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Final call, EF-2: Saint Joseph County Michigan... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.46 miles Path Width /maximum/: 700 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 08/06/2024 Start Time: 08:19 AM EDT Start Location: 2 W Howardsville / St. Joseph County / MI Start Lat/Lon: 42.0333 / -85.7616 End Date: 08/06/2024 End Time: 08:33 AM EDT End Location: 1 NNW Three Rivers / St. Joseph County / MI End Lat/Lon: 41.9616 / -85.6348 Survey Summary: A tornado touched down Tuesday morning at the county line border, just north of Lewis Lake. The tornado did significant tree damage and snapped power poles along the entirety of Berry Ln. The tornado moved southeast towards Day Rd where it reached maximum width of approximately 700 yards. Here, a well anchored manufactured home was slid approximately 5 feet off its foundation, along with significant tree damage. Near the intersection of Bent Rd. and Floating Bridge Rd. the tornado completely destroyed a barn. Farther east on Floating Bridge Rd., the tornado removed a two-story barn roof completely off and moved it about 30 feet away. The tornado reached maximum intensity of EF-2 along Floating Bridge Rd. Another barn roof received major roof damage, the residence's roof was partially removed, and significant tree damage was also observed. The tornado continued southeast crossing Mount Zion Rd with major tree damage and center pivots being overturned. Near Pulver and Null Rd., 8 power poles were snapped, an irrigation pivot was twisted, and minor/moderate roof damage was observed to three homes. Farther southeast along Cowling Rd, a well constructed shed was moved 20-30ft away from its foundation and part of the structure was thrown into the Rocky River. Finally, the tornado caused minor roof damage to a warehouse along N. Main St in Three Rivers. While a portion of the roof was thrown into the trees across the street, it is believed this is where the tornado terminated.

The Michigan tornado will be rated at least EF-1. This was just sent out by the IWX WCM: Our damage survey of St. Joseph is complete. We can confirm at least an EF-1 tornado from north of Lewis Lake at the county line, went southeast and ended on N Maine St. in Three Rivers. We will internally discuss amongst us at the office on rating and estimated wind speed, but it was at least on the upper end of an EF-1. Thank you for your patience and assistance. Somebody back at the office will release a PNS shortly containing much of the same info. It might be this evening before official path width/length and wind speed are released.

The damage path is from east of Marcellus to the north side of Three Rivers, MI. If it turns out to be a tornado touchdown, how anomalous is that, an AM tornado in Michigan?

IWX is receiving numerous damage pictures from areas that paralleled the rotation on radar from this morning’s warned supercell. EMA is currently investigating and will report later this afternoon, the results of which will determine whether surveys will be completed.

I blame Rick McCoy, a fellow Emergency Manager for that. He was originally a broadcast met in Ft. Wayne and has been the EMA Director in Van Wert Co., OH for decades. I always said that severe weather follows him wherever he goes, and Wan Wert County has seen a disproportionate share of severe weather, including numbers of tornadoes, in this region over the past 25 years.

Same here. NWS had showers or showers and storms in the forecast in our area all week, ranging from 30%-80%. Total rainfall for the week? 0.27" Multiple MCS's formed in Missouri, Iowa, and points west and north, moved through Illinois and western Indiana, only to die when they reached US 31. At least Central and southern Indiana had some action.

Midway's only two days ahead of O'Hare?

When did you move to San Diego?

Caught 0.69 this morning and another 0.54 this afternoon for 1.23" total. We didn't get the big totals from Beryl down this way, but have 3.21" in the past six days, with several more rounds possible in the next couple of days.

LOL at SPC in issuing a Watch for our county at 12:46 PM EDT, 20 minutes after IWX issued a warning for us, which was promptly canceled an hour later. I was out spotting and only got a 48 MPH gust, but there were a few trees/limbs down in the area, including a limb into my daughter's brand new fence and shed. The rest of the tree is leaning against the power pole in the background. There was a nice little feature on radar as the line approached (I failed grab the couplet on velocity) that had me concerned, but nothing came of it.

This morning’s 3k NAM is trash. Didn’t initialize correctly, not even picking the storms currently rolling through Chicagoland this morning

One of my favorite times of the year in Indiana with multiple rounds of nocturnal boomers possible Sunday-Tuesday nights.

Just wow. Good video of it destroying structures

It was mentioned that this is just like tracking a winter storm. And just like a winter storm, I seem to always get the rug pulled out from under me. Just because I trusted the Euro. Northwest trend FTL once again.

You have to be old like me to get this one

Got 1.54" in about 2 1/2 hours this morning, along with some nice rumbles. However, 15 miles north only had .22". Rain pretty much formed overhead and kept backbuilding on the prefrontal trough. Looks like anything else before the front rolls through later will be isolated/scattered..

Hoosier's gotta be beside himself

I just realized that FWA set a record for the warmest lows for four nights in a row from Monday through Thursday, with temps never getting below 70. Yesterday morning got down to 69 and this morning's low was 72, but 1988 said "Hi."

Nothing beats the smell of petrichor, except actually getting the rain of course.

Wind farms are really showing up well on radar this morning

The subtitle of this thread is “Stick a fork in it already.” What’s not to like about the most beautiful weather to begin June that we’ve experienced in years in this part of the Subforum, and to now get to enjoy a nice early summer heat dome, with possible some ring of fire action?

NOW we’re talkin’

It is shocking to me that the southern UP barely received my seasonal average.

The real bust is here. A couple of days ago, NWS had my area of Northern Indiana with a 60% chance of rain yesterday and an 80% chance last night. Then yesterday morning they dropped the chance for daytime rain 30% after 2 PM, but continued the 80% chance last night and 90% chance all day today. Waking up to clear skies, no overnight rain, and still an 80% chance, but only after 2 PM. I think I'll go ahead and water my garden this morning.

Turn around. Don’t drown.