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WWUS53 KGRR 181935
SVSGRR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
335 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
MIC045-181943-
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EATON MI-
335 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN EATON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH HAVE EXITED EATON COUNTY. HOWEVER WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR EASTERN EATON COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM. A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MICHIGAN.
LAT...LON 4258 8460 4298 8460 4312 8446 4312 8437
4260 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 247DEG 36KT 4310 8456 4292 8447 4269 8443
MIC037-065-181945-
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INGHAM MI-CLINTON MI-
335 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN INGHAM AND EASTERN CLINTON COUNTIES...
AT 333 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF ST. JOHNS TO 6 MILES WEST OF
LAINGSBURG TO NEAR EAST LANSING, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR LANSING AND THE CAPITAL REGION.
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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LANSING... MASON... ST. JOHNS...
EAST LANSING... ELSIE... EDGEMONT PARK...
DEWITT... CAPITAL REGION INTER...OVID...
OKEMOS... BATH... HOLT...
HASLETT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
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 4258 8460 4298 8460 4312 8446 4312 8437
4260 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 247DEG 36KT 4310 8456 4292 8447 4269 8443
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
THOMAS
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