Michigan Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 13:18

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 4:18PM EDT until May 18 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 1:18pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
SVRDTX The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wayne County in southeastern Michigan... Oakland County in southeastern Michigan... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 418 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from South Lyon to near Dundee, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Novi, Milford, Canton, South Lyon, Northville, and Belleville around 425 PM EDT. Romulus around 430 PM EDT. Livonia around 435 PM EDT. West Bloomfield and Clarkston around 440 PM EDT. Southfield, Pontiac, and Ortonville around 445 PM EDT. Oxford and Birmingham around 455 PM EDT. Troy and Royal Oak around 500 PM EDT. Rochester around 505 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Franklin, Keego Harbor, Melvindale, Gibraltar, Waterford, Holly State Recreation Area, Commerce, Auburn Hills, Lake Angelus, and Harper Woods.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Oakland, MI; Wayne, MI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov