India, May 19 -- A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Kent County and much of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Forecasters warn that dangerous storms could produce tornadoes.

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Grand Rapids said storms moving into southwest Michigan could rapidly strengthen over the next several hours, bringing damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph, hail measuring up to 1.5 inches and the possibility of isolated tornadoes.

According to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, nearly all of Michigan's Lower Peninsula has been placed under a severe thunderstorm watch until Monday night as a volatile weather system tracks northeastward from southern Lake Michigan. The weather predictions have assigned a "slight risk" le...