Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 3:17PM EDT until May 18 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 12:17pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description:
SVRIWX
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Steuben County in northeastern Indiana...
Eastern Branch County in southwestern Michigan...
Hillsdale County in southeastern Michigan...
Defiance County in northwestern Ohio...
Williams County in northwestern Ohio...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 317 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Homer to near Fremont to near
Grabill, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Defiance, Coldwater, Bryan, Hillsdale, Montpelier, Hicksville,
Jonesville, Fremont, Edgerton, West Unity, Quincy, Hamilton,
Pioneer, Litchfield, Stryker, Reading, Edon, Holiday City, Edgerton
In Williams County, and Long Lake.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 69 in Michigan between mile markers 8 and 21.
Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 145 and 156.
Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 22.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Steuben, IN; Branch, MI; Hillsdale, MI; Defiance, OH; Williams, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov