Severe Thunderstorm Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 428 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON 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.