY SEVERE SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.
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