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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
653 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

MIC027-149-022315-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-260402T2315Z/
Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-
653 PM EDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN CASS AND NORTHWESTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES...

At 651 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cassopolis, or
8 miles east of Dowagiac, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Cassopolis, Marcellus, Penn, Vandalia, Diamond Lake, Howardsville,
Paradise Lake, Donnell Lake, Wakelee, and Calvin Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southwestern
Michigan.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 4206 8561 4183 8596 4183 8600 4184 8601
      4186 8604 4189 8606 4207 8598
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 221DEG 41KT 4195 8595 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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