Indiana, Michigan, Ohio Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 11:28

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 2:28PM EDT until May 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 11:28am
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 220 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA KOSCIUSKO IN NORTHERN INDIANA ADAMS ALLEN IN BLACKFORD DE KALB ELKHART GRANT HUNTINGTON JAY LAGRANGE MIAMI NOBLE STEUBEN WABASH WELLS WHITLEY IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN BRANCH CASS MI HILLSDALE ST. JOSEPH MI IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO ALLEN OH DEFIANCE FULTON OH HENRY PAULDING PUTNAM VAN WERT WILLIAMS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, ANGOLA, ANTWERP, ARCHBOLD, AUBURN, BERNE, BLUFFTON, BLUFFTON, BRONSON, BRYAN, CASSOPOLIS, COLDWATER, COLUMBIA CITY, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, DECATUR, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, DOWAGIAC, DUNKIRK, EDGERTON, EDWARDSBURG, ELKHART, FORT WAYNE, FREMONT, GARRETT, GAS CITY, GOSHEN, GRISSOM AFD, HARTFORD CITY, HICKSVILLE, HILLSDALE, HUNTINGTON, JONESVILLE, KENDALLVILLE, LAGRANGE, LEIPSIC, LIBERTY CENTER, LIGONIER, LIMA, LITCHFIELD, MARCELLUS, MARION, MENDON, MEXICO, MONTPELIER, MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, NAPPANEE, NEW HAVEN, NORTH MANCHESTER, OHIO CITY, OSSIAN, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAYNE, PERU, PORTLAND, ROANOKE, SHERWOOD, SHIPSHEWANA, SOUTH WHITLEY, SPENCERVILLE, STURGIS, SWANTON, THREE RIVERS, TOPEKA, TRI-LAKES, UPLAND, VAN WERT, WABASH, WARSAW, WAUSEON, WHITE PIGEON, AND WINONA LAKE.
Area Description: 
Adams, IN; Allen, IN; Blackford, IN; De Kalb, IN; Elkhart, IN; Grant, IN; Huntington, IN; Jay, IN; Kosciusko, IN; Lagrange, IN; Miami, IN; Noble, IN; Steuben, IN; Wabash, IN; Wells, IN; Whitley, IN; Branch, MI; Cass, MI; Hillsdale, MI; St. Joseph, MI; Allen, OH; Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Henry, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH; Williams, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov