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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

May 16, 20264 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2026, 5:23 AM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2026, 5:23 AM EDT (09:23 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2026, 5:53 AM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clinton County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Montcalm County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 3:31 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningGRR89 min
May 16, 3:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRMason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa92 min
May 16, 4:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGRRMuskegon, Ottawa24 min
May 16, 5:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGRRClinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Montcalm60 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Michigan, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.