Michigan Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 13:32

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 4:32PM EDT until May 18 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 1:32pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
At 432 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Milford to near Novi to near Maybee, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe storms will be near... Livonia, Novi, Romulus, Canton, Northville, and Belleville around 435 PM EDT. West Bloomfield and Clarkston around 440 PM EDT. Southfield, Taylor, Pontiac, Flat Rock, and Dearborn around 445 PM EDT. Ortonville around 450 PM EDT. Oxford, Birmingham, and Greenfield Village around 455 PM EDT. Troy, Royal Oak, and Wyandotte around 500 PM EDT. Detroit, Rochester, and Detroit Zoo around 505 PM EDT. Warren and Sterling Heights around 510 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