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Fresh NWS Storm Warnings Extend Coast to Coast, With Alabama Coast the Latest Focus

Forecasters highlight rapidly evolving, Doppler‑tracked storms that can escalate from penny to quarter‑size hail in minutes.

Overview

  • Early Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a short‑term alert for Mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama, tracking a line of storms moving northwest at 35 mph with gusts up to 30 mph and impacts from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan.
  • In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Friday, an initial alert for 40 mph gusts and penny‑size hail was upgraded within 38 minutes to a severe warning for Baraga and Marquette counties with 60 mph winds and quarter‑size hail, with damage to vehicles, roofs, siding and trees expected.
  • Thursday evening in Yosemite, an updated alert warned of pea‑size hail, torrential rain and frequent cloud‑to‑ground lightning, with radar tracking a storm near Bootjack moving northeast at about 30 mph and a risk of localized flooding.
  • On Saturday in Cheboygan County, Michigan, a short‑duration alert called for gusts near 40 mph as a storm over Wolverine moved east at 20 mph, with campers advised to seek sturdy shelter.
  • NWS guidance urges moving indoors or into a vehicle, avoiding flooded roadways and water bodies, remembering lightning can strike up to 10 miles from a storm, and waiting 30 minutes after the last thunder before resuming outdoor activities.