Overview
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Several cooridors of strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a pre-frontal trough, and migrated across portions of southeast Michigan during the afternoon and early evening hours on Tuesday, May 19th. These storms brought strong and damaging winds, which resulted in numerous areas sustaining microburst and straight-line wind damage. Several gusts in excess of 55 mph were recorded along with wind damage leading to numerous downed trees and large limbs, in addition to powerlines. |
Radar
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| Loop of NEXRAD Base Reflectivity Radar from 1:10pm to 6:30pm on May 19, 2026 - courtesy Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM) |
Storm Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI 915 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0232 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NW New Hudson 42.53N 83.63W 05/19/2026 Oakland MI Public Several snapped trees at Kensington Metro Park. 0233 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N New Hudson 42.54N 83.62W 05/19/2026 Oakland MI Broadcast Media Observed downed tree and large tree limbs. 0235 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 E White Lake 42.64N 83.46W 05/19/2026 Oakland MI Public Large tree fell across Elizabeth Lake Road just west of Williams Lake Road. Numouers large limbs observed down in the vicinity of Cooley Lake and Elizabeth Lake Roads. 0242 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NW Keego Harbor 42.63N 83.37W 05/19/2026 Oakland MI Broadcast Media Large tree snapped. Large tree limbs also blown down, one crushing portions of a camper. 0255 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 E Auburn Hills 42.68N 83.19W 05/19/2026 M48 mph Oakland MI Trained Spotter Measured via anemometer 0255 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SW Chilson 42.50N 83.88W 05/19/2026 Livingston MI 911 Call Center Trees and wires reported down. 0304 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SW Washington 42.71N 83.07W 05/19/2026 Macomb MI Amateur Radio Multiple trees down at Stony Creek Metropark 0307 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 N Washington 42.76N 83.02W 05/19/2026 Macomb MI 911 Call Center Trees and wires reported down across portions of northern and northwest Macomb County - Corrected for time 0329 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Oakland County Intl Air 42.66N 83.41W 05/19/2026 M49 mph Oakland MI ASOS Measured at KPTK Pontiac Airport 0339 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Adair 42.81N 82.61W 05/19/2026 St. Clair MI Public Tree reported down, along with large tree limbs. 0418 PM Hail 2 S Oak Park 42.43N 83.18W 05/19/2026 M1.00 inch Wayne MI Trained Spotter Report of dime to quarter size hail 0422 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Fraser 42.54N 82.94W 05/19/2026 Macomb MI Public A few large tree limbs and wires reported down. 0423 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 S Livonia 42.38N 83.37W 05/19/2026 E60 mph Wayne MI Amateur Radio Estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust and pea size hail. 0441 PM Marine Tstm Wind Lake St. Clair Metropar 42.57N 82.80W 05/19/2026 M41 mph Macomb MI Mesonet 0445 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Detroit City Airport 42.41N 83.01W 05/19/2026 M54 mph Wayne MI ASOS Measured at KDET - Detroit City Airport 0448 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Monroe Custer Airport 41.94N 83.43W 05/19/2026 M59 mph Monroe MI AWOS 0449 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Grosse Pointe Shores 42.44N 82.88W 05/19/2026 Wayne MI Trained Spotter Report of a 20 to 30 ft tree down 0459 PM Marine Tstm Wind Grosse Pointe YC 42.43N 82.87W 05/19/2026 M76 mph Wayne MI Mesonet 0519 PM Marine Tstm Wind Detroit River Light 42.00N 83.14W 05/19/2026 M40 mph LEZ444 MI C-Man Station
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| NWS Detroit/Pontiac, MI Local Storm Reports (LSR) from May 19, 2026 |
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| SPC National Storm Reports from May 19, 2026 |
Photos & Video
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| Washington Twp, MI (Courtesy of Trained Spotter) |
Washington Twp, MI (Courtesy of Trained Spotter) |
Troy, MI (Courtesy of Trained Spotter) |
Clarkston, MI (Courtesy of Trained Spotter) |
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| Washington Twp, MI (Courtesy of Trained Spotter) |
Waterford, MI (Courtesy of CBS News Detroit) |
Environment
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| Figure 1: WPC Surface Analysis, valid 18 UTC May 19, 2026 | Figure 2: WPC Surface Analysis, valid 21 UTC May 19, 2026 | Figure 3: Mixed-Layer CAPE, valid 18 UTC May 19, 2026 |
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| Figure 4: Mixed-Layer CAPE, valid 20 UTC May 19, 2026 | Figure 5: DTX Sounding, valid 12 UTC May 19, 2026 | Figure 6: SPC Categorical Severe Weather Outlook, valid 13 UTC May 19, 2026 |
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| Figure 7: SPC Mesoscale Discussion #787, valid 1915 UTC May 19, 2026 | Figure 8: Severe Thunderstorm Watch #230, valid 1800 UTC May 19, 2026 |
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