451 WOUS20 KWNS 181606 WWASPC SPC WW-A 181610 ILZ000-INZ000-MIZ000-OHZ000-LMZ000-181740- STATUS REPORT ON WW 220 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 20 N SLO TO 30 NNE SLO TO 25 SE CMI TO 25 NW DNV TO 45 ESE MMO TO 40 W VPZ TO 45 ESE RFD. ..HALBERT..05/18/26 ATTN...WFO...ILX...LOT...IWX...IND...ILN... && STATUS REPORT FOR WS 220 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ILC023-025-029-031-033-035-043-045-049-075-079-091-101-159-183- 197-181740- IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE CLARK CLAY COLES COOK CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DUPAGE EDGAR EFFINGHAM IROQUOIS JASPER KANKAKEE LAWRENCE RICHLAND VERMILION WILL $$ INC001-003-007-009-011-015-017-021-023-033-035-039-045-049-053- 057-059-063-065-067-069-073-075-081-085-087-089-091-095-097-099- 103-107-109-111-113-119-121-127-131-133-135-141-145-149-151-153- 157-159-165-167-169-171-179-181-183-181740- IN . INDIANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS ALLEN BENTON BLACKFORD BOONE CARROLL CASS CLAY CLINTON DE KALB DELAWARE ELKHART FOUNTAIN FULTON GRANT HAMILTON HANCOCK HENDRICKS HENRY HOWARD HUNTINGTON JASPER JAY JOHNSON KOSCIUSKO LAGRANGE LAKE LA PORTE MADISON MARION MARSHALL MIAMI MONTGOMERY MORGAN NEWTON NOBLE OWEN PARKE PORTER PULASKI PUTNAM RANDOLPH ST. JOSEPH SHELBY STARKE STEUBEN SULLIVAN TIPPECANOE TIPTON VERMILLION VIGO WABASH WARREN WELLS WHITE WHITLEY $$ MIC021-023-027-059-149-181740- MI . MICHIGAN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BERRIEN BRANCH CASS HILLSDALE ST. JOSEPH $$ OHC003-011-039-051-069-107-125-137-161-171-181740- OH . OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALLEN AUGLAIZE DEFIANCE FULTON HENRY MERCER PAULDING PUTNAM VAN WERT WILLIAMS $$ LMZ043-046-080-740-741-742-743-744-745-779-181740- CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI LAKE MICHIGAN MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID-LINE OF LAKE. WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE $$ THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES. $$  727 WWUS30 KWNS 181657 SAW1 SPC AWW 181657 WW 221 SEVERE TSTM MI LE LH LM 181700Z - 190000Z AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE.. 45S JXN/JACKSON MI/ - 40NW APN/ALPENA MI/ ..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /50NE FWA - 56S SSM/ HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS. MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25035. LAT...LON 41618602 45488581 45488250 41618292 THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS FOR WOU1.  725 WWUS40 KWNS 181657 WWP1 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH PROBABILITIES FOR WS 0221 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1156 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 WS 0221 PROBABILITY TABLE: PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 20% PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /EF2-EF5/ TORNADOES : <02% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 70% PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS >= 65 KNOTS : 30% PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 20% PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS >= 2 INCHES : 10% PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : 90% && ATTRIBUTE TABLE: MAX HAIL /INCHES/ : 1.5 MAX WIND GUSTS SURFACE /KNOTS/ : 70 MAX TOPS /X 100 FEET/ : 500 MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR /DEGREES AND KNOTS/ : 25035 PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION : NO && FOR A COMPLETE GEOGRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE WATCH AND WATCH EXPIRATION INFORMATION SEE WOUS64 FOR WOU1. $$