131  
WFUS53 KGRR 150359  
TORGRR  
MIC015-150445-  
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0016.260415T0359Z-260415T0445Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI  
1159 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...  
 
* UNTIL 1245 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 1159 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A  
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PLAINWELL, OR 12 MILES NORTH OF KALAMAZOO,  
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.  
 
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
SOUTHERN BARRY COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...  
PRAIRIEVILLE, HICKORY CORNERS, DOWLING, DELTON, PINE LAKE,  
BANFIELD, ASSYRIA, AND LACEY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4253 8554 4252 8507 4242 8508 4242 8554  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 272DEG 44KT 4246 8558  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
CAS  
 
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