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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
746 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/04/2026 TORNADO EVENT
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP TORNADO
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.25 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: APRIL 4, 2026
START TIME: 5:46 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 NE WILLIS / WAYNE COUNTY / MI
START LAT/LON: 42.1788 / -83.5371
END DATE: APRIL 4, 2026
END TIME: 5:50 PM EDT
END LOCATION: BELLEVILLE / WAYNE COUNTY / MI
END LAT/LON: 42.2009 / -83.4749
THE TORNADO STARTED JUST SOUTH OF MARTZ RD BETWEEN RAWSONVILLE RD
AND HOEFT RD. IT FIRST FLIPPED A HAYRIDE TRAILER AND CONTINUED
NORTHEAST TOWARD HULL RD. EF-1 DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG HULL RD WITH
THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF EF-1 DAMAGE ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF
HULL RD BETWEEN ELWELL RD AND BAK RD. THIS DAMAGE INCLUDED
MULTIPLE TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED, TELEPHONE POLES SNAPPED, AND
A LARGE BARN WALL BLOWN OUT. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST
CROSSING SUMPTER RD PRODUCING EF-0 DAMAGE WITH SCATTERED LARGE
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWNED. THE TORNADO LIFTED RIGHT
BEFORE REACHING SAVAGE RD.
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.
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