Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 1:58PM EDT until May 18 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 10:58am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
SVRGRR
The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Calhoun County in south central Michigan...
Allegan County in southwestern Michigan...
Kent County in southwestern Michigan...
Ottawa County in southwestern Michigan...
Barry County in southwestern Michigan...
Kalamazoo County in southwestern Michigan...
* Until 330 PM EDT.
* At 158 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Holland State Park to Paw Paw to Cassopolis, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 120 PM, a 63 mph wind gust was
reported at the Benton Harbor airport.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Grand Rapids... Kalamazoo... Portage...
Holland... Hastings... Battle Creek...
Allegan... Wyoming... Kentwood...
Walker... Grandville... East Grand Rapids...
Hudsonville... Rockford... Zeeland...
Coopersville... Sparta... Wayland...
Otsego... Plainwell...
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Allegan, MI; Barry, MI; Calhoun, MI; Kalamazoo, MI; Kent, MI; Ottawa, MI
Forcast Office:
NWS Grand Rapids MI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov