Indiana, Michigan Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 11:49

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 2:49PM EDT until May 18 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 11:49am
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
SVRIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Steuben County in northeastern Indiana... Eastern Lagrange County in northeastern Indiana... Branch County in southwestern Michigan... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 248 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Union City to 7 miles south of Bronson to near Rome City, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Coldwater, Angola, Bronson, Fremont, Quincy, Union City, Hamilton, Ray, Girard, Kinderhook, Batavia, California, Ashley, Gilead, Hudson, Orland, Clear Lake, Sherwood, York, and Flint. This includes the following highways... Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 341 and 357. Interstate 69 in Michigan between mile markers 1 and 21. Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 128 and 156.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Lagrange, IN; Steuben, IN; Branch, MI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana