479  
WWUS53 KGRR 181951  
SVSGRR  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
351 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
MIC037-057-065-073-075-182000-  
/O.CON.KGRR.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260518T2000Z/  
JACKSON MI-INGHAM MI-GRATIOT MI-ISABELLA MI-CLINTON MI-  
351 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT  
FOR JACKSON...INGHAM...GRATIOT...SOUTHEASTERN ISABELLA AND EASTERN  
CLINTON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 351 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SHEPHERD TO NEAR HENDERSON TO NEAR GRASS LAKE,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE  
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LANSING... JACKSON... MOUNT PLEASANT...  
ALMA... MASON... ST. JOHNS...  
ITHACA... EAST LANSING... ST. LOUIS...  
WILLIAMSTON... LESLIE... SHEPHERD...  
BRECKENRIDGE... STOCKBRIDGE... BROOKLYN...  
GRASS LAKE... ELSIE... EDGEMONT PARK...  
VANDERCOOK LAKE... DEWITT...  
 
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 4207 8414 4207 8469 4242 8460 4277 8460  
4297 8454 4346 8484 4349 8489 4358 8496  
4371 8461 4347 8461 4346 8437 4278 8436  
4278 8416  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 243DEG 61KT 4356 8467 4308 8418 4222 8419  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 
 
 
THOMAS  
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