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NWS Posts New Thunderstorm Alerts in Alabama and Michigan as Cells Bring Gusts and Heavy Rain

Forecasters are issuing short, localized warnings based on Doppler radar for gusty winds, small hail, torrential rain, frequent lightning.

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Overview

  • At 4:34 p.m. Tuesday, a strong storm over Skyline, Alabama prompted a Jackson County warning through 5:15 p.m. with wind gusts up to 40 mph and a nearly stationary cell.
  • At 2:52 a.m. EDT Tuesday, the NWS updated a Berrien County, Michigan alert for a cluster moving east at 30 mph with gusts near 30 mph, affecting multiple towns and stretches of I‑80 and I‑94.
  • Warnings emphasize torrential rainfall capable of producing localized or flash flooding with guidance to avoid driving through flooded roadways.
  • Forecasters report frequent cloud‑to‑ground lightning that can strike up to 10 miles from a storm and advise immediate shelter in a building or vehicle.
  • Recent alerts also noted pea‑sized hail in parts of Alabama, and an earlier Lancaster County, Pennsylvania warning called for damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.