Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:38PM EDT until May 18 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 10:38am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
At 138 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Van Buren SP to near Watervliet to near Niles to near
Roseland, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Niles, Dowagiac, Buchanan, Benton Heights, Berrien Springs,
Watervliet, Coloma, Edwardsburg, Paw Paw Lake, Lake Michigan Beach,
Bertrand, Pokagon, Sodus, Riverside, Eau Claire, Magician Lake, Dewey
Lake, Dailey, Barron Lake, and Sumnerville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 196 between mile markers 0 and 7.
Interstate 94 in Michigan between mile markers 33 and 42.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Berrien, MI; Cass, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov