Michigan Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 10:03

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 1:03PM EDT until May 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 10:03am
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 221 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BAY GENESEE HURON LAPEER LENAWEE LIVINGSTON MACOMB MIDLAND MONROE OAKLAND SAGINAW SANILAC SHIAWASSEE ST. CLAIR TUSCOLA WASHTENAW WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADRIAN, ALMONT, ANN ARBOR, BAD AXE, BAY CITY, BRIGHTON, BROWN CITY, CANTON, CARO, CASEVILLE, CASS CITY, CROSWELL, DEARBORN, DECKERVILLE, DURAND, FERNDALE, FLINT, FOWLERVILLE, HARBOR BEACH, HOWELL, IMLAY CITY, LAMBERTVILLE, LAPEER, LEXINGTON, LINCOLN PARK, LIVONIA, MARLETTE, MARYSVILLE, MAYVILLE, MIDLAND, MILLINGTON, MONROE, NOVI, OWOSSO, PIGEON, PONTIAC, PORT HURON, REDFORD, REESE, ROYAL OAK, SAGINAW, SANDUSKY, SEBEWAING, SOUTHFIELD, ST. CLAIR SHORES, STERLING HEIGHTS, TAYLOR, TEMPERANCE, TROY, UBLY, VASSAR, WARREN, WATERFORD, AND WESTLAND.
Area Description: 
Bay, MI; Genesee, MI; Huron, MI; Lapeer, MI; Lenawee, MI; Livingston, MI; Macomb, MI; Midland, MI; Monroe, MI; Oakland, MI; Saginaw, MI; St. Clair, MI; Sanilac, MI; Shiawassee, MI; Tuscola, MI; Washtenaw, MI; Wayne, MI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov