Weather Alerts For Cannonsburg Ski Area, MI

# HEADLINE -------------------- Developing thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Van Buren, Kent, Ionia, Barry, western Gratiot, northwestern Clinton, eastern Mecosta, Montcalm, northwestern Calhoun, eastern Allegan, Isabella, Clare, southeastern Osceola, northern Kalamazoo and western Eaton Counties through 230 PM EDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 123 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking developing thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Evart to near Otsego. Movement was east at 30 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Winds up to 45 mph. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Grand Rapids... Kalamazoo... Mount Pleasant... Ionia... Alma... Greenville... Hastings... Battle Creek... Portland... Clare... Evart... Stanton... Wyoming... Kentwood... East Grand Rapids... St. Louis... Belding... Rockford... Wayland... Otsego... ISSUED AT Friday, April 24, 2026 at 1:24 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Clare MI, Ionia MI, Allegan MI, Barry MI, Calhoun MI, Clinton MI, Eaton MI, Gratiot MI, Isabella MI, Kalamazoo MI, Kent MI, Mecosta MI, Montcalm MI, Osceola MI, Van Buren MI

Closest strike: 2.03 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.