Expires:202405080000;Remove:202405080000;809651 WUUS53 KGRR 072305 SVRGRR MIC077-159-080000- /O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0020.240507T2305Z-240508T0000Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI 705 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024 The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Van Buren County in southwestern Michigan... Kalamazoo County in southwestern Michigan... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 704 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mattawan, or 8 miles southeast of Paw Paw, moving east at 40 mph. The path of this storm includes the Portage area where recovery efforts are underway from earlier severe weather. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Kalamazoo... Portage... Vicksburg... Galesburg... Mattawan... Lawton... Schoolcraft... Climax... Comstock Northwest... Westwood... Fulton... Augusta... Oshtemo... Comstock... Scotts... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southwestern Michigan. 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. && LAT...LON 4207 8584 4224 8582 4237 8530 4207 8530 TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 254DEG 35KT 4216 8575 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ TJT