Michigan Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 10:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:56PM EDT until May 18 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 10:56am
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 11:45am
Description: 
SVRAPX The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Otsego County in northern Michigan... Northeastern Antrim County in northern Michigan... Southeastern Charlevoix County in northern Michigan... * Until 245 PM EDT. * At 155 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alba, or 8 miles northeast of Mancelona, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Elmira, Boyne Falls, Alba, and Warner Township around 200 PM EDT. Vanderbilt around 210 PM EDT. Pickerel Lake around 225 PM EDT.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Gaylord.
Area Description: 
Antrim, MI; Charlevoix, MI; Otsego, MI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Gaylord MI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov