Special Weather Statement 06/09/2025 13:33 for Michigan areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 9 at 4:33PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 9, 2025 - 1:33pm
Expires: 
June 9, 2025 - 2:30pm
Description: 
At 432 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sparr to near Chester Township to near Hartwick Pines State Park. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Gaylord, Grayling, Lewiston, Elmira, Frederic, Lovells, Vanderbilt, Sparr, Otsego Lake State Park, Pickerel Lake, Johannesburg, South Branch Township, Chester Township, Eastern Corwith Township, Waters, and Hartwick Pines State Park.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northern Michigan.
Area Description: 
Otsego; Crawford
Forcast Office: 
NWS Gaylord MI