THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH656 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MICHIGAN

THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN

CLARE GRATIOT ISABELLA MECOSTA MONTCALM OSCEOLA

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN CALHOUN CLINTON EATON INGHAM IONIA JACKSON

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN ALLEGAN BARRY KALAMAZOO KENT OTTAWA VAN BUREN

IN WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN MUSKEGON NEWAYGO OCEANA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLEGAN, ALLENDALE, ALMA, AVONDALE, BANFIELD, BATH, BATTLE CREEK, BELDING, BIG RAPIDS, BRADLEY, BRIDGETON, BROOKFIELD, CHARLOTTE, CLARE, COVERT, CROTON HEIGHTS, DEWITT, DORR, DOWLING, EAST LANSING, EASTMANVILLE, EATON RAPIDS, ELM HALL, EVART, FENNVILLE, FOREST HILL, FREMONT, GOWEN, GRAND LEDGE, GRAND RAPIDS, GRAND VALLEY, GREENVILLE, GRESHAM, HART, HARTFORD, HASTINGS, HAWKINS, HESPERIA, HOLLAND, IONIA, IRVING, ITHACA, JACKSON, JENISON, KALAMAZOO, KEELER, LAMONT, LANGSTON, LANSING, LEOTA, LITTLE POINT SABLE, MARION, MARNE, MATTAWAN, MCDONALD, MEARS, MIDDLEVILLE, MOUNT PLEASANT, MUSKEGON, NEWAYGO, NORTON SHORES, ORLEANS, OTSEGO, PARIS, PAW PAW, PISGAH HEIGHTS, PLAINWELL, PORTAGE, PORTLAND, REED CITY, REEMAN, RIVERDALE, SEARS, SMYRNA, SOUTH HAVEN, ST. HUBERTS, ST. JOHNS, ST. LOUIS, STONY LAKE, TURK LAKE, WACOUSTA, WAVERLY, WAYLAND, WEARE, WINN, WOODBURY, WOOSTER, AND WYOMING.