Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 4:09PM EDT until May 18 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 1:09pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 408 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Montrose to Flushing to near Cohoctah, 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.
These severe storms will be near...
Flint, Fenton, Flushing, Clio, Burton, Swartz Creek, Linden, Mount
Morris, Lake Fenton, and Beecher around 415 PM EDT.
Grand Blanc and Crossroads Village 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