393  
WUUS53 KGRR 181834  
SVRGRR  
MIC025-045-067-117-182000-  
/O.NEW.KGRR.SV.W.0063.260518T1834Z-260518T2000Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
234 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...  
IONIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...  
EATON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN...  
MONTCALM COUNTY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN...  
 
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 234 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WALKER TO NEAR MIDDLEVILLE TO NEAR BATTLE  
CREEK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO  
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LANSING... IONIA... CHARLOTTE...  
ALBION... GREENVILLE... MARSHALL...  
EATON RAPIDS... PORTLAND... STANTON...  
GRAND LEDGE... BELDING... POTTERVILLE...  
LAKE ODESSA... HOWARD CITY... HOMER...  
SARANAC... BELLEVUE... EDMORE...  
CARSON CITY... LAKEVIEW...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD  
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A  
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4208 8507 4277 8507 4277 8531 4329 8531  
4330 8556 4347 8556 4346 8485 4277 8484  
4277 8460 4242 8460 4242 8472 4207 8471  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 226DEG 48KT 4310 8582 4267 8549 4220 8538  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 
 
 
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