Special Marine Warning Issued for Saginaw Bay Areas
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NOAA issued it on May 29, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Detroit/Pontiac has issued a Special Marine Warning for Inner and Outer Saginaw Bay until 5:30 PM EDT due to severe thunderstorms.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Saginaw Bay, Michigan
- Issued
- May 29, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Marine notices apply to named waters or shoreline zones. They may not describe conditions on land, even when the nearest place name is the same.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Saginaw Bay, Michigan.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI. Effective from 2026-05-18T15:59:00-04:00 until 2026-05-18T17:30:00-04:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Likely.
Affected Areas
Inner Saginaw Bay SW of Point Au Gres to Bay Port MI; Outer Saginaw Bay SW of Alabaster to Port Austin MI to Inner Saginaw Bay. Specific locations include Bay City Liberty Harbor and The Mouth Of The Saginaw River, Pinconning, Quanicassee, Sebewaing, Gravelly Shoals, Bay Port, Caseville, and Port Austin.
What You Should Do
Avoid the warned areas. Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves.
Expected Conditions
Severe thunderstorms with wind gusts in excess of 50 knots and small hail. Storms moving northeast at 50 knots.
Timeline
Alert in effect from 3:59 PM EDT until 5:30 PM EDT on May 18, 2026. Thunderstorms expected near listed locations between 4:15 PM and 5:05 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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