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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 9:11 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GOGEBIC AND WEST CENTRAL ONTONAGON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT/500 PM CDT/... At 511 PM EDT/411 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bessemer, or 8 miles northeast of Ironwood, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Porcupine Mountains State Park, Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield, Hurley, Bergland, Northern Lake Gogebic, Thomaston, Copper Peak, Lake of the Clouds, Clark Lake, White Pine, Ironwood Airport, Mirror Lake, Black River Harbor, and Merriweather. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT/1000 PM CDT/ for western Upper Michigan. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 9:19 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT... For the following areas... Black River To Ontonagon MI... Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle Royale National Park... Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI... Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI... At 519 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 34 nm southeast of The Western Lake Superior Buoy, moving northeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. The strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && HAIL...0.00IN; WIND...>34KTS
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:52 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 542 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN ALGER BARAGA DELTA DICKINSON IRON MARQUETTE MENOMINEE SCHOOLCRAFT IN WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN GOGEBIC HOUGHTON KEWEENAW ONTONAGON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AHMEEK, BARAGA, BEECHWOOD, BESSEMER, CASPIAN, CRYSTAL FALLS, ESCANABA, GLADSTONE, HANCOCK, HOUGHTON, IRON MOUNTAIN, IRON RIVER, IRONWOOD, ISHPEMING, KINGSFORD, L'ANSE, LAURIUM, MANISTIQUE, MARQUETTE, MENOMINEE, MUNISING, NORWAY, ONTONAGON, STAMBAUGH, AND WAKEFIELD.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 8:52 PM Aug. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 542 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE 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
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