Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:30PM EDT until May 18 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 10:30am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 11:15am
Description:
At 128 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles west of South Haven to 7 miles south of
Watervliet, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...ASOS. At 125 PM 63 mph winds were reported at the Benton
Harbor ASOS .
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
South Haven, Hartford, Bangor, and Van Buren SP around 135 PM EDT.
Decatur around 140 PM EDT.
Paw Paw and Lawton around 145 PM EDT.
Mattawan around 150 PM EDT.
Allegan around 200 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Burnips, Lawrence, Castle Park, Hopkins, Pullman, Glendale,
Breedsville, Gobles, Ganges, and Douglas.
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