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WWUS53 KGRR 181903
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
303 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
MIC015-025-081-181930-
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CALHOUN MI-KENT MI-BARRY MI-
303 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN CALHOUN...EASTERN KENT AND EASTERN BARRY COUNTIES...
AT 303 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HOWARD CITY TO NEAR BELDING TO 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF ALBION, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HASTINGS... BATTLE CREEK... ROCKFORD...
LOWELL... NASHVILLE... UNION CITY...
FREEPORT... BURLINGTON... BROWNLEE PARK...
ADA... GRATTAN... CEDAR SPRINGS...
ASSYRIA... SAND LAKE... WOODLAND...
WOODBURY... MURRAY LAKE... ALTO...
CANNONSBURG... LACEY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS EASTERN KENT AND CALHOUN COUNTIES. SEEK SHELTER
NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 4252 8520 4287 8547 4329 8573 4329 8532
4277 8531 4277 8507 4207 8507 4207 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 218DEG 48KT 4336 8554 4304 8520 4232 8471
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
THOMAS
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