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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
930 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026 /830 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/18/26 SEVERE WEATHER EVENT
OVERVIEW
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVED QUICKLY ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN INDIANA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF APRIL
18TH. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN THE MILL CREEK, LYDICK AND NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF DAMAGE
REPORTS AND SURVEY INFORMATION HAS LEAD TO THE FOLLOWING
PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS. WE WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT SUBMITTED
PHOTOS AND DETAILS OF THE DAMAGE IN THESE AREAS.
GERMAN TOWNSHIP, IN
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.28 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/18/2026
START TIME: 12:51 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 SW BERTRAND / ST. JOSEPH COUNTY / MI
START LAT/LON: 41.7515 / -86.3158
END DATE: 04/18/2026
END TIME: 12:53 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 SW BERTRAND / ST. JOSEPH COUNTY / MI
END LAT/LON: 41.7572 / -86.2924
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A SURVEY OF DAMAGE NEAR THE INDIANA/MICHIGAN STATE LINE CONFIRMED
AS DISORGANIZED TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON ADAMS RD, BETWEEN
MAYFLOWER AND PORTAGE RD THEN QUICKLY TRACKED ACROSS PORTAGE RD
INTO 2 SUBDIVISIONS ON THE EAST SIDE OF PORTAGE RD. POCKETS OF
TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH THE MAJORITY OF ANY STRUCTURE DAMAGE
CAUSED BY FALLING TREES. THE TORNADO LIFTED EAST OF ALPINE RIDGE
CT. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 80 MPH.
.ASSESSMENT OF OTHER DAMAGE IN ST JOSEPH COUNTY AND LA PORTE
COUNTY INDIANA...
A NARROW AREA OF DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE AREA OF OUTER DRIVE AND
KROFT DRIVE, JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE TORNADO TRACK. SEVERAL
TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A FEW SNAPPED WITH 2 HOMES SUFFERING
DAMAGE FROM FALLING TREES. WHILE IT IS SUSPECTED A CIRCULATION MAY
HAVE BEEN NEAR THE SURFACE OR POSSIBLY BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN, THE
EVIDENCE WAS NOT CONCLUSIVE ENOUGH TO CLASSIFY AS A TORNADO. WINDS
WERE LIKELY IN THE 70 TO 75 MPH RANGE IN THESE AREAS.
DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN THE LYDICK, IN AREA WITH SOME TREE DAMAGE
NOTED ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF CHAIN LAKE AND MORE SPORADIC DAMAGE
IN OTHER AREAS. WHILE A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN MAY HAVE OCCURRED HERE,
THE EVIDENCE WAS INCONCLUSIVE AND WILL BE RULED AS STRAIGHT-LINE
WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH.
A REPORT WAS RECEIVED OF DAMAGE EAST OF MILL CREEK (LA PORTE
COUNTY) IN THE AREA OF E 75 S BETWEEN S 775 E AND S875 E. ACCESS
WAS LIMITED TO THE GENERAL AREA DUE TO FENCING, BUT A SMALL WEST
TO EAST BARN WAS BLOWN TOWARDS THE NORTH INTO 2 OTHER BARNS WITH
NO DAMAGE NOTED TO THE OTHER STRUCTURES. SOME TREE DAMAGE WAS ALSO
OBSERVED NORTH OF THIS LOCATION. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN
THE GENERAL AREA. THE DAMAGE IS BEING RULED AS STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
OF 60 TO 70 MPH.
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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