894
WFUS53 KGRR 022227
TORGRR
MIC077-159-022315-
/O.NEW.KGRR.TO.W.0002.260402T2227Z-260402T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
627 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...
NORTHWESTERN KALAMAZOO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT.
* AT 627 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER MATTAWAN, OR NEAR PAW PAW, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
KALAMAZOO, MATTAWAN, AND WESTWOOD AROUND 630 PM EDT.
PARCHMENT AROUND 635 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
OSHTEMO, ALAMO, AND COOPER.
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4216 8576 4217 8593 4242 8570 4242 8545
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 223DEG 49KT 4222 8578
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
JC
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