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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 221
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1259 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
221 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 23 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN

ALCONA                ALPENA                ANTRIM               
ARENAC                BENZIE                CHARLEVOIX           
CHEBOYGAN             CRAWFORD              EMMET                
GLADWIN               GRAND TRAVERSE        IOSCO                
KALKASKA              LEELANAU              MANISTEE             
MISSAUKEE             MONTMORENCY           OGEMAW               
OSCODA                OTSEGO                PRESQUE ISLE         
ROSCOMMON             WEXFORD               

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALGER, ALOHA, ALPENA, ALVERNO, 
ANTRIM, AU GRES, AU SABLE, BARKER CREEK, BEAVER ISLAND, 
BEAVERTON, BELLAIRE, BENZONIA, BINGHAM, BLISS, BOYNE CITY, 
CADILLAC, CARP LAKE, CATHRO, CHARLEVOIX, CHEBOYGAN, CLAM RIVER, 
CLARION, CLEAR LAKE STATE PARK, COMINS, CROSS VILLAGE, CURRAN, 
DARRAGH, DEVILS LAKE, EAST TAWAS, ELBERTA, ELK RAPIDS, ELMIRA, 
FAIRVIEW, FOUCH, FRANKFORT, FREDERIC, GAYLORD, GLADWIN, 
GOOD HART, GRAWN, GRAYLING, GREILICKVILLE, HAGENSVILLE, 
HARBOR SPRINGS, HARTWICK PINES STATE PARK, HAWKS, HETHERTON, 
HIGGINS LAKE, HOCKADAY, HORTON BAY, HOUGHTON LAKE, INDIAN RIVER, 
IRONTON, JOHANNESBURG, KALKASKA, KEWADIN, LAKE BELLAIRE, 
LAKE ST. HELEN, LELAND, LEWISTON, LOVELLS, LUZERNE, MACK LAKE, 
MANCELONA, MANISTEE, MCKINLEY, MERRITT, MIKADO, MIO, 
MODDERSVILLE, MOORESTOWN, MULLET LAKE, NORTHPORT, OMENA, 
OTSEGO LAKE STATE PARK, PESHAWBESTOWN, PLEASANT VIEW, 
PRESQUE ISLE, PRUDENVILLE, RAPID CITY, RED OAK, ROGERS CITY, 
ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT, SHARON, SID TOWN, SIGMA, SKEELS, 
SKIDWAY LAKE, SMITHVILLE, SPARR, ST. HELEN, STANDISH, 
STUTSMANVILLE, TAWAS CITY, THOMPSONVILLE, TRAVERSE CITY, 
TWIN LAKES AREA, WALLOON LAKE, WATERS, WEST BRANCH, WILBER, 
WINEGARS, WOODEN SHOE VILLAGE, AND WURTSMITH AIRFIELD.

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/O.NEW.KAPX.SV.A.0221.260518T1700Z-260519T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
221 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND        
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY    
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER MI                 
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT 
TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5 NM FROM SHORE
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LT. TO STURGEON POINT  MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO US/CANADIAN BORDER                    
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO
US/CANADIAN BORDER      
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI                   
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY                 
SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI                   

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