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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Marquette MI
457 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
MIZ005-011>013-180945-
Marquette MI-Delta MI-Dickinson MI-Menominee MI-
457 AM EDT Mon May 18 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DICKINSON...NORTHWESTERN DELTA...
MENOMINEE AND SOUTHERN MARQUETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 AM EDT/445 AM
CDT/...

At 457 AM EDT/357 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Witch
Lake to 12 miles east of McCaslin Mountain Natural Area. Movement was
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Norway, Watson, Stephenson, Felch, Powers,
La Branche, Rock, Foster City, Hermansville, Gwinn, Bagley, Wilson,
Spalding, Niagara, Bark River, Nadeau, Aurora, and Whitney.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 4529 8769 4535 8765 4539 8769 4535 8776
      4535 8788 4550 8779 4556 8783 4559 8778
      4566 8783 4568 8778 4575 8788 4578 8809
      4581 8814 4587 8807 4593 8811 4632 8795
      4629 8712 4615 8710 4529 8744 4527 8747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0857Z 273DEG 36KT 4620 8796 4545 8821 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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