Expires:202405170745;Remove:202405170745;350767 WWUS83 KAPX 170700 SPSAPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Gaylord MI 300 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 MIZ021-022-027-028-170745- Otsego MI-Kalkaska MI-Antrim MI-Crawford MI- 300 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OTSEGO...SOUTHEASTERN ANTRIM... NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND NORTHEASTERN KALKASKA COUNTIES THROUGH 345 AM EDT... At 300 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Alba to near Kalkaska. Movement was east at 20 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, Mancelona, Elmira, Frederic, Vanderbilt, Sparr, Otsego Lake State Park, Pickerel Lake, Darragh, Chester Township, Alba, Eastern Corwith Township, Waters, Hartwick Pines State Park, and Blue Lake Township. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4470 8458 4471 8515 4502 8500 4520 8450 4520 8442 TIME...MOT...LOC 0700Z 251DEG 18KT 4499 8496 4472 8511 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ GILLEN