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WWUS83 KMQT 051951

SPSMQT



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Marquette MI

251 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

 

MIZ009-052030-

Gogebic MI-

251 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN GOGEBIC COUNTY

THROUGH 330 PM CDT...



At 251 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over

Saxon, or 14 miles west of Ironwood, moving east at 15 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...

Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield, Hurley, Little Girls Point, Ironwood

Airport, Copper Peak, Black River Harbor, and Saxon Harbor.



People attending Blasting at Copper Peak  should seek safe shelter

immediately!



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



&&



LAT...LON 4660 9042 4669 8996 4640 8998 4643 9016

      4650 9022 4650 9027 4652 9028 4651 9032

      4654 9031 4656 9034 4654 9035 4654 9040

      4656 9042

TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 270DEG 12KT 4653 9043 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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