350  
WWUS53 KAPX 172304  
SVSAPX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
704 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
MIC019-101-172315-  
/O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260517T2315Z/  
BENZIE MI-MANISTEE MI-  
704 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT  
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BENZIE AND NORTHEASTERN MANISTEE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 703 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BENZONIA TO NEAR COPEMISH TO NEAR BRETHREN,  
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING AT  
LEAST 44 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
THOMPSONVILLE AND COPEMISH AROUND 710 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE WALLIN  
AND PERE MARQUETTE STATE FOREST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4435 8611 4444 8610 4454 8618 4467 8588  
4451 8582 4443 8582  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 251DEG 33KT 4453 8608 4446 8603 4433 8604  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
JLD  
 
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