950  
WWUS83 KDTX 160505  
SPSDTX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
105 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
MIZ048-053-160600-  
BAY MI-SAGINAW MI-  
105 AM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BAY AND  
NORTHEASTERN SAGINAW COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EDT...  
 
AT 104 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
SAGINAW, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SAGINAW, BAY CITY, FRANKENMUTH, ESSEXVILLE, ZILWAUKEE, MUNGER,  
BRIDGEPORT, CARROLLTON, SWAN CREEK, GARFIELD, ARTHUR, BUENA VISTA  
TOWNSHIP, GERA, INDIANTOWN, SHIAWASSEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE,  
FOSTERS, AND SHIELDS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4367 8388 4362 8368 4359 8368 4358 8370  
4335 8370 4323 8399 4339 8418  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0504Z 241DEG 36KT 4339 8394  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
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