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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
823 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0846 PM     Tornado          2 SE Lake of the Woods  41.83N 85.02W
04/02/2025                   Branch             MI   NWS Storm Survey

            Damage survey from the National Weather
            Service along with Steuben County EMA found
            damage consistent with a tornado that
            touched down on the south side of Orland,
            IN. The tornado destroyed an old, small barn
            on the south side, before uprooting and
            snapping several trees and a communications
            pole in east Orland. The tornado damaged the
            roof of an apartment building, including
            ripping up the wood sheathing on the south
            end of the building. Non-conclusive, likely
            rear flank downdraft winds severely damaged
            a large barn at N 900 W and W State Rd 120
            and a set of trees just off to the east.
            Across the street, a dozen or so trees were
            uprooted or snapped in a cemetery. Tree
            damage was also noted in the adjacent tree
            line. The tornado reached max width at the
            border of IN/MI where a large swath of
            significant tree damage occurred to a piece
            of property owned by the Indiana Toll Road.
            A semi-truck was reported to be blown over
            on the Toll Road. The tornado crossed into
            Michigan with intermittent light structural
            and tree damage occurring near East Gilead
            and extending northeastward. The tornado
            reached maximum intensity of 105 mph (EF-1)
            when it struck a farm on east Pearl Road,
            tearing roofs off large silos, destroying a
            section of barn, driving a 2x4 into the
            nearby home, and destroying another out
            building to the west.


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