Indiana, Michigan, Ohio Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 12:08

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 3:08PM EDT until May 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 12:08pm
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 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA ADAMS ALLEN IN BLACKFORD DE KALB GRANT HUNTINGTON JAY STEUBEN WELLS IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN BRANCH HILLSDALE 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 ANGOLA, ANTWERP, ARCHBOLD, AUBURN, BERNE, BLUFFTON, BLUFFTON, BRONSON, BRYAN, COLDWATER, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, DECATUR, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, DUNKIRK, EDGERTON, FORT WAYNE, FREMONT, GARRETT, GAS CITY, HARTFORD CITY, HICKSVILLE, HILLSDALE, HUNTINGTON, JONESVILLE, LEIPSIC, LIBERTY CENTER, LIMA, LITCHFIELD, MARION, MONTPELIER, MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, NEW HAVEN, OHIO CITY, OSSIAN, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAYNE, PORTLAND, ROANOKE, SHERWOOD, SPENCERVILLE, SWANTON, UPLAND, VAN WERT, AND WAUSEON.
Area Description: 
Adams, IN; Allen, IN; Blackford, IN; De Kalb, IN; Grant, IN; Huntington, IN; Jay, IN; Steuben, IN; Wells, IN; Branch, MI; Hillsdale, 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