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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Bring 60 mph Winds and Hail to Parts of Michigan and New York

Forecasters used Doppler radar to pinpoint towns, urging people to move indoors.

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Overview

  • Tompkins County, N.Y., was under a Sunday evening severe warning calling for penny-size hail and 60 mph gusts, with the National Weather Service warning of damage to roofs, siding, and trees in places including Ithaca, Elmira, and Corning.
  • In southeast Michigan on Saturday night, Macomb and St. Clair counties faced a severe warning for 60 mph winds and penny-size hail, with expected damage and specific timing for communities from Armada to Port Huron.
  • Northern Michigan saw a Sunday alert for Manistee and Wexford counties where strong storms carried marble-size hail and conditions favorable for brief, weak funnel clouds.
  • Additional Saturday alerts in Michigan flagged strong storms over Bay and Tuscola counties with marble-size hail and 50 mph gusts, Van Buren and Kalamazoo with pea-size hail and 40 mph gusts, and Livingston and Oakland for gusty winds and indoor sheltering.
  • Separate notices covered Alabama, including Henry and Houston counties with gusts up to 40 mph and an earlier Jackson County alert highlighting torrential rain, localized flooding risk, and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.