Michigan, Ohio Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 12:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 3:56PM EDT until May 18 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 12:56pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
SVRIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Hillsdale County in southeastern Michigan... Northeastern Defiance County in northwestern Ohio... Northern Henry County in northwestern Ohio... Fulton County in northwestern Ohio... Eastern Williams County in northwestern Ohio... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 356 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Addison to 6 miles northeast of Pioneer to near Paulding, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Napoleon, Bryan, Wauseon, Archbold, Montpelier, Swanton, Morenci, Delta, West Unity, Pioneer, Stryker, Fayette, Liberty Center, Holiday City, Jerome, Somerset, West Jefferson, Pulaski, Pittsford, and Moscow. This includes Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 13 and 48.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Hillsdale, MI; Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Henry, OH; Williams, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov