118  
WWUS53 KGRR 181928  
SVSGRR  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
328 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-  
328 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 327 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAKEVIEW TO NEAR ST. JOHNS TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST  
OF 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... CHARLOTTE... ALBION...  
EATON RAPIDS... PORTLAND... STANTON...  
GRAND LEDGE... POTTERVILLE... HOMER...  
EDMORE... LAKEVIEW... EDGEMONT PARK...  
CRYSTAL... SIDNEY... MARENGO...  
BROOKFIELD... DIMONDALE... SHERIDAN...  
MULLIKEN... WAVERLY...  
 
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 8491 4308 8492 4312 8511 4347 8533  
4346 8485 4277 8487 4277 8460 4242 8460  
4242 8472 4207 8471  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 226DEG 48KT 4350 8527 4301 8462 4210 8464  
 
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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