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WWUS53 KGRR 181838
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
238 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
MIC005-181847-
/O.CAN.KGRR.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-260518T1900Z/
ALLEGAN MI-
238 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALLEGAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4256 8549 4277 8555 4277 8567 4285 8572
4301 8552 4280 8531 4277 8531 4277 8527
4263 8513 4245 8542 4245 8543
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 224DEG 45KT 4285 8557 4259 8537
MIC015-081-181900-
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-260518T1900Z/
KENT MI-BARRY MI-
238 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN KENT AND CENTRAL BARRY COUNTIES...
AT 237 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR KENTWOOD TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HASTINGS, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR BARRY AND SOUTHERN KENT COUNTIES.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
HASTINGS, FREEPORT, AND GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
AROUND 245 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
PRAIRIEVILLE, DUTTON, CUTLERVILLE, DELTON, ALASKA, ALTO, IRVING,
CLOVERDALE, YANKEE SPRINGS, AND CASCADE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
LAT...LON 4256 8549 4277 8555 4277 8567 4285 8572
4301 8552 4280 8531 4277 8531 4277 8527
4263 8513 4245 8542 4245 8543
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 224DEG 45KT 4285 8557 4259 8537
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
THOMAS
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