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Special Marine Warning for Huron Islands to Marquette MI; Marquette to Munising MI; Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore +1 more

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What is happening

For the following areas... Huron Islands to Marquette MI... Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border Beyond 5NM from shore... Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore... Marquette to...

What the bulletin says to do

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for north central Upper Michigan...and the adjacent waters of Lake Superior. Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.

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Bulletin details

For the following areas... Huron Islands to Marquette MI... Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border Beyond 5NM from shore... Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI Beyond 5NM from shore... Marquette to Munising MI... At 547 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from near Granite Island to near Granite Point to 7 nm southwest of Little Presque Isle, moving southeast at 25 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to nearly 50 knots, and large hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. Locations impacted include... Presque Isle, Little Presque Isle, and Granite Island.

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued July 20 at 5:47PM EDT until July 20 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

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  2. Update

    Special Marine Warning issued July 20 at 5:38PM EDT until July 20 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

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  3. Alert

    Special Marine Warning issued July 20 at 5:15PM EDT until July 20 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI

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Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Marquette MI. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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