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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
711 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 /611 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024/

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/07/24 Tornado Event...

Assessment of several areas of damage began May 8th and will
continue into May 9th. Damage associated with tornadoes has been
listed below. Some areas of straight line wind damage also occurred
but are not covered in this update.

.Angola EFU...

Rating:                 EF-U
Estimated Peak Wind:    N/A
Path Length /statute/:  0.04 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   N/A
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             06:11 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 NNW Silver Lake / Steuben County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          41.6573 / -85.0702

End Date:               05/07/2024
End Time:               06:12 PM EDT
End Location:           2 NNW Silver Lake / Steuben County / IN
End Lat/Lon:            41.6577 / -85.0695

Survey Summary:
Numerous reports of funnel clouds were received from west of
Angola to north of Angola including in the area of Crooked and
Loon lakes. Video footage confirms a brief touchdown north of W
100 N and west of W Landis Road, likely over an open field. No
damage was found in the area, resulting in a EF-U rating.

&&

.Union Lake MI EF1...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.09 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             06:07 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 SSW Union City / Branch County / MI
Start Lat/Lon:          42.0248 / -85.1797

End Date:               05/08/2024
End Time:               06:08 PM EDT
End Location:           2 SSW Union City / Branch County / MI
End Lat/Lon:            42.031 / -85.1602

Survey Summary:
Brief secondary tornado developed here as larger tornado
dissipated northwest. Some evidence of larger RFD wind damage
inbetween tracks and just north and east of here.

&&

.Dowagiac/Twin Lakes EF1...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  11.83 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   950 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             05:11 PM EDT
Start Location:         4 SE Decatur / Cass County / MI
Start Lat/Lon:          42.0682 / -85.9168

End Date:               05/07/2024
End Time:               05:38 PM EDT
End Location:           1 NW Dowagiac / Cass County / MI
End Lat/Lon:            41.995 / -86.1227

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 95 mph
occurred in the early evening of May 7th in Cass County, MI. The
tornado touched down in a field just north of the Dowagiac Municipal
Airport. The tornado did damage to trees along Middle Crossing Rd,
even uprooting a few large trees onto homes in the area. The tornado
continued northeast, where a power pole was snapped and a few center
pivots were flipped in a field adjacent to the Amtrak railroad near
the intersection of Gage Street and Atwood Road.
The tornado reached its maximum width in the Twin Lakes area, where
extensive damage to trees was noted on all sides of both lakes.
Hundreds of trees of varying sizes were snapped and uprooted in Twin
Lakes. The tornado continued northeast, snapping trees on Dewey Lake
Street. Additional damage to a barn was noted on Wickett Road. The
tornado dissipated near the Cass/Van Buren County line.

&&

.Melrose OH EF1...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.23 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/07/2024
Start Time:             08:11 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 WSW Melrose / Paulding County / OH
Start Lat/Lon:          41.0844 / -84.459

End Date:               05/07/2024
End Time:               08:14 PM EDT
End Location:           1 WSW Oakwood / Paulding County / OH
End Lat/Lon:            41.0866 / -84.3972

Survey Summary:
Several reports of funnel clouds and a touchdown were received
from near Latty east to south of Melrose and west of Oakwood. The
most extensive damage occurred north of Road 82, along Road
151 where several structures were impacted. A unanchored home was
slid 18 feet off  its foundation into the west side of a barn.
Max wind speeds have been estimated around 105 mph.

&&

.St. Joseph County into Branch County MI

St Joseph County Emergency Management has been assessing damage in a
swath from roughly south of Centreville northeast to north of Colon
and to the St. Joseph/Branch county line. Branch county EMA
officials and the NWS completed the survey of damage in NW Branch
county from Havens Lake northeast to south of Union Lake. The
strongest damage found in Branch county was consistent with EF2
damage and estimated winds of 130 mph.  Since the track is not
finalized with damage in St. Joseph county, the final rating and
track detials will not be released at this time. A survey team plans
to assess St. Joseph county on May 9th.

&&

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.

$$

Holsten/Fisher/Brown/Johnson