NWS Grand Rapids MITO.W 0018June 11, 2026
Tornado Warning: Kent, MI
The National Weather Service office in Grand Rapids issued a tornado warning for Kent in Michigan, which was in force until 9:45 p.m. local time on June 11. It was the 18th tornado warning the NWS office in Grand Rapids issued in 2026. Michigan had 17 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 8 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Michigan's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 38 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Grand Rapids MI
- Area
- Kent
- State
- Michigan
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:07 p.m. EDT, June 11, 2026
- Expires
- 9:45 p.m. EDT, June 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGRR TO.W 0018
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Michigan since 2008Every warning type in Michigan
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The notice as issued
TORGRR The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southern Kent County in southwestern Michigan... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 907 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located along a line extending from near Jenison to near Jamestown, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * These dangerous storms will be near... Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Walker, and Grandville around 910 PM EDT. Kentwood and East Grand Rapids around 915 PM EDT. Gerald R. Ford International Airport around 920 PM EDT. Other locations in the path of these tornadic storms include Lowell.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.