Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 18 at 12:05AM EDT until April 18 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 9:05pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description:
SVRGRR
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Van Buren County in southwestern Michigan...
Allegan County in southwestern Michigan...
* Until 130 AM EDT.
* At 1204 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 26 miles northwest of Van Buren SP to 12 miles west
of St. Joseph to near Beverly Shores, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Holland... Allegan... South Haven...
Paw Paw... Wayland... Otsego...
Plainwell... Hartford... Mattawan...
Lawton... Bangor... Decatur...
Fennville... Saugatuck... Martin...
Van Buren SP... Lake Michigan Beach... Dorr...
Pine Grove... Covert...
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Allegan, MI; Van Buren, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Rapids MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov