Special Weather Statement in Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
9/3/2026 1:09:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
9/3/2026 1:09:00 PM until 9/3/2026 2:15:00 PM
At 108 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Fife Lake, or 10 miles southwest of Kalkaska,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Kalkaska, Sharon, Fife Lake, South Boardman, Sigma, and Smithville.
