135  
WWUS53 KGRR 180504  
SVSGRR  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
104 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
MIC005-159-180530-  
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260418T0530Z/  
VAN BUREN MI-ALLEGAN MI-  
104 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT  
FOR VAN BUREN AND SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGAN COUNTIES...  
 
AT 103 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF FENNVILLE TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF  
BANGOR TO NEAR DECATUR, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ALLEGAN... PAW PAW... OTSEGO...  
PLAINWELL... MATTAWAN... LAWTON...  
DECATUR... MARTIN... PINE GROVE...  
LAWRENCE... GOBLES... HOPKINS...  
BLOOMINGDALE... BREEDSVILLE... BRADLEY...  
GLENDALE... GRAND JUNCTION... SHELBYVILLE...  
KENDALL...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4207 8610 4225 8609 4234 8608 4245 8608  
4265 8610 4265 8555 4242 8554 4242 8576  
4207 8576  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 268DEG 32KT 4264 8602 4240 8600 4216 8605  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
OSTUNO  
 
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