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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0025 Issued by the Gaylord Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-18 13:20:51 400 WUUS53 KAPX 181820 SVRAPX MIC039-137-181915- /O.NEW.KAPX.SV.W.0025.260518T1820Z-260518T1915Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Gaylord MI 220 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Otsego County in northern Michigan... Northern Crawford County in northern Michigan... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 219 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Darragh, or 7 miles southeast of Mancelona, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Frederic and Waters around 225 PM EDT. Gaylord and Otsego Lake State Park around 230 PM EDT. Sparr, Chester Township, and Johannesburg around 240 PM EDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near inland lakes across Otsego and northern Crawford counties, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 4465 8485 4504 8485 4520 8437 4479 8437 TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 242DEG 44KT 4482 8495 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Dippman Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-18 13:50:51 504 WWUS53 KAPX 181850 SVSAPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Gaylord MI 250 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 MIC039-137-181915- /O.CON.KAPX.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260518T1915Z/ Otsego MI-Crawford MI- 250 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR OTSEGO AND NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES... At 250 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Johannesburg, or 9 miles east of Gaylord, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of Otsego and northeastern Crawford Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4469 8471 4508 8473 4520 8437 4479 8437 TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 242DEG 44KT 4500 8448 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Dippman Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-05-18 14:05:52 946 WWUS53 KAPX 181905 SVSAPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Gaylord MI 305 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 MIC039-137-181915- /O.EXP.KAPX.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-260518T1915Z/ Otsego MI-Crawford MI- 305 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR OTSEGO AND NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for northern Michigan. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service Gaylord. && LAT...LON 4469 8471 4508 8473 4520 8437 4479 8437 TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 242DEG 44KT 4508 8427 $$ Dippman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||