Michigan Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 12:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 3:53PM EDT until May 18 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 12:53pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
SVRDTX The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Genesee County in southeastern Michigan... * Until 500 PM EDT. * At 353 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Oakley to near Corunna to Fowlerville, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Lennon and Gaines around 400 PM EDT. Flushing, Swartz Creek, and Montrose around 405 PM EDT. Flint, Fenton, Clio, Linden, Lake Fenton, and Beecher around 410 PM EDT. Burton, Mount Morris, and Crossroads Village around 415 PM EDT. Grand Blanc around 420 PM EDT. Davison, Goodrich, and Otisville around 425 PM EDT. Otter Lake around 430 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Atlas, Thetford Township, Argentine, Rankin, and Genesee.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Genesee, MI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov