942  
WWUS83 KIWX 161852  
SPSIWX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
252 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
MIZ078-277-161915-  
CASS MI-SOUTHERN BERRIEN MI-  
252 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN CASS AND SOUTHEASTERN  
BERRIEN COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...  
 
AT 252 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
BUCHANAN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NILES, DOWAGIAC, BUCHANAN, POKAGON, DAILEY, BARRON LAKE, SUMNERVILLE,  
AND INDIAN LAKE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4178 8641 4186 8646 4204 8614 4185 8600  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 246DEG 25KT 4185 8635  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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