Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 4:34PM EDT until August 9 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 1:34pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
SVRGRR
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Kalamazoo County in southwestern Michigan...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 433 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles southwest of Allegan to near Mattawan to 5
miles south of Decatur, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Kalamazoo... Portage... Vicksburg...
Galesburg... Mattawan... Parchment...
Schoolcraft... Climax... Richland...
Comstock Northwest... Westwood... Gull Lake...
Alamo... Fulton... Augusta...
Oshtemo... Comstock... Scotts...
Cooper...
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Kalamazoo, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Rapids MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov