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NWUS53 KIWX 190919
LSRIWX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
519 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0309 PM TORNADO 2 WNW EDWARDSBURG 41.81N 86.11W
03/06/2026 CASS MI NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 FATAL ***
A DISORGANIZED CIRCULATION TOUCHED DOWN
NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF RUNKLE ST
AND CONRAD RD, DESTROYING AN ATTACHED GARAGE
AND DAMAGING THE FRONT OF A HOME. ONE
FATALITY, A 12 YEAR OLD BOY, WAS CONFIRMED
AT THE HOME. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
NORTHEAST, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAINLY TREES
WITH SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AS IT MOVED
ACROSS YANKEE ST, EAST OF DAILEY RD. THE
TORNADO THEN WIDEN AND INTENSIFIED WITH THE
PEAK DAMAGE OCCURRING ALONG HARRIS ST,
BETWEEN HESS RD AND M-62 WHERE NUMEROUS
TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. SOME DAMAGE
TO POLE BARNS AND HOMES (MAINLY ROOFS) WAS
NOTED. THE TORNADO CROSSED M-62 AND
CONTINUED NORTHEAST, CROSSING PORTIONS OF
OIL CITY RD AND MONETTE ST TO CURTIS, DAY
AND CHAIN LAKES BEFORE LIFTING JUST EAST OF
THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH AND WALNUT RD.
0347 PM TORNADO 1 ESE CLEAR LAKE 41.94N 85.71W
03/06/2026 ST. JOSEPH MI NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 10 INJ ***
ANOTHER TORNADO FROM THE SAME SUPERCELL THAT
PRODUCED THE EDWARDSBURG TORNADO TOUCHED
DOWN NEAR STOLDT RD AND COON HOLLOW RD
SOUTHWEST OF THREE RIVERS. THE TORNADO
QUICKLY INTENSIFIED AND PRODUCED EF-2 DAMAGE
WITH ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 120-130 MPH.
HERE, THE TORNADO HIT A MENARDS, REMOVING
THE ROOF ON THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST
PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING, ALONG WITH AN
EXTERIOR WALL COLLAPSE. ONE SECTION OF AN
NEARBY UHAUL FACILITY WAS ALSO COMPLETELY
DESTROYED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED THROUGH THE
HEART OF THREE RIVERS, PRODUCING EF-1 AND
ISOLATED POCKETS OF EF-2 DAMAGE TO
RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES (INCLUDING THE
HOSPITAL). THE TORNADO CROSSED THE ST.
JOSEPH RIVER, PRODUCING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO
A LUMBER YARD BEFORE UPROOTING MANY TREES IN
A LOCAL CEMETERY. THE TORNADO PRODUCED
ANOTHER POCKET OF EF-2 DAMAGE TO A
DOUBLE-WIDE MOBILE HOME AND A BRAND NEW
SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY. MULTIPLE
SCHOOL TRAILERS WERE TOSSED EITHER ACROSS
THE STREET OR INSIDE THE TRANSPORTATION
FACILITY ITSELF WHICH HAD ITS ROOF REMOVED.
AS THE TORNADO BECAME CUT OFF FROM THE MAIN
SUPERCELL, IT BEGAN TO JOG MORE EASTWARD. IT
PRODUCED MORE DAMAGE NORTH OF CENTREVILLE
INCLUDING A LARGE BARN AND ADDITIONAL TREES
SNAPPED.
0433 PM TORNADO 4 NNE SHERWOOD 42.05N 85.22W
03/06/2026 BRANCH MI NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 3 FATAL, 12 INJ ***
THE MOST INTENSE AND DEADLY TORNADO OF THE
CYCLIC TORNADIC SUPERCELL TOUCHED DOWN IN
NORTHWEST BRANCH COUNTY, NORTHWEST OF UNION
LAKE BETWEEN BLOSSOM RD AND MENDON RD. THIS
TORNADO WAS WELL PHOTOGRAPHED FROM MULTIPLE
ANGLES, AND IT QUICKLY TURNED INTO A
MULTI-VORTEX WEDGE. AFTER DESTROYING A POLE
BARN AND DAMAGING A RESIDENCE, THE TORNADO
DEPOSITED A 500 GALLON PROPANE TANK IN A
FIELD. DRONE FOOTAGE ALSO SHOWED GROUND
SCOURING IN THE SAME FIELD. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED NORTHEAST AND CAUSED THE MOST
WIDESPREAD AND INTENSE DAMAGE ALONG PRAIRIE
ROSE LN. EVERY RESIDENCE ALONG THIS STRETCH
WAS EITHER HEAVILY DAMAGED OR COMPLETELY
DESTROYED. TRAGICALLY, THREE INDIVIDUALS
LOST THEIR LIVES HERE WHEN THEIR
MANUFACTURED HOMES WERE LOFTED AND TOSSED.
ONE OF THESE TRAILERS WAS WELL ANCHORED AND
TOSSED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS, BADLY
TWISTING THE FRAME. NUMEROUS VEHICLES WERE
ALSO TOSSED IN THIS AREA. THE MAXIMUM PEAK
INTENSITY OF 160 MPH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AT
THE CORNER OF TUTTLE RD AND PRAIRIE ROSE LN.
THIS 2 STORY BLOCK HOME WAS COMPLETELY
DESTROYED. CONSTRUCTION QUALITY AND OLDER
BUILDING CODES OF ALL HOMES IN THIS AREA
CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR FAILURE AND PRECLUDED
THE SURVEY TEAM FROM BEING ABLE TO RATE
HIGHER THAN AN EF-3. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
OFF TO THE NORTHEAST INTO UNION CITY
PRODUCING EF-1 TO EF2 DAMAGE ALONG THE WAY
BEFORE DISSIPATING AT THE BRANCH/CALHOUN
COUNTY LINE.
0935 PM TORNADO 3 W TOTO 41.27N 86.75W
03/10/2026 STARKE IN NWS STORM SURVEY
VIDEO OBTAINED FROM STORM CHASERS CLAIMING
TO BE ON THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE
PARENT MESOCYCLONE CLEARLY SHOW TWO DISTINCT
TORNADOES OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. ONE
LARGER CIRCULATION WITH NUMEROUS POWER
FLASHES, WITH A SMALLER 2ND CIRCULATION OFF
TO THE SOUTHWEST. BASED ON THE UNUSUAL
DAMAGE PATH THAT THE NWS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
UNCOVERED, THIS ALIGNS WITH THE IDEA THAT A
SMALL, SHORT-LIVED CIRCULATION FORMED ON THE
SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE LARGE WEDGE
TORNADO, PRODUCING BRIEF EF-0 DAMAGE BEFORE
DISSIPATING.
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