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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1142 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026 /1042 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 4/15/26 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORM MOVES ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF APRIL 15TH. A
BRIEF TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED SOUTH OF COLDWATER, MI WITH
DETAILS OUTLINED BELOW. WE WISH TO THANK BRANCH COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS SURVEY.
COLDWATER, MI
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.59 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/15/2026
START TIME: 01:04 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 SSE COLDWATER / BRANCH COUNTY / MI
START LAT/LON: 41.8973 / -84.9895
END DATE: 04/15/2026
END TIME: 01:07 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 SW MARBLE LAKE / BRANCH COUNTY / MI
END LAT/LON: 41.8848 / -84.9421
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A SURVEY OF DAMAGE SOUTH OF COLDWATER MICHIGAN INDICATES THAT A
CIRCULATION MAY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TOUCH DOWN ON SANFORD RD, NORTH
OF FENN ROAD WHERE A BARN SUFFERED DAMAGE WITH DEBRIS THROWN TO
THE EAST, IMPACTING PORTIONS OF A SOLAR FARM WITH SOME DAMAGE TO
PANELS. A FEW TREE TOPS SHOWED SOME MINOR DAMAGE FROM SANFORD RD
TO NEAR INTERSTATE 69 WHERE IT APPEARS THE CIRCULATION FINALLY
TOUCHED DOWN AT A BUSINESS ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE
INTERSTATE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO A POLE BARN ON THE PROPERTY. IT
CONTINUED SOUTHEAST CAUSING TREE DAMAGE UNTIL REACHING THE AREA OF
DUBENDORF AND QUIMBY ROAD WHERE A GARAGE LOST ITS ROOF, TREES
WERE BLOWN DOWN AND VINYL FENCING AROUND A POOL WAS BLOWN DOWN.
THE TORNADO THEN IMPACTED A POLE BARN ON SOUTH WOOD RD, THROWING
THE DEBRIS WELL EAST INTO THE FIELD BEFORE LIFTING. MAXIMUM WIND
SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED IN THE 85 TO 90 MPH RANGE.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
FISHER
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