977  
WUUS53 KGRR 181720  
SVRGRR  
MIC005-159-181815-  
/O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0060.260518T1720Z-260518T1815Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
120 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...  
ALLEGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...  
 
* UNTIL 215 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 120 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE MICHIGAN BEACH TO NEAR  
BERRIEN SPRINGS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
SOUTH HAVEN, HARTFORD, AND VAN BUREN STATE PARK AROUND 130 PM EDT.  
BANGOR AROUND 135 PM EDT.  
SAUGATUCK AROUND 140 PM EDT.  
FENNVILLE AROUND 145 PM EDT.  
ALLEGAN AROUND 155 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE  
BURNIPS, LAWRENCE, HOPKINS, PULLMAN, GLENDALE, BREEDSVILLE, GOBLES,  
GANGES, AND DOUGLAS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4207 8622 4224 8622 4224 8637 4246 8625  
4264 8623 4270 8620 4276 8621 4277 8576  
4207 8576  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 228DEG 54KT 4236 8664 4197 8641  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
CAS  
 
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