Weather Net Summary
KC8MUV Repeater 145.3700 MHz, Alma, MI
May 18, 2026 3:15 pm EST
Net Control: KF8FKN Luke
Alert Type: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
NWS issued severe thunderstorm at approx: 3:07 pm EST till 4 pm. Possible hazards were up to 70 mph winds and pea sized hail.
Total Check-ins: 4
- KF8FKN/Luke/Ashley, MI (Net Control), via EchoLink and mobile radio
- KD8DAX/Zach/Rainbow Lake, MI, via EchoLink and base station
- KD8UXX/Laura/ Carson City, MI, via phone relay with KD8DAX
- KD8IXV/Jason/Ithaca, MI, via EchoLink and mobile radio
Observations:
- Heavy rain reported in Carson City by KD8UXX/KD8DAX
- Hard wind (28 mph according to home weather station) and possible funnel (rotation) filmed and submitted to NWS in town Ashley by KF8FKN
- Hard wind and continuous lightning in Ithaca by KD8IXV
- Branches down and power poles knocked down on Garfield St. observed in Ashley by KF8FKN
- Reports of tornado spotted on ground south of Pompeii, MI passed on by KD8IXV and later KD8DAX