Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 4:57PM EDT until May 18 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 1:57pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 457 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along and west of a
line from near Hadley to near Oxford to Southfield to Downtown
Detroit, 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...
Warren, Troy, Southfield, Pontiac, Oxford, Royal Oak, Birmingham,
Rochester, and Detroit Zoo around 500 PM EDT.
Sterling Heights 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