SMWGRR The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Special Marine Warning for. Nearshore and Open Waters from St Joseph to South Haven MI. * Until 545 PM EDT. * At 417 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 nm west of St. Joseph Light, moving northeast at 40 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and large hail. SOURCE. Radar. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include. South Haven Light, St. Joseph Light, and St. Joseph.

For the following areas. Nearshore and Open Waters from St Joseph to South Haven MI. At 437 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 nm north of St. Joseph Light, moving northeast at 40 knots. HAZARD. Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and large hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. Locations impacted include. South Haven Light, St. Joseph Light, and St. Joseph.

The areas affected include. Nearshore and Open Waters from St Joseph to Grand Haven MI. At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds and large hail that were moving out of the Chicago area and across southern Lake Michigan. Storm motion was to the northeast at 40 knots. Special marine warnings will likely be required later this afternoon for the waters between St Joseph and Grand Haven. Boaters should consider heading for shore before the storms arrive.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 195 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE

* WHAT. Dense fog will reduce visibility to 2 to 3 NM. * WHERE. Central Third of the Open Waters of Lake Michigan, Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake, and Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake. * WHEN. Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Low visibility will make navigation difficult.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 195 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN ALLEGAN KALAMAZOO KENT OTTAWA VAN BUREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLEGAN, ALLENDALE, BRADLEY, COVERT, DORR, EASTMANVILLE, FENNVILLE, GRAND RAPIDS, GRAND VALLEY, HARTFORD, HOLLAND, JENISON, KALAMAZOO, KEELER, LAMONT, MARNE, MATTAWAN, MCDONALD, OTSEGO, PAW PAW, PLAINWELL, PORTAGE, SOUTH HAVEN, WAYLAND, AND WYOMING.