Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued Until 10:00 p.m.

May 19, 2019 Albion, MI (AMN) – THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH194 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN

CALHOUN, CLINTON, EATON, INGHAM, IONIA, JACKSON

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

ALLEGAN, BARRY, KALAMAZOO, KENT, OTTAWA, VAN BUREN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLEGAN, ALLENDALE, BANFIELD, BATH, BATTLE CREEK, BELDING, BRADLEY, BROOKFIELD, CHARLOTTE, COVERT, DEWITT, DORR, DOWLING, EAST LANSING, EASTMANVILLE, EATON RAPIDS, FENNVILLE, GRAND LEDGE, GRAND RAPIDS, GRAND VALLEY, GRESHAM, HARTFORD, HASTINGS, HOLLAND, IONIA, IRVING, JACKSON, JENISON,

KALAMAZOO, KEELER, LAMONT, LANSING, MARNE, MATTAWAN, MCDONALD, MIDDLEVILLE, ORLEANS, OTSEGO, PAW PAW, PLAINWELL, PORTAGE,

PORTLAND, SMYRNA, SOUTH HAVEN, ST. JOHNS, WACOUSTA, WAVERLY,WAYLAND, WOODBURY, AND WYOMING.

Issuing Office: Grand Rapids

Source: National Weather Service

Issued: Sun, May 19, 4:30 PM EDT

This Afternoon

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Low around 48. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.