011  
WWUS53 KGRR 181919  
SVSGRR  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
319 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
MIC025-045-067-117-182000-  
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-260518T2000Z/  
CALHOUN MI-IONIA MI-EATON MI-MONTCALM MI-  
319 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT  
FOR EASTERN CALHOUN...EASTERN IONIA...EATON AND MONTCALM COUNTIES...  
 
AT 319 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAKEVIEW TO 5 MILES WEST OF ST. JOHNS TO NEAR  
LITCHFIELD, 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...  
LANSING... IONIA... CHARLOTTE...  
ALBION... GREENVILLE... MARSHALL...  
EATON RAPIDS... PORTLAND... STANTON...  
GRAND LEDGE... POTTERVILLE... HOWARD CITY...  
HOMER... EDMORE... CARSON CITY...  
LAKEVIEW... EDGEMONT PARK... ORLEANS...  
CRYSTAL... SIDNEY...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD  
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS WEST AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. SEEK SHELTER NOW  
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4208 8502 4276 8496 4295 8504 4322 8531  
4329 8531 4330 8556 4347 8556 4346 8485  
4277 8484 4277 8460 4242 8460 4242 8472  
4207 8471  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 225DEG 48KT 4346 8532 4297 8467 4206 8469  
 
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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