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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MI — Apr 15, 2026

NWS GRR · ETN 15 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office GRR issued a tornado warning at 03:38 UTC on Apr 15, 2026. The warning was in effect for 29 minutes, ending at Apr 15, 2026 04:07 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 42.50, -85.96, moving east at about 37 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
4 SW Allegan Allegan, MI UNK An EF-0 tornado with peak winds near 80 mph began near Schermerhorn Lake in Allegan County and was on the ground for around 6.5 miles before lifting west/northwest of O (GRR)
1 ENE Otsego Allegan, MI UNK This EF-1 tornado had maximum estimated winds of 100 mph and a path of around 16 miles. It touched down north of Otsego and traveled east until Hickory Corners. This to (GRR)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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