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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI  
501 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHERN BAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...  
NORTH CENTRAL SAGINAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN...  
 
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 501 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FREELAND,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR FREELAND, BAY CITY.  
 
HAZARD...BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE SEVERELY INJURED.  
EXPECT SHATTERED WINDOWS, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ROOFS,  
SIDING, AND VEHICLES.  
 
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...  
BAY CITY, AUBURN, FREELAND, AND ZILWAUKEE AROUND 505 PM EDT.  
KAWKAWLIN AND ESSEXVILLE AROUND 510 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE BAY CITY  
STATE RECREATION AREA AND SHIELDS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4348 8417 4355 8417 4374 8391 4369 8387  
4361 8366 4359 8367 4359 8370 4358 8370  
4342 8411 4348 8421  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 232DEG 28KT 4351 8409  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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