SMWGRR The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Nearshore and Open Waters from St Joseph to Holland MI. * Until 845 AM EDT. * At 745 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 34 nm northwest of St. Joseph Light to near South Haven Light, moving southwest at 25 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include. South Haven Light, St. Joseph Light, and St. Joseph.

At 729 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 39 miles west of Van Buren SP to near South Haven to near Comstock Northwest to near Charlotte. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 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. Niles, Sturgis, Coldwater, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Hillsdale, Three Rivers, Dowagiac, Buchanan, Benton Heights, Fair Plain, Bronson, Bridgman, Jonesville, Constantine, Berrien Springs, Cassopolis, Watervliet, Quincy, and Union City. This includes the following highways. Interstate 196 between mile markers 0 and 7. Interstate 69 in Michigan between mile markers 1 and 21. Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 7 and 42.