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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
432 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
MIC125-163-182130-
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Wayne MI-Oakland MI-
432 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR WAYNE AND OAKLAND COUNTIES...
 
At 432 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Milford to near Novi to near Maybee, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
 
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
 
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
 
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
 
These severe storms will be near...
  Livonia, Novi, Romulus, Canton, Northville, and Belleville around
  435 PM EDT.
  West Bloomfield and Clarkston around 440 PM EDT.
  Southfield, Taylor, Pontiac, Flat Rock, and Dearborn around 445 PM
  EDT.
  Ortonville around 450 PM EDT.
  Oxford, Birmingham, and Greenfield Village around 455 PM EDT.
  Troy, Royal Oak, and Wyandotte around 500 PM EDT.
  Detroit, Rochester, and Detroit Zoo around 505 PM EDT.
  Warren and Sterling Heights around 510 PM EDT.
 
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Franklin, Keego Harbor, Melvindale, Gibraltar, Waterford, Holly State
Recreation Area, Commerce, Auburn Hills, Lake Angelus, and Harper
Woods.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
 
&&
 
LAT...LON 4204 8320 4209 8329 4209 8354 4243 8355
      4243 8366 4287 8369 4289 8310 4245 8308
      4245 8287 4247 8287 4244 8284 4236 8289
      4232 8306 4229 8309 4224 8313 4212 8312
      4201 8316 4203 8317 4201 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 212DEG 42KT 4261 8354 4250 8353 4197 8347
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
 

 

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